Highland Community College Technical Center

06/10/2026

Congratulations to Jerrit Norris and Caleb Heim on graduating from the Diesel Technology program and becoming full-time service technicians at Heritage Tractor. We are incredibly proud of your accomplishments and excited to watch your careers grow! Join us in congratulating them! 👏

Today we're shining the spotlight on Jerrit Norris and Caleb Heim. Jerrit and Caleb recently graduated from Highland Community College's Diesel Technology program.

Now they're taking their sharpened skills back to the Atchison shop in a full-time capacity as service technicians!

Congratulations, gentlemen! 👏

06/03/2026

🎉Congratulations to our Business Professionals of America (BPA) students on their outstanding success at the 2026 BPA National Leadership Conference in Nashville, Tennessee!
National Award Winners:
🥇Adeline McManus – 1st Place, Health Administration Concepts; 2nd Place, Medical Coding; 3rd Place, Health Administration Procedures; 7th Place, Health Insurance & Medical Billing
🥇Elaina Minard – 1st Place, Fundamental Word Processing
🏅Administrative Support Team (Fultz, Burnham, Manning & Minard) – 4th Place Nationally
🏅Additional top-10 finishes were earned by Emmalee Burnham, Kayelee Manning, and Kaydeece Fultz in multiple competitive events.
Beyond competition, students gained valuable leadership experience, connected with business professionals from across the country, and participated in community service activities supporting the Special Olympics. We are so proud of Instructor Carrie Miller and all of our BPA members for representing HCCTC with excellence, leadership, and professionalism on the national stage!

05/25/2026

🇺🇸 Highland Community College Technical Center will be closed Monday, May 25, for Memorial Day. Wishing everyone a safe holiday!

05/15/2026

☀️ Summer Hours Update ☀️

Starting now through the last week of July, our office will be operating on summer hours!

🗓️ Monday–Thursday: 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM
🗓️ Friday: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

We will return to normal office hours the first week of August. Thank you!

05/14/2026

⛳️ Join us for the Highland Technical Center Golf Tournament!
📅 June 12, 2026
📍 Atchison Golf Club at Bellevue
⏰ Shotgun Start at 9 AM
Team and sponsorship opportunities available! Scan the QR code or complete the form to register: https://bit.ly/HCCTCGolf2026 🏌️‍♂️💙💛

05/06/2026

Happy Nurses Week! 💙 We’re proud to celebrate the nurses and future nurses at HCCTC who lead with compassion, skill, and dedication every day. Thank you for all you do to care for others and strengthen our communities!

05/04/2026

It’s Teacher Appreciation Week! 👏
We are so thankful for the dedicated instructors at Highland Technical Center who go above and beyond every day to support, inspire, and prepare students for their futures.
💬 Tag or comment your favorite teacher and tell us why they’re the best!

05/01/2026

Graduation is just 6 days away! 🎓

Join us on May 7th as we kick off the celebration:

🎉 All-School Picnic | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
🎓 Graduation Practice | 1:00 PM
📸 Pictures | 6:00 PM
🎉 Graduation Ceremony | 7:00 PM

We can’t wait to celebrate our graduates and all they’ve accomplished!

04/29/2026

Congratulations to Cooper and Logan, two of our Leavenworth Auto Tech students, on receiving a $500 Leavenworth Cruisers Scholarship!

This scholarship will help support them as they continue and complete their program at the Technical Center. We’re proud of their hard work and grateful to the Leavenworth Cruisers for investing in our students’ futures.

Way to go, Cooper and Logan!

04/23/2026

Students and alumni worked together yesterday to clean up our campus and celebrate Earth Day! 🌎💚 Thank you to everyone who helped make a difference! 🌱