Which Black Hawk College associate's program has the lowest debt?

Liberal Arts and General Studies graduates leave with a median of $8,250 in federal loans, the lowest among 3 Black Hawk College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Black Hawk College cost?

In-district tuition and fees are $4,920 a year, and $8,100 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $6,944 a year.

How many Black Hawk College programs report graduate pay?

3 associate's programs and one certificate program at Black Hawk College report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Black Hawk College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Moline, IL
2,354 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

3 Black Hawk College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($61,000), and Liberal Arts and General Studies the least ($30,390). The median program pays $39,761. Black Hawk College also has one certificate program that reports pay.

In-district tuition and fees$4,920Per year. Out-of-state $8,100

Average net price after aid$6,944Per year

Graduation rate40%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 3 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Illinois" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Illinois. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Illinois
1	NursingAbout 30 graduates a year	$61,000	$59,974	$14,250	31st of 34
2	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 19 graduates a year	$39,761	Not reported	$16,232	9th of 14
3	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 216 graduates a year	$30,390	$37,905	$8,250	10th of 41

Program names link to the program's own page, and Illinois ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

One more associate's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

One certificate program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Illinois" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Illinois.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Illinois
Practical NursingAbout 232 graduates a year	$45,993	$43,771	$12,467	10th of 26

Program names link to the program's own page, and Illinois ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $61,000 in their first year, the most of 3 Black Hawk College associate's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Illinois rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels