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Our Mission
Highland Community College is committed to shaping the future of our communities by providing quality education and learning opportunities through programs and services that encourage the personal and professional growth of the people of northwestern Illinois.
This mission is carried out by:
- Providing educational preparation to students for transfer to a baccalaureate or professional, degree-granting institution.
- Providing instruction to enable students to complete specific vocational degrees and certificates and general education designed to meet individual educational goals.
- Providing occupational training, retraining, and/or upgrading of skills to meet individual, local, and state needs.
- Providing developmental education to strengthen students’ academic skills.
- Providing a range of student support services that recognizes and supports the educational goals and needs of a diverse student population.
- Supporting economic development through partnerships with business, industry, chambers of commerce, units of local government, and other educational institutions.
- Providing community education designed to meet local cultural needs and encourage lifelong learning and cultural understanding.
- Providing community access as an open-door institution to all college services and facilities.