News
Highland grows Northwest Illinois Agriculture Industry Expo in third year
FREEPORT – Highland Community College’s Agriculture faculty hosted hundreds of attendees at their third annual Northwest Illinois Agriculture Industry Expo held on campus Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Each year the event continues to expand in attendees and provided activities. HCC’s three ...
Highland Community College Foundation names five Distinguished Alumni
FREEPORT — Last month, five prominent graduates from Highland Community College received Distinguished Alumni Awards from the Highland Foundation. Tamisha Bonvillain, Matthew Bordner, Delbert Bunker III, Deontae Collier, Sr., and Darrel Wichman were honored at a Freeport Club reception on ...
Spring registration for Highland Lifelong Learning courses opens Jan. 6
FREEPORT – Highland Community College Lifelong Learning registration for Spring classes opens Jan. 6, 2025. February and March classes include Maple Syrup 101, Welding for Garden Art – Iris, Soft Pastel for Beginners, Paint Party with Friends – Koi, and ...
Highland celebrates first semester in new, donor-funded CNC/CAD lab
FREEPORT — Years of work on manufacturing facilities at Highland Community College culminated with a Greater Freeport Partnership ribbon-cutting for the institution’s new CNC lab this morning. Highland has kicked off the last two semesters by more than doubling spaces for ...
New vehicle helps Highland bring medical services to rural communities
FREEPORT — Highland Community College’s Nursing and Allied Health program is hitting the road. A mobile medical unit, unveiled today, will bring care to those who need it most in Northwest Illinois. Set up to function as a health care clinic ...
Highland board member elected to Association of Community College Trustees
FREEPORT — Highland Community College Trustee Shawn Boldt has been elected to a national leadership role with the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT). Boldt was elected in October as Central Region director, serving community colleges in ten states and ...
Highland named Top Employer for second year in a row
FREEPORT— For the second year straight this fall, Highland Community College has been voted the best workplace of its size in the area in an annual contest. HCC won Top Employer (101-500 employees category) in the 2024 Best of the Region ...
Highland’s Business Institute offers solutions for employers
The Business Institute at Highland Community College is offering a free consultation to help local employers achieve their goals, with a mission of developing strong individuals and teams through customized training, technical support and consultation. “We’ll partner to determine your organization’s ...
Highland receives grant to offer CNC scholarships
The Industrial Manufacturing program at Highland Community College has received a $15,000 Gene Haas Foundation grant to support students enrolled in Computer Numeric Controlled (CNC) classes. Scholarships will be available for $500 to $2,000, depending on the course the student signs ...
HCC Foundation receives Adkins Energy grant for Agriculture
The Highland Community Foundation is proud to announce a generous grant from Adkins Energy, enabling the HCC Agriculture program to purchase state-of-the-art bovine ultrasound and birthing simulator. “The support from Adkins Energy represents a significant investment in the future of agricultural ...