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Former names | Highland Park Junior College |
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| 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]
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]
Among other programs the college had a nursing program. [8] WHPR-FM was originally run by Highland Park Community College. [4]
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. Textile artist and interior designer Carole Harris is an alum, as is her husband, writer Bill Harris. [10]
