Black Hawk College is a community college with campuses located in
Moline and in
Kewanee ( south of
Kewanee). Founded in 1946 as Moline Community College, it became Black Hawk College in 1961. It offers courses in the traditional
liberal arts,
vocational education, and
adult education. Since Moline Community College was founded in 1946, it was colocated with
Moline High School in the Beling Building on 16 Street, Moline. The high school moved to new facilities in 1958. In 1967, the college expanded operations to Kewanee, Illinois, and in 1971, opened the East Campus just south of Kewanee, in Galva, which also houses the
agriculture and
horticulture programs. The
Illinois Community College Board approved the college as one college with two campuses in 1989. In addition to the full-service campuses in Moline and Galva the college owns the Outreach Center in
East Moline, the Adult Learning Center in
Rock Island, and the Community Education Center in Kewanee. ==Academics==