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Black Hawk College

Moline, Illinois Public 2-year Small city

Overview

Black Hawk College is a public two-year institution based in Moline, Illinois. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 4,001 students in fall 2024.

Black Hawk College offers certificates and associate degrees across 42 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Biological and Physical Sciences, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 910 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 71% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
4,001
Students enrolled
71%
First-year retention
910
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
42
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 42

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 10
Health Professions 9
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Business, Management and Marketing 7
Precision Production 1
Engineering Technologies 3
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
71%
First-year retention, part-time students
56%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
428
Certificates under 1 year
245
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
237

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
4,001
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,001
Full-time, fall 2024
34%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,361
Full-time, 2024-25
28%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
57%
Men
43%
White
53%
Hispanic or Latino
17%
Black or African American
16%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
15%
Students taking some online courses
30%

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Jeremy Thomas
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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