Consumer Information
Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) Reporting
Future students, current students and community members are encouraged to review the following information, which provides a comprehensive overview of the College and its practices, including crime statistics, privacy, financial aid and other important College policies.
The Higher Education Opportunity Act (Public Law 110-315) (HEOA) was enacted on August 14, 2008, and reauthorizes the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA).
The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA) contains numerous federal reporting and disclosure requirements for information from various administrative areas of higher education institutions. In order to make this information readily available, Heartland Community College provides quick access to this data.
- Privacy of Student Records (PDF) - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Facilities and Services for Students with Disabilities
- Professional Licensure Certification Disclosure
- Price of Attendance
- Net Price Calculator
- Appropriate Use Policy (PDF)
- Wireless Network Appropriate Use Agreement (PDF)
- Information Security Policy (PDF)
- Refund Policy and Requirements for Withdrawal and Return of Federal Financial Aid
- Textbook Information
- View the online schedule to search for course sections. Each course section lists textbook information required for that section.
- Search for textbook information through the Heartland bookstore website.
- Educational Programs
- View the programs of study page to access programs of study offered at HCC.
- Visit the academic departments page to access disciplines offered at HCC.
- HCC Faculty
- Search the online schedule to find the name of the instructor teaching each course section.
- Each program of study contains a faculty directory link, indicating who is teaching in a particular discipline.
- Each discipline found on the academic departments page displays a faculty directory link, indicating who is teaching in a particular discipline.
- Transfer of Credit Policies and Articulation Agreements
- Accreditation, Approval and Licensure of HCC and Programs
- Copyright Infringement - Policies and Sanctions (PDF)
- Appropriate Use Policy (PDF)
- Wireless Network Appropriate Use Agreement (PDF)
- Student Activities
- Career and Job Placement Services
- Career advising is available to help HCC students select a major or career path.
- Visit Career Center to learn about career resources for students, alumni, community residents and employers.
- Assistance Available from Federal, State, Local and Institutional Programs
- Terms and Conditions for Eligibility (PDF)
- Student Loan Information
- Initial Loan Counseling for Student Borrowers
- Exit Loan Counseling for Student Borrowers
- Institutional Code of Conduct for Education Loans
- Preferred Lender Lists
- Preferred Lender Arrangements
- Campus Crime Statistics
- Campus Safety Video | Campus Safety Video Transcription (PDF)
- Campus Security Information
- Campus Security Report and Policy (PDF)
- Campus Violence Prevention Policy (PDF)
- Emergency Response and Evacuation Procedures (PDF)
- Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program (PDF)
- Drug and Alcohol Policies and the Sanctions Imposed for Violation (PDF)
- Drug and Alcohol Violations and Fatalities
- Disciplinary Policies and Hearings (PDF)
- Timely Notice Policy (PDF)
- Retention Rate
- Graduation Rates (Student Right-to-Know Act)
- Transfer Out Rates (Student Right-to-Know Act)
- Graduation Rates for Students Receiving Athletically Related Student Aid (Student Right-to-Know Act)
- Transfer OutRates for Students Receiving Athletically Related Student Aid (Student Right-to-Know Act)
- Athletic Program Participation Rates
- Financial Support for Athletes
- Coaching and Salary Information (See HCC Employee Information)
Public Act 94-0492 requires each public institution of higher learning in Illinois to make available on its website, a downloadable, printable voter registration form.
Heartland is providing several opportunities for its students to register to vote.- Go to Illinois State Board of Elections and download the mail-in Voter Registration form.
- If you have recently moved within your county and were previously registered, you only need to file a change of address form. Contact your County Clerks office.
- Several Heartland employees can assist you with voter registration. They are:
- Library Staff:
- Any staff member at the Library desk (SCB)
- Any staff member at the Library desk (SCB)
- ESL Programs:
- Contact the Adult Education office (SCB 1000)
- Contact the Adult Education office (SCB 1000)
- Instructional Staff:
- Janet Beach-Davis (ICB 1006)
- Sarah Diel-Hunt (CCB 2006)
- Library Staff:
- Watch for Special Events at which registration will take place.
- Not sure if you are registered to vote? Check your voter status.
Requirements to Register to Vote at Heartland
What do I need to register to vote at Heartland?
- You must be a citizen of the United States on the day you register to vote.
- You must be 18 years old on or before the day of the next election.
- Be a resident of the precinct at least 30 days on or before the date of the next election.
- Present proper identification as explained below.
Two pieces of identification must be presented at the time of registration. Follow the guidelines below to determine if the identification is acceptable:
- Both pieces of identification must contain the applicant’s name.
- One piece of identification must contain the current address from which the applicant is registering.
- The two pieces of identification must be from two different sources, i.e. two different credit cards from two different companies; two bills from different utility companies such as a gas bill and an electric bill; a school identification card and a social security card, etc.
- A letter delivered to the applicant through the U.S. postal system from a state, federal, or city agency, a utility company, an employer or school, a credit company, or a civic, union, or professional association may be accepted as one of the pieces of identification.
- Identification cannot be self-generated, as for example, a handwritten or typed wallet identification card.
- Acceptable identification may include, but is not limited to:
- Driver's license
- Social security card
- Utility bill
- Employer or student identification card
- Credit card
- Civic, union, or professional association membership card
- Birth certificate
- Public assistance identification card
- Library card
Note: A residence is a permanent abode, a place where a person actually lives. No one may register from a place of business or office, unless the person actually lives there and it is his or her permanent abode.
HCC Employee Salary & Benefit Information
In compliance with Illinois Public Act 096-0266, the Illinois Community College Board has worked with Illinois' 48 public community colleges to provide a single point of reference to review salary and benefits information for all full- and part-time administrative and instructional employees. That Web site is now available at Illinois Community College System Annual Administrator and Faculty Salary and Benefits Portal.
The new legislative requirement to report individual employee salary and benefits also impacts public P-12 education and public universities. Companion Web sites are being set up for public school employees (Illinois State Board of Education) and public university employees (Illinois Board of Higher Education).
A full draft of the legislation is available on the Illinois General Assemble Web site at the Illinois General Assembly site.