Heartland Community College is a public, 2-year college offering Associate's degrees and a range of career and professional certificate programs. Heartland's main campus is located in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, a community of 133,000 people about 2 hours from Chicago in the Midwestern area of the United States. The community is also home to a public university, a private Liberal Arts university, and major facilities of several Fortune 500 companies, giving the comparatively small town a range of amenities usually found only in larger cities. 

Founded in 1991, Heartland is a relatively new institution that focuses on helping students identify and reach educational and career goals. Heartland hosts around 5000 full-time students each year, and Heartland graduates transfer to over 500 colleges and universities worldwide. Heartland maintains small class sizes averaging 20 students, and values high-quality support services and affordable tuition.