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269 graduates complete programs at Highland Community College
With 269 Highland Community students completing their degrees and certificates, 172 graduates participated in the 61st annual Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 18. Warm, summer-like temperatures added to the smiles of the graduates as they posed for pictures before the ceremony, ...
HCC graduate proud to finish high school with an associate degree through CollegeNow
By Jane Lethlean Highland Community College As she started high school, Clara Bartels was already pondering becoming a teacher herself. In her junior year, she started the CollegeNow program at Highland Community College to take college credit courses for the last two ...
Highland Community College celebrates 61st Commencement
The northwest Illinois community and friends of Highland Community College are invited to join the 2024 graduates and their families as they celebrate the 61st annual Commencement Ceremony at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, at Highland Community College, 2998 ...
Spring 2024 Final Exam Schedule
Below is the final exam schedule for the spring semester of 2024. Final exam week is May 9-15. Please check for the times of your examinations. Final exams in classes beginning at 5:00 or later on MW or 5:30 p.m. or ...
Highland recognizes the life and legacy of Nancy Ferguson Seeley
Nancy Ferguson Seeley and the Ferguson family of Freeport have a rich history of giving to Highland Community College. The family’s local legacy took root through the Newell Companies and has continued through Nancy’s unwavering commitment to giving back to ...
Highland Foundation holds the Legacy Celebration Gala on Saturday, May 11
Highland Foundation holds the Legacy Celebration Gala on Saturday, May 11 The Highland Community College Foundation invites supporters of the institution to attend its Legacy Celebration Gala on Saturday, May 11 beginning at 4 p.m. on Highland’s campus in Freeport. The evening ...
Highland Big Band to perform spring concert
The Highland Community College Big Band will perform in its spring concert on Friday, April 26, at 7 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center Theatre in the Ferguson Fine Arts Center, 2998 W. Pearl City Rd., Freeport, Ill. The Big Band, ...
Quick Start 2024
Prepare for fall at Highland with placement testing, advising, and registration all in one visit! We’ll have a campus scavenger hunt, games and prizes! Contact your school counseling staff, email the Highland Testing Center, or call 815-599-3680 to come to your Quick Start. Monday, April ...
Highland receives Collaboration Award from NW Illinois Economic Development
Highland Community College is the recipient of the NW Illinois Economic Development Collaboration Award for 2024 by the NWILED at their annual meeting in February in Hanover to celebrate the organization’s 15th anniversary. Highland worked closely with NWILED to develop a ...
HCC Chamber Singers and Orchestra present ‘Schubert: Mass in G’s
The Highland Chamber Singers & Chamber Orchestra, led by director Randy Haldeman, are thrilled to present a special concert, "Schubert: Mass in G" Friday, April 19 at 7 p.m. at the Fine Arts Theatre in the Ferguson Fine Arts Center, ...