FALL REGISTRATION IS OPEN
Check out all fall 2022 offerings here!
Click the orange “Register Now” button below to view and register for fall 2022 Lifelong Learning classes using a major credit or debit card:
Or complete the registration form, enclose your personal check and:
- mail it to:
Highland Community College
c/o Admissions
2998 W. Pearl City Rd.
Freeport, IL 61032 - or fax it to 815.235.6130 and Admissions staff will call you to process your payment via credit card over the phone.
- or register by visiting the Admissions Office on the second floor of the Student/Conference Center on the Highland campus and make payment in person.
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Online Courses through Partnerships
Through the HCC Business Institute, we offer a wide range of highly interactive courses that you can take entirely over the Internet. All of our courses are led by expert instructors, many of whom are nationally known authors. Our online courses are affordable, fun, fast, convenient, and geared just for you.
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More Information
For more information about Lifelong Learning classes call 815-599-3403, email: lifelonglearning@highland.edu or Admissions at 815-599-3414, email: admissions@highland.edu.
Want to teach a course? Please complete and return the Course Proposal Form. We will contact you once the form has been received.
Featured courses with our online partners at Ed2go and UGotClass:
| Course | Description | Fee | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keys to Successful Money Management – Online | Let a certified financial planner show you how most wealthy people build their fortunes. This course will introduce you to a broad array of investment choices, help you discover the best ways to accumulate cash and property, and demonstrate how to best protect your investments. | $100 | Register |
| Keyboarding – Online | Become faster and more confident at the keyboard. This course will help you learn how to touch-type the alphabetic, numeric, and symbol keys; create, save, and edit word processing documents; and successfully take a timed writing test during a job interview. | $115 | Register |
| Speed Spanish – Online | Learn six easy recipes to glue Spanish words together into sentences, and you’ll be engaging in conversational Spanish in no time. | $115 | Register |
| Start a Pet Sitting Business – Online | Discover how you can turn your love of animals into a profitable pet-sitting career. This course covers everything you need to know about caring for pets from nutrition, exercise and first aid and everything that goes into starting a successful business. | $115 | Register |
| Introduction to Photoshop Creative Cloud – Online | Photoshop is the world’s most popular photo-editing program. Artists, photographers, designers, and hobbyists all rely on Adobe Photoshop for image creation and editing. The Introduction to Photoshop CC course provides meticulous instructions that will teach you how to use Photoshop Creative Cloud with confidence. | $115 | Register |
| Video Marketing – Online | In this course you will discover how to use simple online video to quickly bond with your viewer, drive traffic to your website, boost business and build brand awareness. | $245 | Register |
| Effective Copywriting – Online | Come away with the tools and techniques you need to improve your copywriting skills and learn how to avoid the common writing mistakes that can hold you back. | $195 | Register |
| Creating WordPress Websites – Online | Learn how to create attractive, sophisticated blogs and websites with WordPress, the world’s most popular website building platform. | $115 | Register |
| Grammar Refresher – Online | Develop English grammar skills and take your writing and speaking to the next level. This course explores the eight parts of speech, punctuation and mechanics, foundational sentence construction, phrases, clauses, problem words, common mistakes, and more with practical, hands-on exercises. | $115 | Register |
| Gender Matters: Gender in the Classroom – Online | Female and male students learn differently. Discover how to help students learn more and succeed. | $145 | Register |
Click here to learn more about WIOA funding available for Career Online Training Opportunities through Ed2go.
Did you know you can purchase gift certificates for Lifelong Learning classes? Stop by the bookstore or call 815 599-3694 to pay with a credit card over the phone.
