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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
STUDENT PROFILE
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Midwest

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 240 acres
City or town school is located in: Freeport
Population of city/town: 25,035
Nearest major city: Rockford
Distance of nearest major city: 30 miles
Population of nearest major city: 150,251

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: no
Percent of students who live off campus: 100%
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 85%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 426
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health insurance
Counseling services:
veteran student, career, personal, academic
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment, braille services, Large-print materials, voice and spell dictionaries, voice calculators, and other equipment available for physically disabled students.
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 100%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Chorus, orchestra, jazz band, Royal Scots, forensics, gaming club

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Pete Norman,
Athletic Director
Director of women's athletics: Beth Groshans,
Coordination of Women's Athletics
School colors: orange, dark blue, dark brown and white
School mascot: Cougar
Athletic conference memberships: NJCAA, Arrowhead Conference

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesNCAA Div. II
Men's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's bowlingno 
Men's golfyesNCAA Div. II
Women's basketballyes 
Women's bowlingno 
Women's softballyesNCAA Div. II
Women's volleyballyesNCAA Div. II

Athletic facilities:
baseball, and softball fields; gymnasium, racquetball court, and swimming pool
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, volleyball

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Chicago (110 miles)
Nearest other airport: Rockford
Nearest passenger bus service: Freeport (2 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of four-year colleges most often selected by recent graduates:
Four-year schools most often selected by recent graduates include Illinois State University, Northern Illinois University, University of Wisconsin--Platteville, and Western Illinois University.

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