Apply for 2025-26 scholarships
2025-03-15 - 2025-05-31 | Black Hawk College East Campus, 26230 Black Hawk Road, Galva, IL, 61434, United States
Students – Apply now for 2025-26 scholarships from the Black Hawk College Foundations!
You complete only one application whether you are enrolling at the Quad-Cities Campus or the East Campus. However, once in the application, you must select the campus you will be attending in order to qualify for scholarships specific to each campus.
The Foundation Scholarship Application deadline is Saturday, May 31.
Award announcements will begin in July.

ArtSpace Gallery exhibit - Student Art Exhibition
2025-04-07 00:00 - 2025-05-08 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Black Hawk College Quad-Cities Campus, 6600 34th Ave., Moline, IL, 61265, United States
The ArtSpace Gallery at the Quad-Cities Campus is showcasing artwork by BHC students from Monday, April 7 through Thursday, May 8.
There will be a reception and awards ceremony Thursday, May 8 from 4-5:15 p.m. Everyone is invited to meet the student artists and enjoy light refreshments.
The ArtSpace Gallery is located on the first floor of Building 4 at the Quad-Cities Campus.
For more information about exhibits in the ArtSpace Gallery, email ArtDesign@bhc.edu or visit Black Hawk College Art and Design on Facebook.

Softball NJCAA Region 4 Quarterfinal
2025-05-02 - 2025-05-03 | BHC Athletic Complex, 6600 34th Ave., Moline, IL, 61265, United States
See schedule for specific game dates and times.
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Agriculture Open House
2025-05-02 13:00 - 16:00 | Black Hawk College East Campus, 26230 Black Hawk Road, Galva, IL, 61434, United States
Join us at the East Campus on Friday, May 2 for an Agriculture Open House.

Meet our students, staff and instructors.
Learn about our programs.
Explore our campus, including on-campus housing, mechanics and auto shop, and the Welding & Skilled Trades Center.

For more information, contact Haley Howerton.

Men's Soccer Game @ Augustana College
2025-05-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Augustana College, 639 38th St., Rock Island, IL, 61201, United States
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Join the excitement of college athletics at the men’s soccer game at Augustana College. Don’t miss out on this thrilling match!

Baseball Game @ Elgin Community College
2025-05-03 12:00 - 16:00 | Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin, IL, 60123, United States
12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
2X7 innings
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Baseball Game @ Kankakee Community College
2025-05-04 12:00 - 16:00 | Kankakee Community College, 100 College Drive, Kankakee, IL, 60901, United States

The Gray Matters Collective - Spring 2025 meetings
2025-05-06 12:30 - 13:30 | Black Hawk College Quad-Cities Campus, 6600 34th Ave., Moline, IL, 61265, United States
Come hang out, enjoy some snacks, find your community, and have some fun with the Gray Matters Collective!
Black Hawk chapter meetings
Spring 2025
1st and 3rd Tuesdays
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Quad-Cities Campus
Building 4, Room 209
The Gray Matters Collective is a mental health awareness and suicide prevention movement.
Become a mental health advocate and help make a difference at BHC!
Questions? Email counseling@bhc.edu.
QC Campus clubs

Cap & gown pickup
2025-05-07 10:00 - 14:00 | Black Hawk College Quad-Cities Campus, 6600 34th Ave., Moline, IL, 61265, United States
Grads – Be sure to pick up your cap and gown Wednesday, May 7!

East Campus – 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the cafeteria hallway
Quad-Cities Campus – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside the Hawk’s Hub in Building 1

Questions? Contact Enrollment Services at 309-854-1707 (East Campus), 309-796-5338 (Quad-Cities Campus) or registrar@bhc.edu.
Commencement ceremonies will be:

Quad-Cities Campus Commencement – Thursday, May 15 at 7 p.m.
East Campus Commencement – Friday, May 16 at 7 p.m.

Writers Guild - May meeting
2025-05-07 14:00 - 16:00 | Black Hawk College Quad-Cities Campus, 6600 34th Ave., Moline, IL, 61265, United States
Join us to create, share and support!
Spring 2025 meetings:

Feb. 5 – Postponed to Feb. 12
March 5
April 16
May 7

2-4 p.m.
Quad-Cities Campus
Building 1, Room 302
For more information, contact:
Claudia Alonzo
309-796-5421

Writers Guild Awards Night
2025-05-07 17:00 - 19:00 | Black Hawk College Quad-Cities Campus, 6600 34th Ave., Moline, IL, 61265, United States
For your consideration …
Submit an original story and you could win a prize! Choose from six categories!

Every entry automatically qualifies to be considered for a Top 3 grand prize.
Minimum 350 words. Maximum 700 words.
Entries will be judged by BHC faculty members.
Submission deadline is Wednesday, April 30 at 11:55 p.m.

Awards presented:
Wednesday, May 7
5-7 p.m.
Quad-Cities Campus
Building 1, Room 308 (theatre)
Sponsored by the Writers Guild. For more information, contact advisor Claudia Alonzo.

Book buyback
2025-05-08 - 2025-05-09 | Black Hawk College East Campus, 26230 Black Hawk Road, Galva, IL, 61434, United States
Sell your books for cash!
Book buyback is Thursday-Friday, May 8-9 and Monday-Wednesday, May 12-14 at both campuses.
Hours are:

East Campus Bookstore – 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Hawk’s Hub – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Your BHC ID is required for buyback. You can find your ID on myBHC.
Get more information about book buyback.
If you rented books, don’t forget to return them by Friday, May 16 to avoid additional charges.
You can return rental books at either campus, no matter where you rented them from at the beginning of the semester.

QC Campus Plant Sale 2025
2025-05-08 11:00 - 13:00 | Black Hawk College Quad-Cities Campus, 6600 34th Ave., Moline, IL, 61265, United States
Spring is here! Get your spring plants at the Quad-Cities Campus 2025 Plant Sale!
Thursday, May 8
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Lot 1 outside Building 1
Choose from:

Annuals
Hanging baskets
Succulents

Cash or check only.
Sponsored by the BHC Soils and Crops Judging Team.

Reception for ArtSpace Gallery Student Art Exhibition
2025-05-08 16:00 - 17:15 | Black Hawk College Quad-Cities Campus, 6600 34th Ave., Moline, IL, 61265, United States

BHC Choral Concert - Broadway in Harmony
2025-05-08 19:00 | Grace Church, 2324 18th Ave., Rock Island, IL, United States
Black Hawk College Choral Concert – Broadway in Harmony
Thursday, May 8
7 p.m.
Grace Church
2324 18th Ave., Rock Island
Featuring:

Randin Letendre, guest music director
Dr. Irene Leites, director of choirs
Dr. Traci Davis, director of movement
Peter Letendre, percussion
Jeremy Montoto, double bass
Heather Turner, violin

Free admission.

Baseball NJCAA Sectionals
2025-05-09 - 2025-05-10 | BHC Athletic Complex, 6600 34th Ave., Moline, IL, 61265, United States
NJCAA Region 4 Quarterfinals:

Friday – Games at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Saturday – Games at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. (if necessary)

The winner will advance to the Region 4 Finals, with that winner advancing to the NJCAA National Tournament.
Watch the games live or watch them in person at the new BHC Athletic Complex at 6600 34th Ave., Moline.
The Braves baseball team is 43-12 overall and 18-2 in the Arrowhead Conference.
View the attached document for full details.
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Softball NJCAA Region 4 Finals
2025-05-09 10:00 - 18:00, 2025-05-10 12:00 - 14:00 | BHC Athletic Complex, 6600 34th Ave., Moline, IL, 61265, United States
Black Hawk College will play Rock Valley College at 10 a.m. Friday, May 9 at the BHC Athletic Complex.
If the Braves win, they will play at 4 p.m. Friday, May 9 for the District A Championship and a National Tournament berth.
If the Braves lose, they will play an elimination game at 2 p.m. Friday, May 9. If they win that game, they will play at noon Saturday, May 10 for the District B Championship and the second berth to the National Tournament.
Watch the games live or watch them in person at the new BHC Athletic Complex at 6600 34th Ave., Moline.
The Braves softball team is 45-15 overall and 20-0 in the Arrowhead Conference.
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Kole Price Reining Clinic
2025-05-10 - 2025-05-11 | Black Hawk College East Campus, 26230 Black Hawk Road, Galva, IL, 61434, United States
Work on horsemanship and reining fundamentals with National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) million-dollar rider and BHC alum Kole Price.
Ride with Kole

Semi-private sessions (maximum three riders/session) – $350
Ride in two or more sessions – $300/session
Includes stall with three bags of shavings.
Four sessions available each day.

Audit

Adults 19 and older – $75 /day
Youths 18 and younger – Free
Waived for riding participants.

Social Hour with Kole at Cerno’s

Saturday, May 10
6:30-9 p.m.
$25
Dinner not included.
Social hour fee waived for riding participants.

Limited spaces available. Register now.
For more information, contact Rebekah Irish at irishr@bhc.edu or 309-854-1838.
About Kole Price
Kole Price was born and raised in Wyanet, IL. At the age of 16, he moved to Aubrey, TX, to work for his first reining horse trainer, Brent Loseke. After graduating from high school, Price attended Black Hawk College then went to work for NRHA professional horseman Gabe Hutchins for the next five years. Kole and his wife Kelsey started Price Performance Horses in 2015.

Book buyback
2025-05-12 - 2025-05-14 | IL

Donuts in BHC Library to kick off Summer Reading Program
2025-05-12 09:00 - 11:00 | Black Hawk College East Campus, 26230 Black Hawk Road, Galva, IL, 61434, United States
Join us at either BHC Library to celebrate the start of our Summer Reading Program and get a tasty break during finals week.
From 9-11 a.m. – or while supplies last – students are invited to stop by the library to enjoy free donuts and coffee.
Pick up a Summer Reading Program form and learn how you can participate in our reading challenge during break.
Whether you’re looking to relax with a good book this summer or just need a quick caffeine and sugar boost to power through your finals, this event is the perfect way to kick off both!
Come early, grab a treat and get ready to read all summer long!

Softball World Series selection watch party
2025-05-13 14:00 | Black Hawk College Quad-Cities Campus, 6600 34th Ave., Moline, IL, 61265, United States
Join the Black Hawk College Braves softball team to watch the NJCAA Division II Softball World Series Selection Show at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 13.
A watch party with the team will be at the Quad-Cities Campus in Building 3 in the Perch.
The 47-15 Braves are the 2025 Region 4 champions and Midwest District A champions. The District A win gave the Braves an automatic bid for the 2025 NJCAA Division II Softball World Series.
The series will be May 19-24 in Oxford, AL. Brackets will be revealed during the May 13 live broadcast.
Black Hawk College’s last appearance in the NJCAA Division II Softball World Series was in 2014.
Watch party visitors should park in Lot 3 off 34th Avenue (look for the electronic sign on 34th Avenue), go into Building 3 and go down the stairs in the lobby to the Athletic Department. The Perch is Room 227.
Questions? Contact softball coach Josh Keener at keenerj@bhc.edu.

Baseball NJCAA Midwest District Finals-Double Elimination
2025-05-15 - 2025-05-17 | Madison Area Technical College, 3550 Anderson St., Madison, WI, 53704, United States
See download for full schedule.
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Quad-Cities Campus Commencement
2025-05-15 19:00 | Vibrant Arena at The MARK, 1201 River Drive, Moline, IL
Black Hawk College
Quad-Cities Campus Commencement Ceremony
Thursday, May 15, 2025
7 p.m.
Vibrant Arena at The MARK (formerly the TaxSlayer Center)
1201 River Drive, Moline

Tickets are not needed to attend.
Parking is free.
The venue is handicapped accessible.
There will be a sign language interpreter at the ceremony.
Guests and attendees are required to enter through entrances with walk-through metal detectors. Vibrant Arena has a no bag policy, which means any bag/purse over 5”x7”x2” will need to be returned to your vehicle or checked in at Guest Services. The only exceptions are for medical reasons or diaper bags (with small child/children present upon entry). Vibrant Arena does not allow airhorns or any noise makers of any kind. Other items that are prohibited, along with weapons of any kind, are pocket knives, pepper spray and helium balloons.
Quad-Cities Campus Commencement will be streamed live.

Questions? Contact Enrollment Services at 309-796-5338 or registrar@bhc.edu or visit the Graduation & Commencement page.
Celebrate your graduate!
Flowers, graduation bears, graduation necklaces and commemorative graduation T-shirts* will be available for purchase at the ceremony. Credit, debit, Apple Pay and Cash App payments will be accepted. Stop by the table on the second floor concourse.
Or you can pre-order items and pick them up at the ceremony.
*Students who submitted their graduation application by the deadline and decided to participate in the ceremony will have their name on the back of the shirt. There are no guarantees that a name submitted after the deadline will be listed on shirts being sold at the ceremony.
Questions? Email bookstoregroup@bhc.edu.

Board of Trustees meeting
2025-05-16 17:30 | Community Education Center, 404 E. Third St., Kewanee, IL, 61443, United States
Note: There must be thirty (30) days between the May and June meetings to lodge the FY2026 budget.
As of March 26, 2025 –
Thursday, May 22, 2025, meeting changed to 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 16, 2025, at the Community Education Center in Kewanee.

East Campus Commencement
2025-05-16 19:00 | Kewanee National Guard Armory, 111 N. East St., Kewanee, IL, 61443, United States
Black Hawk College
East Campus Commencement Ceremony
Friday, May 16, 2025
7 p.m.
Illinois National Guard Armory
111 N. East St., Kewanee

Tickets are not needed to attend.
Parking is free.
The venue is handicapped accessible.
There will be a sign language interpreter at the ceremony.
East Campus Commencement will be streamed live.

Questions? Contact Enrollment Services at 309-854-1707 or registrar@bhc.edu or visit the Graduation & Commencement page.
Celebrate your graduate!
Flowers, graduation bears, graduation necklaces and commemorative graduation T-shirts* will be available for purchase at the ceremony. Credit, debit, Apple Pay and Cash App payments will be accepted. Stop by the table on the lawn in front of the armory.
Or you can pre-order items and pick them up at the ceremony.
*Students who submitted their graduation application by the deadline and decided to participate in the ceremony will have their name on the back of the shirt. There are no guarantees that a name submitted after the deadline will be listed on shirts being sold at the ceremony.
Questions? Email bookstoregroup@bhc.edu.

Equine 50th Celebration
2025-05-17 14:30 - 21:00 | Black Hawk College East Campus, 26230 Black Hawk Road, Galva, IL, 61434, United States
The Black Hawk College Equine Program is celebrating its 50th anniversary!
Join us!

Arena Open House and Tours
2:30-4:30 p.m.
East Campus
Equine Program Celebration
5-9 p.m.
The Stables (located just south of Kewanee at 2350 U.S. Highway 34)
Catered by Henn House BBQ
Cost – $50 per person

We will mark the occasion with a time capsule!
If you are interested in donating an item (photos, video clips, small awards, etc.) to go in the time capsule, email Dalton Nyman.
Items we can’t accept include perishable items and medium to large items.
Purchase tickets or make a donation.

NJCAA D2 National Softball Championship
2025-05-19 - 2025-05-24 | Choccolocco Park, 954 Leon Smith Parkway, Oxford, 36203, United States
Games determined by Bracket
Oxford, AL, TBD
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NJCAA DII Men's Golf Championship
2025-05-20 - 2025-05-23 | Swan Lake Resort, 5203 Plymouth Laporte TRL, Plymouth, IN, 46563, United States
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Join us at Swan Lake Resort for the NJCAA Region 4 Golf Tournament, showcasing top talent in college athletics.

College offices closed (Staff Development)
2025-05-21 08:00 - 13:00 | All Black Hawk College locations, IL, United States
Black Hawk College offices will be closed Wednesday, May 21 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. so staff members can participate in Staff Development Day.
Online registration will still be available during these hours.
Thank you for understanding.
