Highland Park Community College, formerly Highland Park Junior College, was a

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located in

Highland Park, Michigan Highland Park is a city in Wayne County, Michigan, Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An enclave of Detroit, Highland Park is located roughly north of Downtown Detroit, and is surrounded by Detroit on most sides. As of the 2020 United ...

. Highland Park Community College was an urban campus and the focus of many efforts to benefit urban populations.

History

The college was founded in 1918 as Highland Park Junior College. On May 21, 1954, the college has its radio station, WHPR-FM, sign on. The college sold its radio station to R.J. Watkins Late Night Entertainment. The school was closed in 1996. The Highland Park Career Academy was brought in to replace it. Robert Elmes bought the campus for $18,000.

Programs

Among other programs the college had a nursing program. WHPR-FM was originally run by Highland Park Community College.

Alumni

Among the alumni of Highland Park Community College is Michigan State Senator Martha G. Scott 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. Textile artist and interior designer

Carole Harris Carole Harris (born 1943) is an African American designer, and fiber and textile artist from Detroit, Michigan. Quilting is a key medium for her, which she has adapted to new forms of abstract art. Her art has been influenced by the people, history ...

is an alum, as is her husband, writer Bill Harris.

References

External links

Highland Park Student Records and Transcripts
- Wayne RESA - Has instructions for obtaining HPCC transcripts {{Highland Park, Michigan Defunct universities and colleges in Michigan Highland Park, Michigan Universities and colleges established in 1918 Educational institutions disestablished in 1996 1918 establishments in Michigan 1996 disestablishments in Michigan