by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege 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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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.
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.
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.
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%.
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%.
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.
| $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.
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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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/ |
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 |
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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