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Highland Community College

Highland Community College
2998 West Pearl City Road
Freeport, IL 61032-9341

Official telephone: (815) 235-6121
Fax number: (815) 235-6130
Website: www.highland.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in mid-June, late August, and mid-January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
independent study, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning
Cooperative programs are offered: no

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Agricultural Management
  • Agriculture
  • Art
  • Auto Body Repair
  • Automotive Mechanics
  • Biology
  • Biology Education
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Criminal Justice
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Engineering
  • Engineering Technology
  • English
  • Environmental Science
  • Equine Science
  • Foreign Languages
  • Geology
  • Graphic Design
  • History
  • Hospitality Management
  • Human/Social Services
  • Information Systems
  • Liberal Arts
  • Mass Communication
  • Mathematics
  • Medical Assistant
  • Music
  • Nursing
  • Paraprofessional Education
  • Physical Education
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Chiropractic
  • Pre-Dentistry
  • Pre-Medical Technology
  • Pre-Medicine
  • Pre-Pharmacy
  • Pre-Veterinary Medicine
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Speech
  • Theatre
  • Web Design
Certificates

  • Accounting
  • Accounting Clerk
  • Agriculture Production
  • Auto Body Repair
  • Automotive Service
  • Basic Nursing Assistant
  • Clerk/Typist
  • CNC Machinist
  • Computer Technician
  • Cosmetology
  • Criminal Justice
  • Customer Service
  • Desktop Publishing
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Equine Science
  • Graphic Design
  • Industrial Maintenance
  • Infant/Toddler
  • Machine Processes
  • Medical Coding
  • Medical Transcription
  • Nail Technology
  • Welding/Fabrication

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • credit for relevant life experience
  • credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate

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