unitid 384342 · Normal, IL · public 2-year · suburb (midsize)
Heartland Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 7,565
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
2,997
60th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
21%
undergrads on Pell grants
19th pctl among public 2-years
completion
54%
finish within 150% time
84th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$16,727
68th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$12,013
after aid, aided students
83rd pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$40,768
after entry, Title IV students
65th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$7,826
17th pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $9,593 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k41%
- 30-48k17%
- 48-75k15%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $26,249
- First-generation students
- 40%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,550
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 5.2× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 520 | $42,103 | $11,000 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 240 | — | $14,441 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 174 | — | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 109 | — | — |
| Precision Metal Working. | 89 | — | — |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 72 | $48,769 | $11,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 36 | $65,436 | $16,625 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. | 28 | — | — |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians. | 27 | — | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 27 | — | — |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. | 24 | — | — |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 24 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.