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Scottie Gold Initiative Wins National NASPA Award February 25, 2026 | By Stephanie Peterson
Highland Community College is proud to announce that its innovative Scottie Gold Initiative has been named the recipient of the 2026 Outstanding Undergraduate Adult Learner Program Award by the NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education Adult Learners and Students with Children...
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President and Dean's Honor Roll List for Fall 2025 February 20, 2026 | By Stephanie Peterson
President and Dean's Honor Roll List for Fall 2025 Below is a list of students at Highland Community College that have made the President and...
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HCC Students Selected for 2026 PTK All-Kansas Academic Team February 13, 2026 | By Stephanie Peterson
Highland Community College has announced that Jaime Sandy and Abraham Hilbert have been selected to the 2026 Phi Theta Kappa All-Kansas Academic...
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HCCTC Students to Attend BPA National...
Students from Highland Community College Technical Center (HCCTC) have qualified to attend the Business Professionals of America (BPA) National Leadership Conference in Nashville after strong performances at the BPA State Leadership Conference held Feb. 18–21, 2026, in Wichita. Students representing HCCTC...
Highland Community College Presents...
Highland Community College presented its annual Drum Major for Justice Awards on Wednesday, Feb. 4, honoring three individuals whose lives reflect service, compassion, and a commitment to justice. This year’s recipients include HCC student Karis Larson, HCC employee Stacey Jones and community...
Hunziger Recognized as Rising Star
HIGHLAND, Kan. – Lucas Hunziger, Vice President of Technical Education at Highland Community College (HCC), has been recognized with the prestigious Rising Star Award by the Rural Community College Alliance (RCCA). The RCCA Rising Star Award recognizes emerging leaders at rural community colleges,...
Students Selected to PTK All-Kansas...
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 Technical Center Students to Attend...
Highland Community College Technical Center Students to Attend Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference in Orlando Business Technology, Medical Assistant and Engineering Graphics and Technologies students from Highland Community College Technical Center (HCCTC) attended...
President's & Dean's Honor Roll List...
President's & Dean's List for Fall 2024 Dr. Vincent Bowhay, Highland Community College President, has announced the members of the President's and Dean's Honor Rolls for the fall 2024 semester. Those on the President's List achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Those on the Dean's...
HCCTC Nursing Program Achieves Exceptional...
ATCHISON, KANSAS – Anna Fowler, Director of Nursing at Highland Community College Technical Center (HCCTC), proudly announced that the LPN to RN Completion program's Class of 2024 achieved an impressive 93.1% first-time pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX). This...
HCC Listed in the Top 100 Two-Year Colleges...
Highland Community College has been recognized by U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona as one of the top 100 two-year colleges in the nation as part of the prestigious “Raise the Bar” initiative. With over 1,100 community colleges across the country who award certificates and associate...