Access to higher education and excellence in teaching and learning.
Goals and Purposes
Heartland Community College is committed to student success. The College represents a vital and progressive community resource by fulfilling its mission through the following institutional purposes and goals.
Access to Higher Education
We admit any student who can benefit from our programs and services and provide academic, financial and other support services designed to maximize their potential for success.
We offer instruction and services in convenient locations, times and formats and maintain a moderate tuition.
Excellence in Teaching and Learning
We respond to the lifelong learning needs of a diverse student body.
We prepare students for success in life by providing career and technical education, developmental education and the first two years of a bachelor’s degree.
We provide community education programs, public service opportunities and training for district employers and their employees.
We cultivate community success through programs that reflect and anticipate academic and economic needs.
We teach students to think critically, to solve problems, to communicate effectively in both speaking and writing, and to analyze issues from multiple perspectives.
We prepare students for effective citizenship within a global context by promoting an appreciation of human diversity and commonality.
We hold students to high expectations for learning and growth through continual assessment and improvement of our academic programs.
We prepare students for life beyond the classroom through a variety of activities related to student interests.
We recognize outstanding teaching and encourage the use of emerging technology and innovative methods.
We support professional development for all employees as we strive for continuous improvement.
Values
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We are student-centered.
"To see things in the seed, that is genius." - Lao-Tzu
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We prize an upbeat, can-do attitude.
"When a person is willing and eager, the gods join in." - Aeschylus
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We support, and expect, professional growth of all employees.
"We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing while others judge us by what we have already done." - Longfellow
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We are all partners in the success or failure of the organization.
"Success is never final and failure never fatal. It's courage that counts." - Anonymous
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We salute tradition, not adulate it.
"Ancestry is most important to those who have done nothing themselves." -Louis L'Amour
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We respect the dignity of all individuals; civility, collegiality and the highest standards of professionalism should characterize HCC.
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." - Emerson
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We are proud of the quality of the College but always seek improvement.
"Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Einstein
8. We practice ethical decision-making and responsible use of environmental, financial and community resources.
“This we know: the Earth does not belong to people; people belong to the Earth. This we know: all things are connected. Whatever befalls the Earth befalls the people of the Earth.” – Chief Seattle
Heartland Community College is a community college located in Illinois. Founded in 1991, Heartland Community College is a fully accredited institution with campuses located in Normal, Lincoln, and Pontiac.
The state of Illinois is divided into community college districts. Students desiring to attend a community college in Illinois are expected to attend the community college for the district in which they live. Prior to 1997, the entire state of Illinois was covered by community college districts except a portion of central Illinois centered on Bloomington. Students living in this non-districted area were in the unique situation of being allowed the choice of attending any of the surrounding four districts' community colleges. But in 1991, Heartland Community College was established, with its first "campus" located in a strip mall in Towanda Plaza, in Normal. The College moved to the current campus in 2000 and closed the last building in the strip mall in 2007.
Heartland Community College consists currently of four buildings on the main campus in Normal, IL. Three of the buildings are connected by walkways on the second floor that cross over Community College Drive,
Approaching the campus from the east, the first of the buildings is the CCB, or Community Commons Building. This building is where new students may register for classes and get information. This building also houses the Financial Aid department and the Human Resources department. Directly connected to this building by way of the walkway on the second floor is the SCB, or Student Commons Building.
The SCB houses the Cafe, student bookstore, library, security desk, and IT department, The SCB is aligned perpendicular to the CCB and the third main building, the ICB, or Instructional Commons Building.
The ICB is connected to the north end of the SCB's second floor by a walkway, and is actually twice as long from end to end as either the SCB or CCB, and has an open meeting area in the middle of its length on the first floor. The northwest quarter of this area is a designated smoking area. It houses the math department offices and other department offices.
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| Percent of Students International: | 0% |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-District | In-State | Out-of-State |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 1,890 | $ 3,780 | $ 5,670 |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,574 | 11% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 911 | 9% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 947 | 1% | |
Any Aid: |
12% |
