[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 183 (Tuesday, October 19, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1109]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       CONGRATULATING BLACK HAWK COLLEGE ON ITS 75TH ANNIVERSARY

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                           HON. CHERI BUSTOS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 19, 2021

  Mrs. BUSTOS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Black Hawk College 
for its 75th Anniversary. Black Hawk College has long been an excellent 
college in our district.
  Black Hawk College started off as Moline Community College in 1946, 
and was located at Moline High School. The College accommodated World 
War II veterans seeking higher education and offered transfer, career, 
and adult education classes. In 1961 it became Black Hawk College, 
which was the first county-wide junior college in Illinois. Black Hawk 
College expanded as neighboring school districts petitioned to join its 
district. In 1965, with the passage of ``The Illinois Public Junior 
College Act,'' Black Hawk College became part of the state's system of 
higher education, committed to offering traditional liberal arts 
courses, occupational courses, and adult education courses at its 
campus in Moline. I commend Black Hawk College for all it has done for 
students and community colleges in our district.
  It is because of community leaders such as Black Hawk College that I 
am especially proud to serve Illinois' 17th Congressional District. 
Madam Speaker, I would like to again formally recognize and 
congratulate Black Hawk College for its 75th Anniversary.

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