Black Hawk College


6600 34th Avenue
Moline, IL 61275-5899


Black Hawk College is a two-year comprehensive Illinois 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. There are two campuses (the Quad-Cities Campus is located in Moline, Illinois; the East Campus is near Kewanee, Illinois) that offer small class sizes, cultivating individualized attention.

Black Hawk College offers college credit degree and certificate programs to prepare students for specific careers or to transfer to a four-year university. Workforce training, skill development, basic education, GED prep, literacy programs, English as a Second Language, and hobby and leisure classes are just a few additional options.

Start a college education early at an Illinois Community College through the dual enrollment program at Black Hawk College. This option gives a high school junior or senior a head start on a college education by providing the opportunity to earn college credit while still earning high school diploma. Many high schools offer dual enrollment classes in their own high school buildings for groups of high school students interested in the same college credit class. Other high school students enroll in classes directly on the Black Hawk college campus where they are integrated with other college students from around the college district.

Quick Facts:
  • The mission statement of Black Hawk College is that it provides the environment and resources for individuals to become lifelong learners.

  • Students at Black Hawk College rank academically as well or better than native students at Illinois four-year universities.

  • Black Hawk College is one of 48 Illinois community colleges, 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.

  • Black Hawk College offers a wide range of programs and services to meet the needs of adult learners. Credit classes include both those taken to transfer and career track classes that lead to degrees or certificates.

  • This school profile has been compiled and updated by The CollegeBound Network. The school is not affiliated with The CollegeBound Network and shall not be considered a sponsor of this program.
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