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Highland Lifelong Learning Announces Spring 2026 Classes in Art, History and Personal Enrichment
FREEPORT, IL — Highland Community College Lifelong Learning invites the community to explore a diverse lineup of spring classes and lectures featuring hands-on art workshops, engaging history presentations, and skill-building courses for all interests and experience levels. Open to the public, ...
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Due to inclement weather, HCC will be closed Friday, January 23.
Due to inclement weather, the Highland Community College campus will be closed tomorrow, January 23. All classes are canceled on campus, through Zoom, and at outreach locations. Students may still access online classes and ROAR services. Contact the YMCA to ...
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Highland Fall 2025 Dean’s List
FREEPORT — Highland Community College proudly announces the dean’s list for the Fall 2025 semester. Students who have completed 12 credit hours or more during the semester and have a minimum 3.25 grade point average (GPA), based on a 4.0 ...
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Highland Community College Fall Graduates 2025
FREEPORT — Highland Community College announces the 2025 fall graduates. Graduates were awarded associate degrees, associate of applied science degrees, or certificates. Belvidere: Adriana Anderson, Associate of General Studies; Shayna Schmit, Emergency Med Services – AAS Cedarville: Ivy Dale, Emergency Med Services ...
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Highland Community College Awarded $30,000 Grant to Recruit and Support Future Educators
Freeport, IL — Highland Community College has been awarded a $30,000 grant from Grow Your Own–Illinois to recruit and support future educators through the Disadvantaged Male Teacher Initiative, a program designed to strengthen Illinois’s educator workforce by identifying diverse, community-connected ...
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HCC Lifelong Learning Announces Registration Is Now Open for Spring 2026 Classes
Freeport, IL — Highland Community College’s Lifelong Learning program is pleased to announce that registration is now open for Spring 2026, offering a wide variety of engaging classes, experiences, and special events for learners of all ages. Thanks to the generous ...
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Highland’s Chris Kuberski Receives Regional Community Award
FREEPORT, IL — The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois (CFNIL) honored the area’s best and brightest leaders and organizations on December 11 at the Prairie Street Brewing Co. in downtown Rockford. Hundreds of local residents assembled to recognize outstanding leadership, ...
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From Freeport to Broadway: Highland Alum Alex Hartman Debuts in “Death Becomes Her”
FREEPORT, IL — On a crisp fall evening in New York City, the lights of Broadway glowed a little brighter for one former Highland Community College student. When the curtain rose for “Death Becomes Her” on Oct. 21, Alex Hartman stepped ...
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Highland Announces Call for Entries to 55th Annual District Juried Art Exhibit
FREEPORT, IL — Highland Community College’s Highland Gallery announces a call for entries for the 55th District Juried Art Exhibit, the first exhibition of the Spring 2026 academic semester. The show will be on view February 11 – March 9, ...
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Highland Community College Foundation Recognizes 2025 Distinguished Alumni
FREEPORT — On November 13, the Highland Community College Foundation recognized six Distinguished Alumni at the Freeport Club. This is the 29th year the Foundation has recognized individuals who made their start at Highland Community College, have shown community leadership, and ...
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