HomeMy WebLinkAbout20110222 - Proclamation IHCC Community ColegeI
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Recognizing the Contributions of Inver Hills Community College
WHEREAS, Inver Hills Community College was founded in the fall of 1970 with 399 students.
Today IHCC serves more than 9,760 credit students and more than 4,200 non-credit students; and
WHEREAS, IHCC is closely linked with the City of Hastings with over 330 students
living in Hastings in Fall 2010; and
WHEREAS, Hastings High School students were the fourth-largest group of
post-secondary enrollment options students attending IHCC in 2010; and
WHEREAS, IHCC now offers 60 academic disciplines, 27 two-year degree options and 27 certificate programs,
including liberal education associate of arts, business, law enforcement, paralegal and
registered nursing, with over 100 regular full-time faculty, and 135 part-time and adjunct faculty; and
WHEREAS, IHCC is recognized nationally for offering programs that help first-generation college students,
low-income students and students for whom English is not their first language succeed in college; and
WHEREAS, IHCC still strives after 40 years to strengthen communities and change lives by offers a high-quality,
affordable option for adults who are starting over or just beginning their college career,
and for students transitioning from high school to college; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hastings on this
22 day of February, 2011, that Inver Hills Community College is hereby recognized and thanked for its
40 years of dedicated service and commitment to the Hastings community.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hastings, this 22 day of February, 2011
Paul J. Hicks Melanie Mesko Lee
Mayor City Clerk