Info regarding Highland College’s merger with NEK Training Center
by Mary Haug
January 14, 2009
Highland Community College and Northeast Kansas Technical Center have recently merged. Here are some quick points regarding this merger:
- HCC now offers 13 technical programs through the Technical Center in Atchison
- AAS degrees for each of the programs are easily accessible through HCC both on the main campus and at the Atchison campus
- Traditional-aged students that want to enjoy campus life may attend the Tech Center in Atchison and live on the main Highland campus
- Students wanting to participate in HCC’s athletic programs, yet pursue a technical degree, are now able to do so
- Transportation to and from Atchison to the main Highland campus is available for a nominal charge
- Students living on campus are eligible for books/tuition scholarships for general ed classes and $500 toward the cost of technical ed classes per semester. Full time tech students living on campus are eligible for $1,000 toward books/tuition at the Tech Center
- Those choosing to attend HCC for 2 years before going to a 4-yr college can save over $14,000, not including taking advantage of financial aid and scholarship opportunities (all this information received from/calculated by HCC)
- Helpful link: To inquire: http://www.highlandcc.edu/pages/forms/hccinquiry08.asps
- Helpful link: To apply: http://www.highlandcc.edu/pages/forms/ApplicationAdmissionsForm.aspx
- Helpful link to apply for HCC scholarship: http://www.highlandcc.edu/pages/financialaid/scholarshipememo.aspx#Tech
