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Black Hawk College Data & Information Overview

50 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
8% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Black Hawk College Ranked?

#1,610 Best Colleges in Nation
#71 Best Colleges in IL
General Studies Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

Black Hawk College was awarded 50 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general studies.

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Overall Quality

BHC is ranked #1,610 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when BHC held the #1,682 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Out of the 85 colleges in Illinois, BHC is ranked at #71.

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Is It Hard to Get Into BHC?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Black Hawk College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.

Learn more about Black Hawk College admissions.

Black Hawk College Faculty

17 to 1 Student to Faculty
51% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Black Hawk College is about average at 17 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Black Hawk College is 51%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  51 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Black Hawk College

63% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Black Hawk College is 63%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  63 out of 100
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Black Hawk College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,366 Full-Time Undergraduates
28.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
60.9% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,743 undergraduates at BHC with 1,366 being full-time and 2,377 being part-time.

How Much Does Black Hawk College Cost?

$5,208 Net Price
8% Take Out Loans
$17,536 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of BHC is $5,208. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for BHC

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$3,092 $3,969 $7,085 $9,800 $11,434

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of BHC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At BHC, approximately 8% of students took out student loans averaging $4,384 a year. That adds up to $17,536 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at BHC is 8.0%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do BHC Graduates Make?

$34,253 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from BHC make about $34,253 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. Unfortunately, this is 19% less that the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.

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See which majors at Black Hawk College make the most money.

Location of Black Hawk College

Illinois State
1,366 Full-Time Undergraduates
Small City Campus Setting
Black Hawk College is a public institution situated in Moline, Illinois. Moline is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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Contact details for BHC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 6600-34Th Avenue, Moline, IL 61265-5899
Phone: 309-796-5000
Website: www.bhc.edu/

Black Hawk College Majors

21 Majors With Completions
465 Undergraduate Degrees
Learn more about the majors offered at Black Hawk College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at BHC

59% Take At Least One Class Online
23% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 2,200 students took at least one online class at Black Hawk College. This is a decrease from the 2,663 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 2,200 870
2019-2020 2,663 1,424
2018-2019 1,583 410
2017-2018 1,545 384
2016-2017 1,619 396

Learn more about online learning at Black Hawk College.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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