Harper College

William Rainey Harper College is a public community college in Palatine, Illinois. It was established by referendum in 1965 and opened in September 1967. It is named for William Rainey Harper, a pioneer in the junior college movement in the United States and the first president of the University of Chicago.

Not to be confused with Harpur College.
Harper College
William Rainey Harper College
TypePublic community college
Established1965 (1965)
Endowment$25.4 million (2019)[1]
PresidentAvis Proctor
Academic staff
204 full-time, approximately 467 part-time
Administrative staff
810 full and part-time
Students15,396[2]
Location
Palatine
,
Illinois
,
United States

42.081°N 88.071°W / 42.081; -88.071
CampusUrban
ColorsBlue and Silver    
MascotHawk
Websitewww.harpercollege.edu

Campus

Location

Harper College has a 200-acre (80.9 ha) campus approximately 25 miles (40 km) northwest of downtown Chicago, Illinois in the suburb of Palatine. Address: 1200 West Algonquin Road - Palatine, IL 60067

Harper also offers classes and services at other locations within Community College District 512:

  • Harper College Learning and Career Center in Prospect Heights - Address: 1375 S Wolf Rd, Prospect Heights, IL 60070
  • The Harper Professional Center (HPC) in Schaumburg - Address: 650 E Higgins Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60173
  • The Illinois Small Business Development Center (ISBDC) within the Harper Professional Center in Schaumburg
  • Harper College works in partnership with the Illinois workNet Center in Arlington Heights.[3]

Architecture

The campus was designed to have an informal layout. The architectural concept uses scale and placement of buildings, multilevel plazas, brick, wood and concrete building materials and glass window walls to give a variety of interior and exterior views. The structures are built into the natural contours of the land, with entrances on several levels.[4] The Avanté Center for Science, Health Careers and Emerging Technologies covers more than 6 acres (2.428 ha) of learning space including 35 laboratories, nine lecture halls, a nursing lab, and a working dental clinic. According to the architects Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum Inc. (HOK), Avanté incorporates energy-saving elements using a holistic approach.

Academics

Harper College offers more than 50 transfer options, allowing students to earn an associate degree before transferring to a four-year college or university to complete a bachelor's degree. The college also offers more than 40 career programs which grant an associate degree or certificate and provide the skills necessary to enter the workforce. These programs range in length from sixteen weeks to two years.

All courses, educational programs, counseling services, and distance learning programs are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The college is also home to an award-winning Speech & Debate team. In the past 16 years, the team has won the Illinois Intercollegiate Speech and Debate Tournament on 7 occasions.[5]

Harper offers 15 Study Abroad programs spread amongst Central America, Europe, and Asia. A few programs (3) are directly administered by the College; on the other hand, most are in conjunction with the Illinois Consortium for International Studies and Programs (ICISP).[6]

Communities served

Harper College District 512 comprises these communities: Arlington Heights, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Lake Barrington, Mount Prospect, North Barrington, Palatine, Prospect Heights, Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg, South Barrington, Tower Lakes, Wheeling and small portions of Buffalo Grove, Carpentersville, Deer Park, Des Plaines, Fox River Grove, Hanover Park and Roselle.[7]

College sports

Football

The football program was eliminated in January 2012.

  • 2003 NJCAA Division III National Champions
  • 2004 NJCAA Division III National Champions
  • 2008 NJCAA Division III National Champions
  • Notable coaches, John Eliasik (member of NJCAA and Region IV Halls-of-Fame) and Dragan Teonic (2008 National Champions).

Cross country
  • NJCAA National Division III Champions 2011[8]
  • NJCAA National Division III Champions 2012[9]
  • NJCAA National Division III Champions 2013[10]
  • NJCAA National Division III Champions 2014
  • NJCAA National Division III Champions 2015[11]
  • NJCAA National Division III Champions 2016[12]
  • NJCAA National Division III Champions 2017[13]
  • NJCAA National Division III Champions 2018[14]

Track and field
  • NJCAA National Division III Champions 2005
  • NJCAA National Division III Champions 2006
  • NJCAA National Division III Champions 2007
  • NJCAA National Division III Champions 2008
  • NJCAA National Division III Champions 2009
  • NJCAA National Division III Champions 2011
  • NJCAA National Division III Champions 2012
  • NJCAA National Division III Runners-Up 2013

Wrestling
  • Coach Dan Loprieno[15] inducted in 2008 to the NJCAA Region IV Hall of Fame.
  • NJCAA 2010 Wrestling Champions[16]
  • NJCAA Division III National Champions in 2006 and 2001. The 2006-07 team finished second in the nation, earned fifth consecutive district title and had 10 National qualifiers and seven All-Americans.

Women's basketball
  • Julie Jestus, 2006 NJCAA Region IV Hall of Fame[15]

Women's volleyball
  • NJCAA Division III National Champions 2016[17]
  • NJCAA Division III National Runners-Up 2017[17]

Notable alumni

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  2. As of spring 2019. "Spring Enrollment Report" (PDF). Illinois Community College Board. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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