This webpage includes information on the College’s mission statement, strategic plan, student enrollment, faculty, operating budget, economic impact, College sports, arts, performances, and more.
HFC Fast Facts is also available as a PDF (see bottom of page) and as a printed booklet that you may obtain by emailing communications@hfcc.edu.
Student Profile
Includes credit and non-credit students
Fall 2021 Enrollment: 11,494 students
Average Course Load
71% Attend day classes
15% Attend both day and evening classes
14% Attend evening classes
33% Full-time students
67% Part-time students
Gender
Female: 59%
Male: 41%
Age
21 and older: 51%
20 and younger: 49%
Average age: 25
Ethnicity
2% Hispanic/Latino
2% Non-Resident Alien
3% Asian
5% Two or More Races
16% Race and Ethnicity Unknown
15% Black or African American
57% White
Faculty and Staff
With the exception of human resources employees, cabinet officers, and their administrative assistants, the College’s employees are members of one of five bargaining units: the American Federation of Teachers, Local 1650; the Administrators’ Association (AFLCIO), Local 71; the Support Staff Association; the Adjunct Faculty Organization, AFT Local 337; and the Dearborn Schools Operating Engineers Association.
Full-time Faculty: 180
Full-time Support Staff: 136
Full-time Administration: 101
Adjunct Faculty: 378
Part-time Professional: 58
Part-time Support Staff: 18
Facilities Services Staff: 42
Total HFC employees: 913
Financial Aid
51%
of regularly enrolled students receive some form of financial aid.
$55 million
in financial aid was distributed to students during the 2020-21 academic year.
10,000+
students were awarded financial aid for the 2021-22 academic year.
Our Guarantee
HFC’s tuition freeze guarantees a flat tuition rate. Any student who graduates within four years of initial enrollment will receive a refund for any tuition increases that took place while they were enrolled.
Tuition rates for 2021-2022
NOTE: HFC’s current tuition rates are published here. The numbers below are for the 2021-2022 academic year and may not remain the same after June 30, 2022. The rates below are not guaranteed to be the most up-to-date tuition rates.
$105.75 per credit hour (In District)
$184.50 per credit hour (Out of District)
$267.50 per credit hour (Out of State / International)
Operating Budget
2020-2021 Expenditures by Activity
Henry Ford College had a total budget of $118,576,939 for the 2020-21 fiscal year.
57%
instruction
13%
administrative services
6%
information technology
7%
physical plant operations
14%
student services
3%
instructional support
2020-2021 Revenue by Funding Source
50%
tuition and fees
28%
state appropriations
15%
property taxes
7%
other sources
Economic Impact
The impact of HFC on the local business community during the 2017 fiscal year amounted to $883 million, equal to the sum of the operations spending impact, the student spending impact, and the alumni impact. This added income was equal to approximately 0.4% of the region’s Gross Regional Product (GRP).
Total benefits to taxpayers are $365 million, equal to the sum of the added taxes and public sector savings. Comparing this to the taxpayer costs of $41 million— equal to the funding that HFC received from state and local government during the year—yields a benefit-cost ratio of 8.9. This means that for every $1 of public money invested in HFC, taxpayers receive a cumulative value of $8.90 over the course of the students’ working lives. The average annual rate of return is 26.2%, an investment that compares favorably with other long-term investments in both the private and public sectors.
In return for their investment, HFC’s students will receive a stream of higher future wages that will continue to grow throughout their working lives. The average associate degree graduate from HFC will see an increase in earnings of $11,700 each year compared to someone with a high school diploma or equivalent. Over the course of an HFC graduate’s working lifetime, this increase in earnings amounts to a value of approximately $468,000 in higher income.
Source: EMSI, Socioeconomic Impact Study, 2018.
HFC Schools
Henry Ford College has organized its academics into four schools. These schools allow HFC to be responsive to the educational and career needs of our students.
School of Liberal Arts (SoLA)
39 programs
School of Business, Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development (BEPD)
97 programs
School of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)
13 programs
School of Health and Human Services (HHS)
39 programs
Arts and Culture
HFC offers entertainment (musical, dance, and theatre performances, an art gallery, sporting events), career fairs, lectures, seminars, and many other events that are open to the public.
The numbers listed below are pre-pandemic and may not reflect the current numbers.
50
Theatre Performances
40
Musical performances
20
Gallery exhibitions
38
Student Clubs
Hundreds of lectures, seminars, and public events annually
HFC Athletics
Mascot
Hawks
Men's Sports
Baseball, Basketball, Golf, Wrestling, Roller Hockey (club)
Women's Sports
Basketball, Golf, Softball, Volleyball
Number of Hawks Student Athletes: 120
Hawks affiliations
- National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)
- Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA)
- National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association (NCRHA)
Recent Championships and Recognitions
- Men's Basketball Great Lakes District B Champions, 2022
- 7 hawks earn NJCAA All-Academic honors, 2021
- Men’s Basketball forward Carrington McCaskill named to the NJCAA All-America team, 2021
- Softball second baseman Moya Jones named to the NJCAA All-America team, 2021
- Wrestler Aseel Almudhala takes 6th place nationally, earning NJCAA All-America and MCCAA Wrestler of the Year honors, 2021
- Men’s basketball wins MCCAA State Championship and NJCAA District Championship, 2021
- Softball team wins MCCAA State Championship and NJCAA District Runner-Up, 2021
- Coaches Steve Brown (Softball) and Chris Shepard (Men’s Basketball) named MCCAA Coach of the Year, 2021
- Alana Jones is the first female golfer in MCCAA history to be named All-Conference, 2019
- Roller Hockey Club finishes as NCRHA National Runner-Up, 2019
PDF and printed versions of HFC Fast Facts
Printed publication
You may obtain a printed copy of Fast Facts by emailing a request to communications@hfcc.edu
PDF file
A PDF version of Fast Facts is here. Please note that this PDF was not able to be updated to meet all accessibility standards, due to the way the publication file was created. For an accessible version of this content, please use this webpage, or request a printed copy of the publication.