Harper College - Community College Profile

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees of William Rainey Harper College (Harper College) is $9,990 for Illinois residents and $11,802 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than the average tuition ($12,223) of public community colleges in Illinois.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at William Rainey Harper College. Then, we compare its costs to Illinois community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	Illinois Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$9,990	$11,802
Books & Supplies	$1,100
Off-Campus Living Costs	$25,140
Average Financial Aid	$5,171
Cost of Attendance	$36,230	$38,042
After Financial Aid	$31,059	$32,871
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$42,600

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Illinois Residents	Out-of-State Students
William Rainey Harper College	$9,990	$11,802
Public Community Colleges in Illinois	$9,678	$12,223
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$4,939	$8,623

Tuition Trends

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

William Rainey Harper College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	18	41	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. "Only in Classroom" means that the program is offered only on-site classes and "not offered" means that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Communications Technologies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator	28 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Information Science/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Teacher Assistant/Aide	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Engineering	NOT OFFERED	27 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	18 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Child Care Provider/Assistant	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Fashion and Fabric Consultant	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	830 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	876 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	131 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Biological and Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	388 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Criminal Justice/Police Science	NOT OFFERED	23 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Forensic Science and Technology	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

Construction Trades

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Building/Property Maintenance	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Welding Technology/Welder	23 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Interior Design	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design	NOT OFFERED	23 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	NOT OFFERED	27 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	26 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Surgical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	NOT OFFERED	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	18 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	119 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	38 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	52 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	NOT OFFERED	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Parts, Warehousing, and Inventory Management Operations	NOT OFFERED	18 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Fashion Merchandising	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 12,434 students at William Rainey Harper College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 5,313 male students and 6,702 female students are attending the school. The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	12,015	4,010	8,005
Male Students	5,313	2,055	3,258
Female Students	6,702	1,955	4,747

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At William Rainey Harper College, there are 12,434 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 6,216 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,714 students are enrolled exclusively and 3,502 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	12,434
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	2,714
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	3,502
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	6,218

School Profile and Academic Overview

William Rainey Harper College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Palatine, Illinois. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $9,990 for Illinois residents and $11,802 for other students on average. It offers 116 degree programs through 18 Certificate, 41 Associate's programs. The average earning in 10 years after graduation from the school is $42,600.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	1200 W Algonquin Rd, Palatine, IL
Phone	847-925-6000
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$9,990 Out-of-State$11,802
Student Population »	12,434 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	43%
Transfer-out Rate	17%
Retention Rate	73% (Full-time) 57% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$5,171
Students to Faculty	18:1 (5.56%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$42,600

William Rainey Harper College

A Community College in Palatine, Illinois

2024 Tuition & Fees

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Student Population

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

School Profile and Academic Overview

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