Highland Community College Ranking Badges

Highland Community College earned 13 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 4 in the top 10% and 8 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #235 of 4,756 in Best for the Money, a top 5% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 13 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 1
Highest placement: #235 of 4,756, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 5
Placements this edition: 77
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Highland Community College Earned?

Highland Community College holds 13 ranking badges across 5 fields of study, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics rankings. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Explore our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	0
Top 5%	1
Top 10%	4
Top 15%	8
Total	13

What Is Highland Community College Known For?

Highland Community College is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 2 of its 13 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Child Development & Family Studies, Accounting and Nursing & Nursing Assistants.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%
Best for the Money			✓
Best for the Money (Great Lakes)		✓
Best for the Money (Illinois)	✓
Economic Diversity	✓
Economic Diversity (Great Lakes)		✓
Economic Diversity (Illinois)	✓

Agriculture

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value	✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%
Best Value		✓
Accounting
Best Value	✓

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Child Development & Family Studies
Most Focused		✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value	✓
Nursing & Nursing Assistants
Best Value	✓

Transportation & Materials Moving

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value	✓

How Does Highland Community College Rank for Online Students?

Highland Community College earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #38 of 134 in Most Popular Online for Child Development & Family Studies (top 29%).

How Does Highland Community College Rank for Veterans?

Highland Community College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,922 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 39%).

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Notes and References

These rankings are grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Highland Community College appears in 77 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.