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City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College

City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Chicago, IL. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $14,430 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 5,559 and it offers 26 programs. By program type, it has 14 1-year certificate, 12 2-years certificate, and 21 associate programs.
Last year, a total of 2,139 students completed and earned certificate or associate degree at City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College.
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College is $14,430 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College offers the alternative tuition plans .
45% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,502 (exclude student loans).
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$14,430
Average Financial Amount$4,502

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College offers 26 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 2,139 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate140175
2 Years Certificate120681
Total2602,139

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 175 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 681 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 1,283 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕14-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕0-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕0-
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster✕1-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 43 completers-
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD✕43-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 43 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕43-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Music✕0-
Music Management✕1-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕0-
Business [+] ✕ 73 completers-
Accounting✕39-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕4-
Banking and Financial Support Services✕26-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration✕4-
Marketing/Marketing Management✕0-
Total175
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia✕0-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕13-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕0-
Information Science/Studies✕0-
Education [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕0-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 26 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕26-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 624 completers$31,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕624$31,000
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕0-
Human Services [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Social Work✕2-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕0-
Business [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕0-
Accounting✕16-
Total681
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Architectural Technology/Technician✕18-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕6-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Information Technology✕0-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕0-
Education [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕0-
Music Teacher Education✕3-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor✕0-
Teacher Assistant/Aide✕0-
Engineering [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Engineering✕3-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕13-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕11-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✔ (1 completers) 975 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✔824-
General Studies✕151-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 222 completers-
Biological and Physical Sciences✕222-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕0-
Human Services [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Social Work✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Art/Art Studies✕14-
Music✕3-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕0-
Business [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕14-
Accounting✕1-
Total1,283

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 5,559 students are attending at City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College. There are 100 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 262 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 19 to 1 (5.26%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 245 (full-time) and 368 (part-time).
The graduation rate of City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College is 24% and transfer-out rate is 12%. The retention rate is 56% at the school.
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population5,559
Graduation Rate24%
Number of Faculty362
Student to Faculty Ratio19 to 1

Student Population at City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 5,750 students enrolled into City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College. By gender, 2,346 male and 3,404 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College.
Student Population By Gender
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,7502,3463,404
Full-time2,1499231,226
Part-tme3,6011,4232,178
There are 658 White (11.44%), 1,814 Black/African American (31.55%), 2,474 Hispanic (43.03%), 383 Asian (6.66%), and 2,891 students with other races attending City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College. 137 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,7502,3463,404
American Indian/Native American422
Asian383166217
Black/African American1,8146571,157
Hispanic2,4741,0381,436
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander413
White658295363
Two More18779108
Un-Known894643
Non-resident Alien1376275
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
3,601 students (62.63% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,133 students (19.70% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College.
Distance Learning Student Population at City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College
Number of Students
Total5,750
Enrolled Online Exclusively3,601
Enrolled Some Online Courses1,133
Not in Online Courses1,016
By age range, at City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College, 2,029 students are aged 20 to 24 (35.29% of total students), 2,271 students are aged below 20 (39.50%), 98 students are aged above 50 (2.71%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,7502,3463,404
Under 18879338541
Age 18-191,392606786
Age 20-211,132509623
Age 22-24897366531
Age 25-29694250444
Age 30-34353144209
Age 35-3915857101
Age 40-491414596
Age 50-64781959
Over 6420911
Age Un-Known633

Directory and Accreditation Information

City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1967 - Current[Estimated Date]).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College.
30 E Lake St, Chicago, IL
312-553-5600
School Website
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