City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College offers 40 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 16 major programs - 10 Certificate and 6 Associate.
The 2025 tuition & fees is $12,090 for Illinois residents and $15,150 for out-of-state students.
Total 2,178 students out of total 6,121 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,414 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.
Online Degrees / Programs Overview
| School Name | City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College |
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| Type | 2-4 Year, Public |
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| Address | 30 E Lake St, Chicago, IL |
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| Online Students | 2,178 Enrolled Online Exclusively
1,458 Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | In-State$12,090
Out-of-State$15,150 |
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| Student to Faculty | 20:1 (5.00%) |
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| Online Degree Programs |
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| Total | 16 Programs |
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| Certificate | 10 Programs |
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| Associates | 6 Programs |
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2025 Tuition & Fees
The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Illinois residents, the tuition & fees are $12,090 and $15,150 for non-Illinois residents.
The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $403 for Illinois residents and $505 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.
Online Programs By Area of Study
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College offers 40 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 16 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 10 Certificates, 6 Associates.
The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.
Total Number of Online Degree Programs
| Certificate | Associates | Bachelors |
Masters | Doctorate |
Post-Graduate |
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| Online Programs | 10 | 6 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
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| Overall Programs | 23 | 17 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
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Majors and number of completers
The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Computer Programming/Programmer | 5 |
3 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | 3 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster | 6 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Child Care Provider/Assistant | 17 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | NOT OFFERED |
5 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
598 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| General Studies | NOT OFFERED |
125 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Biological and Physical Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
167 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Accounting | 49 |
8 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | 4 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | 8 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Distance Learning Program Student Population
At City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College, there are 6,121 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 3,636 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,178 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,458 are enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 6,121 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,178 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,458 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 2,485 |
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By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 2,178 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,158 Illinois Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 11 students living in the U.S. States other than Illinois, and 9 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.
Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,178 | |
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| Illinois Resident | 2,158 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 11 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 9 |
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Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
| Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses | 2,178 | |
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| Degree/Certificate Seeking | 1,600 |
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| Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking | 578 |
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