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Highland to Host Crop Research Field Day Aug. 24
FREEPORT — Highland Community College Agriculture, in partnership with the University of Illinois Extension, will be hosting a Crop Research Field Day on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at Highland Agriculture’s research plot — located at 3579 Stephenson St. in Freeport. The 15-acre plot serves as ...
Highland Trustee Shawn Boldt elected to ICCTA Board as Treasurer
FREEPORT — The Highland Community College Board of Trustees is pleased to announce Trustee Shawn Boldt has been elected treasurer of the Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA) board. “Representing the 48 community colleges in Illinois that serve 600,000 students annually ...
As Highland Celebrates Opening Days, Brief Closures at Offices
FREEPORT — As Highland Community College prepares to welcome Cougars back to campus for the Fall 2022 semester, offices will be closed part of the day on Thursday and Friday, Aug. 18 and 19. Campus offices will not be open to ...
Twelve Highland Cougar student-athletes named Academic All Americans
Based on academic excellence, a dozen Highland Community College student-athletes have been honored as NJCAA All-Academic American recipients. For student-athletes to qualify for this prestigious award, they must maintain a minimum 3.60 GPA. "We are very proud of our Highland Cougar ...
Highland’s Upward Bound program awarded a federal grant
Highland Community College’s Upward Bound program has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help more low-income students who will be the first members of their families to attend college. The federal grant for $287,537 will go ...
Summerset Theatre’s 47th season brings the musical ‘Working’ to the stage
Highland Community College’s 47th season of Summerset Theatre will present the musical “Working.” Performances will run at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 11, 12, and 13 and at 3 p.m. on Aug. 14 at the Fine Arts Theatre in the Ferguson ...
Highland Community College Spring Graduates 2022
Highland Community College announces the 2022 spring graduates. Graduates were awarded associate degrees or certificates. Albert Lea, Minn.: Jamie Jensen, Associate of Applied Science Nursing Apple River: Allison Heller, Associate of Science; Jacob VenHuizen, Associate of Arts; Stephanie Walter, Associate of Applied ...
Highland names Stacy Green Cougar Cross Country Coach
The Highland Cougars are pleased to announce Stacy Green as the new head men’s and women’s cross-country coach. Green will lead the Cougars in their inaugural season of competition for the Fall 2022 semester. “We are looking forward to having our ...
Highland spring 2022 dean’s list
Highland Community College proudly announces the dean’s list for the spring 2022 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 scale, are ...
‘Miss Carly’ Rice to keynote GED ceremony at Highland Community College
On Thursday, June 16 at 6 p.m., the Highland Community College Adult Education Program will hold its 49th annual GED ceremony in the Student Conference Center (Room H-201) at 2998 W. Pearl City Rd., Freeport, Ill. The public is invited to ...