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Highland Community College Express Registration July 30
Students who have not registered for the fall semester should attend the Highland Community College express registration on Tuesday, July 30 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the HCC Student/Conference Center, 2998 W. Pearl City Rd., Freeport, Ill. Students ...
Ten Cougars named to Academic All-American status
Based on academic excellence, 10 Highland Community College student-athletes are honored as NJCAA All-Academic Team recipients. In order for student-athletes to qualify for this prestigious academic award, the individual must have completed a minimum 24 semester hours in the 2018-19 ...
Gym Floor Advisory
7/5/19 Update Public Health & Safety, Inc., confirmed the immediate action steps outline below maintained the orginal inspection air quality. No further action steps are needed at this time. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6/10/19 Update The Illinois Department of Health confirms the action steps outlined below. The ...
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HCC instructor presents at international conference in Paris
Dr. Brendan Dutmer, Associate Dean, Natural Science and Mathematics, and chemistry instructor, will present a paper recently published in Dalton Transactions at the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) conference on July 8 and 9 in Paris. “This feels ...
Highland Community College Spring Graduates 2019
Baileyville: Keileigh Kloepping, Associate of Arts; Denise Peters, Nursing — AAS Byron: Alexis Streff, Associate of General Studies, Agricultural Production — Certificate, Agricultural Management — AAS Cedarville: Chad Foltz, Associate of Arts; Breanna Goldsmith, Nursing — AAS; John Havens, Computer Science — ...
HCC student athletes receive Arrowhead Conference Academic Excellence Awards
Thirty-four Highland Community College student-athletes were named to the 2018-2019 Arrowhead Conference Academic Excellence Team. Academic Excellence selections must have completed at least 12 credit hours per semester while achieving a 3.00-grade point average or above. "It is always exciting to ...
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Highland graduate takes studies abroad for Global Studies
It’s been two years since Emily Freiburger, 20, of Pecatonica, graduated from Highland Community College as a CollegeNow student when she earned her high school diploma from Pecatonica High School and an associate degree from Highland. As a current undergraduate student ...
Summerset Theatre’s 46th brings ‘TITANIC the Musical’ to the stage
Highland Community College’s 46th season of Summerset Theatre will present “TITANIC the Musical” with performances on at 7:30 p.m. July 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 and at 2 p.m. July 21, on the Fine Arts Theater stage located in the ...
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Former Highland Trustee awarded ICCTA Certificate of Merit
Diane Gallagher of East Dubuque, a former Highland Board of Trustee member, was awarded the Illinois Community College Trustee Association (ICCTA) 2019 Certificate of Merit. Gallagher served as a Highland Trustee from 2001-2019. In her illustrious career as a trustee, she ...
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Highland announces Spring 2019 Semester dean’s list
Highland Community College proudly announces the dean’s list for the Spring 2019 Semester. Students who have completed 12 credit hours or more during the semester and have a minimum of a 3.25 grade point average (GPA), based on a 4.0 ...