Black Hawk College
- Black Hawk College provides the environment and resources for individuals to become lifelong learners.
School Highlights
Black Hawk College serves 4,333 students (38% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 23:1 is lower than the state community college average of 29:1.
Minority enrollment is 39% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the state average of 52%.
Top Rankings
Black Hawk College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Illinois for:
- Category Attribute
- Affordability Least expensive tuition
School Overview
The teacher population of 186 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Black Hawk College | (IL) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Nontraditional | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Nontraditional |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 186 staff | 124 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- The College's vision is to provide total accessibility, quality instructional programs, student-centered services, and strategic alliances to position Black Hawk College as the preferred choice for education and training. We strive to make this vision a reality through a firm commitment to quality. Our faculty and staff here at Black Hawk are dedicated to serving students and the community. Black Hawk College is a comprehensive community college serving over 11,000 college credit students, 3,000 Adult Basic Education students, and 16,000 Continuing Education and Workforce Training adults a year with high quality, cost-effective lifelong learning. Black Hawk College is one of 48 community colleges in Illinois, and serves all or part of nine counties in northwestern Illinois (Rock Island, Henry, Stark, Mercer, Whiteside, Bureau, Marshall, Knox and Henderson) with a service area of over 2,200 square miles and a population of over 232,000. Two campuses offer excellent facilities, small class size and individual attention. The Quad-Cities Campus is located in Moline, Illinois and the East Campus is near Kewanee, Illinois.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Black Hawk College is Ross College-Quad Cities (5.8 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Ross College-Quad CitiesPrivate for-profit76 students | 5.80 Mi2119 Kimberly Rd.
Bettendorf, IA 52722
(563) 344-1500 5.8076 - 7,771 students | 7.20 Mi101 W Third Street
Davenport, IA 52801
(563) 336-3300 7.207,771 - 105 students | 33.30 Mi701 Portland Ave
Morrison, IL 61270
(815) 772-7218 33.30105 - 1,860 students | 37.00 Mi2400 Tom L. Wilson Boulevard
Galesburg, IL 61401
(309) 344-2518 37.001,860 - 2,548 students | 59.50 Mi1500 West Agency Road
West Burlington, IA 52655
(319) 752-2731 59.502,548
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