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Tuition and Fees

Heartland Community College tuition for credit courses is based on residency in district 540. Some courses carry a lab/course fee. Tuition rates (effective beginning with the Summer 2012 term) are as follows*:

  • In-district -- $127.00 per semester hour
  • Out-of-district -- $254.00 per semester hour
  • Out-of-state/Out-of-country -- $381.00 per semester hour
  • Student Center Fee -- $2.00 per semester hour
  • Student Life Fee -- $7.00 per semester hour
  • Fees for Community Education and Customized Training are set on a per-course basis. Please consult the respective Web sites or schedule books for more information
  • The College retains the right to assign additional charges associated with administration, collection fees, and any other charges incurred by the College in resolving unpaid balances.

To successfully complete the enrollment process, it is important to know when tuition is due.

*Please note: Tuition and fees are subject to change without notice.

College Costs

Heartland Community College is a great value. Our tuition is one of the lowest in the area -- about 1/3 that of public four-year schools and just a fraction of private colleges.

Payment Options

The following options are offered for payment of tuition:

  • Pay in person at any of our campus locations (Normal, Lincoln or Pontiac). When paying in person you may use cash (at the Normal location only), check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, or bank debit cards.

  • Pay by mail using a check to this address:

    Heartland Community College
    1500 W. Raab Rd.
    Normal, IL 61761
    Attn: Cashier

    Post-dated checks will not be accepted. Returned checks will be assessed a $25 service fee.

  • Pay over the phone by calling (309) 268-8140, using Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, or bank debit card.  (No convenience fees will be charged.)

  • Pay over the Internet using e-cashier. You may pay tuition in a single payment, or set up multiple payments with this service. Payment arrangements are provided through a third-party called Nelnet Business Solutions. Learn more about the automatic payment plan. Enrollment fees of either $2 (for full payment) or $30 (for an installment payment plan) will be charged when paying over the internet.

Please note: The tuition due date is the same for students using the automatic payment plan. Students must register for automatic payment plan or pay in full (on their enrollment date) after the tuition due date has passed.

Student's Financial Responsibility

By registering for classes at Heartland Community College, students accept financial responsibility for the costs of and related to their registration and/or other College services. Failure to pay a past due debt may result in the account being referred to a collection agency and/or legal action may be authorized for the collection of the debt. Students will be responsible for all fees and costs incurred in the collection of the past due debt, including collection fees and/or attorney fees.

Student Bills Online at "View/Print My Bill"

Heartland Community College provides students with access to their student bills online in IRIS and mails paper bills to students. Students will be reminded of their tuition/fee due dates electronically by e-mail reminders and phone calls. At the explicit direction or request of a student, the College can mail the student's bill to a parent or other individual or company assisting the student with payment.  We encourage students to keep their phone numbers updated and to access their Heartland e-mail account regularly. To access their online student bill, a student will need to do the following:

  1. Go to https://my.heartland.edu
  2. Click Login in the upper right hand corner of the page
  3. Enter Login username and password (remember this is case sensitive)
  4. Click on the IRIS tab
  5. Click on the IRIS symbol
  6. Click on View/Print My Bill under "Finances"
  7. Select a term (or ALL terms) from the drop down menu
  8. Click View (Note: you may receive a pop-up blocker message preventing you from viewing the document. In order to view the file, please select either "temporarily allow pop-ups" or "always allow pop-ups." We recommend clicking on the "always allow pop-ups" option to avoid this message in the future.)
  9. You may then view or print an itemized bill for the semester(s) selected
  10. To pay online, click on Account Inquiry/Pay My Bill