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Highland athletes receive Academic All-American recognition
The tradition of high-quality student-athletes participating in Cougar athletic programs continued in 2017-2018. Twelve Highland Community College student-athletes were named to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-American teams. Receiving first team honors with a GPA of 4.0 are: Matthew Pfeiffer, ...
Highland student receives a Women in Auto Care scholarship
Heather Ripley of Freeport is the recipient of a $5,000 scholarship from Women in Auto Body. Ripley will start her second year at Highland Community College in the fall. She is studying Auto Body and Welding. Women in Auto Care is ...
Highland hires first female Automotive Mechanics instructor
Highland Community College has hired their first female Automotive Mechanics instructor, who will begin teaching classes this fall. Kristin Stinnett of Polo is a Highland alumnus, who graduated in 2007 from the Automotive Mechanics program. Knowing she wanted to pursue her ...
Adkins Energy donates to Highland agriculture program
The agriculture program at Highland Community College is the recipient of a $5,000 donation from Adkins Energy as a way to give back by supporting area education. Highland will use its $5,000 donation to support the update and expansion of the ...
Highland and NIU create pathway for Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management
Highland Community College and Northern Illinois University (NIU) partner for Hospitality Management students to complete a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) online. The degree completion emphasis is off-campus/online and is designed uniquely for hospitality professionals. Applicants must have completed an Associate of Applied ...
Highland welcomes the Kaiser Karl-School Theatre Group
Get ready for a night of musical comedy with the Kaiser Karl-School Theatre Group from Itzehoe, Germany at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 24 in the Fine Arts Theater at the Ferguson Fine Arts Center located at Highland Community College, 2998 ...
Upward Bound presents ‘A Summer to Remember’
Upward Bound is hosting a Talent Show/Awards Ceremony for students who participated in the summer program from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on July 19 in the Student/Conference Center, room H-201 at Highland Community College, 2998 W. Pearl City Rd, Freeport, ...
Highland’s Adult Education recognizes tutors and instructors at workshop
To celebrate the end of the year and prior to beginning a new term of tutoring and instruction through Adult Education, a Volunteer Recognition Workshop was held Wednesday, June 20, to honor volunteers and give them a chance to socialize, ...
Highland’s ‘The Prairie Wind’ is now available
The 2018 issue of the "The Prairie Wind" art and literary magazine is now available at the following locations on the Highland Community College campus: The Clarence Mitchell Library, Marvin-Burt Liberal Arts Center, second floor J. Rosemary Shockey Bookstore, Student/Conference ...
Highland student-athletes receive Academic All-Conference recognition
Thirty-three Highland Cougar student-athletes received Academic All-Conference Honors with all eight teams being represented for their academic accomplishments during the 2017-18 school year. Student-athletes must have earned at least a 3.0-grade point average and passed a minimum of 12 credit hours ...