(KNZA)-- Highland Community College has earned a prestigious award from the Kansas Board of Regents.

According to a release from the College, HCC and Wichita State University Technical College received 2024 Data Quality Awards during a conference last month.

Jeff Hurn, HCC Director of Institutional Research, was in attendance to receive the award.

“Winning the 2024 Data Quality Award from KBOR is a remarkable achievement for Highland Community College and it is a team award earned by all of our hard-working employees who strive every day to collect, coordinate, communicate and submit good local, state and federal data on behalf of the many stakeholders we serve,” remarked Hurn.

Now in its 12th year, the release says the annual award serves to recognize institutions for excellence in the quality of data submitted and the timeliness of submissions.

Awards are given each June to the two Kansas institutions with superior ratings, recognizing the outstanding team of professionals who provide institutional data to the Board.

This year, each awardee scored the highest points of institutions from its sector, either for community colleges or for technical-only colleges.