HMHEC
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Appalachian Center at Hickory (formerly Hickory Metro Higher Education Center) was a collaborative partnership of colleges and universities in western North Carolina. the organization's mission was to support and enhance the educational attainment and economic development of the region by offering a broad range of programming in targeted areas of study for students of all ages through off-campus programs in Hickory, NC.
HMHEC was established in 2003 as a partnership between Appalachian State University
, Catawba Valley Community College
, and Lenoir-Rhyne College
in collaboration with the City of Hickory and Catawba County. Since its establishment, additional colleges and universities in western North Carolina joined the partnership: UNC Chapel Hill; UNC Charlotte; Western Carolina University
; Northwest AHEC; Winston-Salem State University
; and Mountain State University
. In 2009, HMHEC was disbanded and became the Appalachian State University Center at Hickory - part of the Appalachian State University Greater Hickory Partnership.
HMHEC was established in 2003 as a partnership between Appalachian State University
Appalachian State University
Appalachian State University is a comprehensive , public, coeducational university located in Boone, North Carolina, United States. Appalachian State, also referred to as Appalachian, App State, or simply App, is the sixth largest institution in the University of North Carolina system...
, Catawba Valley Community College
Catawba Valley Community College
Catawba Valley Community College is a public community college in Hickory, North Carolina. The college, established April 3, 1958, is part of the North Carolina Community College System...
, and Lenoir-Rhyne College
Lenoir-Rhyne College
Lenoir–Rhyne University is a co-educational, private liberal arts university founded in 1891 and located in Hickory, North Carolina, USA. The university is affiliated with the North Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ....
in collaboration with the City of Hickory and Catawba County. Since its establishment, additional colleges and universities in western North Carolina joined the partnership: UNC Chapel Hill; UNC Charlotte; Western Carolina University
Western Carolina University
Western Carolina University is a coeducational public university located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, United States. The university is a constituent campus of the University of North Carolina system....
; Northwest AHEC; Winston-Salem State University
Winston-Salem State University
Winston-Salem State University , a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina, is a historically black public research university located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. It is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.Winston-Salem State has been...
; and Mountain State University
Mountain State University
Mountain State University is a private nonsectarian university based in Beckley, West Virginia, United States. The university offers undergraduate and master's degree programs, as well as a doctoral degree program. Most of the university's programs focus on the professions in business,...
. In 2009, HMHEC was disbanded and became the Appalachian State University Center at Hickory - part of the Appalachian State University Greater Hickory Partnership.