Students living in this non-districted area were in the unique situation of being allowed the choice of attending any of the surrounding four districts' community colleges.

[citation needed] Heartland Community College consists currently of seven buildings on the main campus in Normal.

[citation needed] The SCB houses the Campus Café, student bookstore, library, security desk, and IT department.

[citation needed] ICN, or Instructional Commons North, sits between the ICB and the WDC and houses mostly classrooms and a few departmental offices.

Standing over three stories tall, including the fourth floor maintenance area, it is the tallest building on campus, and is where the vast majority of technology-focused classes are held.

[citation needed] The Astroth Community Education Building, or ACEC, houses many meeting rooms, a campus auditorium seating more than 400, and the Challenger Learning Center (CLC.

[citation needed] The Child Development Lab (CDL) is a lab school for children ages six weeks to five years and a facility that provides opportunities for early childhood students needing first-hand experience working with young children.

[citation needed] Nate Metzger - current associate head baseball coach at Wright State University.

[citation needed] Heartland posted a 414–106 record with a .800 winning percentage and averaged 46 wins per year under Metzger, while being nationally ranked each year and reaching the NJCAA Division II World Series three times, including a third-place finish in 2012 and a fourth-place finish in 2013.