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Highland Park Community College, formerly Highland Park Junior College, 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.

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.

References

1. ^ 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.
2. Highland Park Community College's Ford Foundation Urban Transfer Project
3. Michigan Colleges that have Closed, Merged, Changed Names Archived 2013-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ "WHPR-FM 88.1 Highland Park". Station Listings. michiguide.com. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
5. Higher Learning Commission
6. 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.
7. Reindl, JC (2019-01-28). "Entrepreneur's big vision for empty Highland Park schools may die". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
8. "Oretta Mae Todd, Ph.D". Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
9. "Senator Martha Scott". Archived from the original on 2007-11-01. Retrieved 2008-06-20.

External links

• Highland Park Student Records and Transcripts" - Wayne RESA - Has instructions for obtaining HPCC transcripts

• 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