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Exciting News! Patterson Foundation Grant Awarded to HCC Adult Basic Education

Highland Community College Adult Education Receives Patterson Family Foundation Grant to Expand Services in Rural Kansas

July 16, 2026 | By Stephanie Peterson

Highland Community College Adult Education has been awarded a $139,000 grant from the Patterson Family Foundation to expand educational and workforce opportunities for adults in rural northeast Kansas through its Rural Pathways to Opportunity initiative. The grant will support efforts to increase...

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Spring 2026 President's & Dean's honor Roll with HCC President seal.

Spring 2026 President's and Dean's Honor Roll

July 13, 2026 | By Lexy Clark

Dr. Vincent Bowhay, President of Highland Community College, is pleased to announce the students named to the President’s and Dean's Honor Rolls...

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HCC Celebrates Employees at 2026 Appreciation Luncheon

HCC Celebrates Employees at 2026 Appreciation Luncheon

June 24, 2026 | By Stephanie Peterson

Highland Community College recognized employee achievements, years of service, retirements and outstanding contributions during its annual Employee...

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Highland Community College Successfully...

May 19, 2025

HIGHLAND, KS – Highland Community College (HCC) is pleased to announce the successful resolution of a Settlement Agreement with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), originally executed on August 28, 2023. The agreement addressed allegations that Black students at HCC experienced...

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HCC Hosts 43rd Annual Art Day: “Story...

May 5, 2025

Highland, Kan. – Highland Community College welcomed nearly 900 students to campus for the 43rd Annual Art Day on Thursday, April 17, 2025. This year’s theme, “Story in Stone: A Paleolithic Art Day,” inspired young artists to explore ancient techniques and storytelling through stone-age...

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HCC Hosts 43rd Annual Art Day: “Story...

April 4, 2025

Highland, Kan. – Highland Community College (HCC), Kansas’s first college, proudly presents its 43rd Annual Art Day Thursday, April 17, 2025. Taking place across the HCC campus at 606 W Main St, Highland, Kansas, this all-day event invites high school students and the community to explore...

Photos of Zachary Polubinsky and Ava Weishaar for HCC Phi Theta Kappa 2025 All-Kansas Academic Team

Students Selected to PTK All-Kansas...

March 31, 2025

HIGHLAND, Kan. – Alpha Zeta Gamma, Highland Community College's chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, has named Zachary Polubinski (Plainfield, Illinois) and Ava Weishaar (Valley Falls, Kansas) to the All-Kansas Academic Team for 2025. Polubinski and Weishaar will be honored in Topeka April 11, 2025....

HCC Vocal Music & Multi-Media Present

HCC Presents ‘SpongeBob the Musical’

March 20, 2025

Highland Community College vocal music and multi-media departments will present “SpongeBob the Musical” Thursday, March 27 and Friday, March 28, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, March 29 at 2 p.m. in Culbertson Auditorium in Highland. Join our students as they bring these iconic characters to...

HCC Vocal Music & Multi-Media Present

HCC Presents ‘SpongeBob the Musical’

March 20, 2025

Highland Community College vocal music and multi-media departments will present “SpongeBob the Musical” Thursday, March 27 and Friday, March 28, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, March 29 at 2 p.m. in Culbertson Auditorium in Highland. Join our students as they bring these iconic characters to...

Group photo of the Scottie Volleyball camp

HCC Volleyball Team Hosts Successful...

March 14, 2025

The Highland Community College volleyball team welcomed 105 enthusiastic third through sixth graders from across Northeast Kansas to its youth volleyball skills clinic Sunday, March 9, at the HCC Wellness Center. Led by Head Coach Andrea Keller and the HCC volleyball team, the three-hour clinic...

Directory photo of Dr. Schiller.

Schiller Named Executive Vice President...

March 11, 2025

Highland Community College has appointed Dr. Jennifer A. Schiller as executive vice president, effective immediately. Dr. Schiller, a first-generation college graduate, brings more than 20 years of experience in higher education leadership roles. Her areas of expertise include strategic planning...