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Highland’s Educational Opportunities Centers project awarded federal grant
FREEPORT — Highland Community College's newly awarded Educational Opportunity Centers project has received a federal grant for $232,050 — which will serve 850 adult participants qualified through the U.S. Department of Education with counseling and information on starting or returning ...
Highland Community College Foundation recognizes Distinguished Alumni
FREEPORT — On November 17, the Highland Community College Foundation recognized eight Distinguished Alumni at the Freeport Club in Freeport. This is the 26th year the Foundation has recognized individuals who made their start at Highland Community College, have shown community ...
Highland campus to close for the holidays
FREEPORT – The Highland Community College campus, including the Student/Conference center and Clarence Mitchell Library, will be closed for the holidays from Dec. 22, 2022 – Jan. 2, 2023. The campus reopens on Jan. 3, 2023. Columbia College, located on the ...
Highland Speech and Debate Team begins the season with positive results
FREEPORT — After two years of predominantly virtual competition, the Highland Speech and Debate Team has been back on the road competing at several in-person tournaments for the fall semester. The team started the 2022-2023 competition season with strong showings across ...
Highland announces ‘Matilda the Musical’ for Summerset 48
Highland Community College is excited to announce the Tony Award-winning Roald Dahl’s “Matilda The Musical” for Summerset 48 in summer 2023. Production dates for “Matilda the Musical” are June 22, 23, 24, 29, and 30, and July 1 at 7:30 ...
Highland Music Department holds instrumental Holiday Concert
The Highland Community College Concert Band and Orchestra will hold their joint Holiday Concert at 7 p.m. Friday, December 9 in the Fine Arts Theatre in the Ferguson Fine Arts Center, 2998 W. Pearl City Rd., Freeport, Ill. The concert band, ...
Highland Agriculture students showcase talents at the 2022 Illinois PAS Conference
Several Highland Agriculture students were honored with awards at the 2022 Illinois PAS Conference on Thursday, Oct. 13 at Hancock Stadium on the campus of Illinois State University. Twenty Highland Community College Agriculture students participated in the one-day event. Students partook ...
Highland to hold Chorale and Youth Choir Holiday Concert
Enjoy the festive sounds of familiar and new holiday songs with a Holiday Concert by the Highland Community College Chorale and Youth Choir at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4 in the Fine Arts Center Theatre located in the Ferguson ...
Highland Community College Summer Graduates 2022
Highland Community College announces the 2022 summer graduates. Forty-Two graduates were awarded associate degrees, an associate of applied science degrees, or certificates. Apple River: Jessica Griffin, Associate of Arts Byron: Renee Gehrke, Associate of Arts Chicago: Lee Hodges, Associate of General Studies Davis: Riley ...
Highland Agriculture to host Northwest Agriculture Industry Expo
The Highland Community College Agriculture Program will host the Northwest Illinois Agriculture Industry Expo from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9 in the Student/Conference Center in building H at 2998 W. Pearl City Rd., Freeport, Ill. The first ...