Highland Park Community College
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Former names | Highland Park Junior College |
|---|---|
| Type | Junior (1918 - ?) Community (? - 1996) |
| Active | 1918–1996 |
| Location | , |
Highland Park Community College, formerly Highland Park Junior College,[1] was a public community college located in Highland Park, Michigan. Highland Park Community College was an urban campus and the focus of many efforts to benefit urban populations.[2]
History
[edit]The college was founded in 1918[3] as Highland Park Junior College.[1]
On May 21, 1954, the college has its radio station, WHPR-FM, sign on.[4]
The college sold its radio station to R.J. Watkins Late Night Entertainment.[4] The school was closed in 1996.[1][5] The Highland Park Career Academy was brought in to replace it.[6]
Robert Elmes bought the campus for $18,000.[7]
Programs
[edit]Among other programs the college had a nursing program.[8] WHPR-FM was originally run by Highland Park Community College.[4]
Alumni
[edit]Among the alumni of Highland Park Community College is Michigan State Senator Martha G. Scott[9] as well as Detroit activist General Baker, Jr., and Radio Announcer, Karla Fox formerly of WJZZ/WCHB, Smooth Jazz V-98.7, Mix 92.3, WJLB, Radio One and other Broadcast Companies.
References
[edit]
- ^ a b c Foley, Aaron (February 2, 2012). "From state-of-the-art to state takeover: The rise and fall of Highland Park Public Schools". mlive.com. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ Highland Park Community College's Ford Foundation Urban Transfer Project
- ^ Michigan Colleges that have Closed, Merged, Changed Names Archived 2013-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "WHPR-FM 88.1 Highland Park". Station Listings. michiguide.com. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ Higher Learning Commission
- ^ Sarnecki-Walsh, Peggy (1996-11-22). "Community college gets new life steering students to careers: Second chances". Detroit Free Press. p. 3B. - clipping from Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reindl, JC (2019-01-28). "Entrepreneur's big vision for empty Highland Park schools may die". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "Oretta Mae Todd, Ph.D". Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
- ^ "Senator Martha Scott". Archived from the original on 2007-11-01. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
External links
[edit]- Highland Park Student Records and Transcripts" - Wayne RESA - Has instructions for obtaining HPCC transcripts