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To help prospective and current students locate important information about Black Hawk College, this page includes links to helpful information on a variety of key information and disclosures. The presentation of this information complies with the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, which requires colleges and universities to publicly disclose various aspects of their information and procedures.

Policy Index

Accreditation

Accreditation is voluntarily sought by institutions and is conferred by non-governmental bodies. An institutional accrediting agency evaluates an entire institution in terms of its mission and the agency’s standards or criteria.

Student Handbook

Find information and guidelines pertaining to student enrollment and behavior, college procedures and legal requirements.

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Student Achievement

View student academic achievement statistics for the last five academic years. Includes transfer rates, course completion and number of degrees and certificates awarded.

Maps and Locations

Visit one of our main campus locations or our various training centers.

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All Programs

We offer degree and certificate programs across two campuses and online. Search for academic programs by degree type, topic, campus and more.

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Disability Resources & Access

Accommodations from testing assistance to alternate book formats, technologies, and sign language interpreters are all free to BHC students.

Tuition and Payments

See costs of attendance, tuition rates per credit hour and other helpful information about tuition and fees.

Payment Policies

Students are responsible for taking care of all financial obligations with the Bursar’s Office by the end of each semester.

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Financial Aid Policies

Black Hawk College adheres to the financial aid policies outlined on this page including Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) and Title IV.

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Campus Safety Reports

Campus crime statistics associated with the federal government’s student-right-to-know laws can be found in the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. All statistics are reported annually to the federal government and are published for the review of our community.

Drug-Free Schools & Communities Act

The use, possession and selling of alcohol and illegal drugs are prohibited on Black Hawk College’s campus.

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Concealed Carry Policy

BHC is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for the BHC community and its guests. In support of this commitment, BHC establishes restrictions on the ability to carry firearms or weapons on the BHC campus.

Athletics Participation, Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act

The Equity in Athletics Data Analysis Cutting Tool is brought to you by the Office of Postsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education. This analysis cutting tool was designed to provide rapid customized reports for public inquiries relating to equity in athletics data.

Voter Registration

Find information for voting in Illinois counties.

Additional Policies

FERPA

The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) established the right of students to inspect and review their education records; provides that personally identifiable information will not, with certain exception, be disclosed without the student’s written permission; provides for guidelines for the correction of inaccurate or misleading data through informal or formal hearings; grants students the right to file complaints with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Office concerning alleged failures of the College to comply; and makes provisions for notice to the students concerning their rights.

Black Hawk College has adopted policies and procedures implementing FERPA, which are outlined in the BHC academic catalog.

Iowa Department of Education – Bureau of Iowa College Aid

400 E. 14th St.
Des Moines, IA 50319
877-272-4456
Educate Iowa
File a Student complaint

Keep in mind that Black Hawk College is registered with the Iowa College Student Aid (ICA) as long as a timely renewal application has been received and submitted to ICA before the authorization term ends. ICA continues to authorize institutions until they have a chance to review the renewal applications.

Smoke-Free Campus

As of July 1, 2015, Black Hawk College is a Smoke-Free and Tobacco-Free Environment.

This is in response to Senate Bill 2202, the Smoke-Free Campus Act.

This legislation prohibits smoking on the campuses of all state-supported colleges and universities.

For the purposes of this policy, tobacco is defined to include any lighted or unlighted cigarette (clove, bidis, kreteks), cigars, cigarillos, pipes, hookah products, and any other smoking product. This also includes smokeless, spit or spit-less, dissolvable, or inhaled tobacco products, including but not limited to: dip, chew, snuff or snus, in any form (orbs, sticks, pellet, etc.).

Nicotine products not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a smoking cessation product, such as e-cigarettes, are also prohibited. Nicotine products approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a smoking cessation product, such as nicotine gum and patches, are allowable.

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“Smoking” definition

Lighting or burning any type of matter or substance that contains tobacco, including but not limited to cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos, pipes, beedies, kreteks, water pipes, bongs, and hookahs.
Lighting or burning of non-tobacco plants or marijuana.
Using electronic cigarettes or vaping.

“Tobacco products” definition

All forms of tobacco, including but not limited to cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos, pipes, beedies, kreteks, water pipes, bongs, and hookahs, electronic cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, snuf, chewing tobacco and any non-FDA approved nicotine delivery device or product.

Professional Licensure Information

Black Hawk College academic programs are designed to prepare students to apply for licensure or certification in Illinois. Completion of a Black Hawk College program may not meet educational requirements for licensure or certification in a state other than Illinois.

Black Hawk College makes every effort to ensure information about educational requirements for licensure or certification is current; however, state requirements may change. Separate from educational requirements, state licensure boards may require applicants to complete professional examinations, background checks, years of professional experience, residence requirements, jurisprudence exams, training, etc. If you are planning to pursue professional licensure or certification in a state other than Illinois, it is strongly recommended that you contact the appropriate licensing entity in that state to seek information and guidance regarding licensure or certification requirements before beginning an academic program.

Below is a list of programs that lead to professional licensure or certification and Black Hawk College determination of whether completion of the program meets the educational requirements for licensure in a state or U.S. territory. When available, the state licensing entity has been linked to the determination.

Professional Licensure by State

Spring classes start Jan. 13.