Black Hawk College is a

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with campuses in Moline and Galva.

History

Black Hawk College is a community college with campuses located in Moline and in Kewanee ( south of Kewanee). Founded in 1946 as Moline Community College, it became Black Hawk College in 1961. It offers courses in the traditional

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, and

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. Since Moline Community College was founded in 1946, it was colocated with Moline High School in the Beling Building on 16 Street, Moline. The high school moved to new facilities in 1958. In 1967, the college expanded operations to Kewanee, Illinois, and in 1971, opened the East Campus just south of Kewanee, in Galva, which also houses the

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and

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programs. The Illinois Community College Board approved the college as one college with two campuses in 1989. In addition to the full-service campuses in Moline and Galva the college owns the Outreach Center in East Moline, the Adult Learning Center in Rock Island, and the Community Education Center in Kewanee.

Academics

Black Hawk College is accredited by the

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and approved by the Illinois Community College Board. Specific programs are accredited by the

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and the

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. Black Hawk College offers college transfer and career programs. The college annually enrolls over 8,300 college credit students, 3,000 Adult Basic Education students and 6,000 Continuing Education/Vocational Training students. It offers dual enrollment to high school students seeking an early start on their college education.

Athletics

Black Hawk College competes in several intercollegiate sports as a member of the

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(NJCAA) and

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. The sports offered at the Quad-Cities Campus include men's

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, and

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and women's

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, and

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Notable alumni

* Phil Hare, former U.S. Congressman from

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. * Richard Kauzlarich, author and former U.S. intelligence officer and U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan and Bosnia–Herzegovina.

References

External links

Official website
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History

Academics

Athletics

Notable alumni

See also

References

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