Career Programs at Harper College

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at William Rainey Harper College is $11,802 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.

William Rainey Harper College offers the alternative tuition plans .

43% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $5,171 (exclude student loans).

Harper College 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$11,802
Average Financial Amount	$5,171

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

William Rainey Harper College offers 72 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, 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, 4,517 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at William Rainey Harper College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate	8	2	507
Less than 1 Year Certificate	46	7	963
2 Years Certificate	18	0	1,020
Total	72	9	4,517

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

507 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
963 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
1,020 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
2,027 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD	✕	29	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Homeland Security	✕	14	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair	✕	23	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	355 completers	-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	✕	4	-
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	✕	24	-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	✕	327	-
Business [+]	✔	86 completers	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✔	81	-
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	✔	5	-
	Total	507

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator	✕	4	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	110 completers	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	✕	13	-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	✕	9	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✔	24	-
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager	✔	64	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	✕	0	-
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager	✕	5	-
Education [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	11	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	127 completers	-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	21	-
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology	✔	106	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	65 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	56	-
Apparel and Textile Manufacture	✕	9	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	16 completers	$22,900
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	✕	16	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Security and Loss Prevention Services	✕	13	-
Forensic Science and Technology	✕	9	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✔	2	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Building/Property Maintenance	✕	5	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	71 completers	-
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician	✕	25	-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	✕	46	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	73 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	41	-
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist	✕	32	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Commercial Photography	✕	2	-
Interior Design	✕	10	-
Graphic Design	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	95 completers	-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	✕	20	-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	✕	0	-
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)	✕	50	-
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	✕	3	-
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist	✕	0	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	7	-
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology/Technician	✕	4	-
Sterile Processing Technology/Technician	✕	6	-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	✕	5	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✔	344 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	28	-
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	✕	29	-
Accounting	✕	8	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✔	79	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✔	2	-
Parts, Warehousing, and Inventory Management Operations	✕	101	-
Banking and Financial Support Services	✔	3	-
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	✕	10	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	42	-
Insurance	✕	27	-
Retailing and Retail Operations	✕	6	-
Selling Skills and Sales Operations	✕	9	-
	Total	963

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design	✕	4	-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	✕	0	-
Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator	✕	17	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	✕	1	-
Education [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Teacher Assistant/Aide	✕	1	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	17	-
Fashion and Fabric Consultant	✕	1	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	826 completers	$26,900
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	826	$26,900
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Homeland Security	✕	5	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Building/Property Maintenance	✕	2	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	19	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Interior Design	✕	19	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	103 completers	-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	✕	0	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	14	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	24	-
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	✕	12	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	53	-
Business [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Accounting	✕	5	-
	Total	1,020

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	✕	3	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	11	-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	✕	6	-
Education [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Teacher Assistant/Aide	✕	2	-
Engineering [+]	✕	35 completers	-
Engineering	✕	35	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	43 completers	-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	9	-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	34	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	13	-
Fashion and Fabric Consultant	✕	8	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	✕	10	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1,047 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✔	948	-
General Studies	✕	99	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	401 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	401	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	81 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	42	-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	✕	28	-
Homeland Security	✕	2	-
Forensic Science and Technology	✕	9	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Building/Property Maintenance	✕	2	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	✕	0	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	9	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Interior Design	✕	6	-
Graphic Design	✕	18	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	3	-
Music	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	234 completers	-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	✕	21	-
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	✕	12	-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	✕	6	-
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	✕	19	-
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	✕	10	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	4	-
Surgical Technology/Technologist	✕	10	-
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	✕	14	-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	✕	17	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	121	-
Business [+]	✔	89 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	49	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✔	13	-
Parts, Warehousing, and Inventory Management Operations	✕	13	-
Hospitality Administration/Management	✕	10	-
Fashion Merchandising	✕	4	-
	Total	2,027

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 12,434 students are attending at William Rainey Harper College. There are 198 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 418 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1 (5.56%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 714 (full-time) and 691 (part-time).

The graduation rate of William Rainey Harper College is 43% and transfer-out rate is 17%. The retention rate is 73% at the school.

Harper College 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	12,434
Graduation Rate	43%
Number of Faculty	616
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1

Student Population at Harper College

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 12,015 students enrolled into William Rainey Harper College. By gender, 5,313 male and 6,702 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for William Rainey Harper College.

Student Population By Gender
William Rainey Harper College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	12,015	5,313	6,702
Full-time	4,010	2,055	1,955
Part-tme	8,005	3,258	4,747

There are 5,593 White (46.55%), 491 Black/African American (4.09%), 3,571 Hispanic (29.72%), 1,644 Asian (13.68%), and 4,287 students with other races attending William Rainey Harper College. 75 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at William Rainey Harper College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	12,015	5,313	6,702
American Indian/Native American	30	18	12
Asian	1,644	731	913
Black/African American	491	195	296
Hispanic	3,571	1,439	2,132
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	5,593	2,590	3,003
Two More	317	148	169
Un-Known	294	151	143
Non-resident Alien	75	41	34

William Rainey Harper College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

4,919 students (40.94% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 3,634 students (30.25% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for William Rainey Harper College.

Distance Learning Student Population at William Rainey Harper College
	Number of Students
Total	12,015
Enrolled Online Exclusively	4,919
Enrolled Some Online Courses	3,634
Not in Online Courses	3,462

By age range, at William Rainey Harper College, 3,486 students are aged 20 to 24 (29.01% of total students), 5,259 students are aged below 20 (43.77%), 361 students are aged above 50 (5.28%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at William Rainey Harper College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	12,015	5,313	6,702
Under 18	1,622	749	873
Age 18-19	3,637	1,851	1,786
Age 20-21	2,044	1,025	1,019
Age 22-24	1,442	678	764
Age 25-29	1,183	445	738
Age 30-34	672	195	477
Age 35-39	493	136	357
Age 40-49	560	135	425
Age 50-64	317	82	235
Over 64	44	16	28
Age Un-Known	1	1	0

Directory and Accreditation Information

William Rainey Harper College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1971 - Current[Estimated Date]).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of William Rainey Harper College.

1200 W Algonquin Rd, Palatine, IL

847-925-6000

School Website

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Financial Aid Information

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Directory and Accreditation Information

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