Harper Fast Facts

Communities Served

Arlington Heights, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Elk Grove Village, Inverness, Lake Barrington, Mount Prospect, North Barrington, Palatine, Prospect Heights, Rolling Meadows, South Barrington, Tower Lakes, Wheeling and portions of Buffalo Grove, Carpentersville, Deer Park, Des Plaines, Fox River Grove, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Roselle and Schaumburg.

Enrollment

Academic Year 2023-24 unduplicated headcount:

Credit: 22,904
Community Education: 3,795

Programs Offered

6 transfer degrees; 40+ career degrees; 90+ certificate programs

10 Academic Areas of Interest: Art, Design and Performing Arts; Business and Information Technology; Education; Engineering, Math and Computer Science; Health Science; Liberal Arts, Language and Communication; Manufacturing and Construction; Physical and Life Science; Public Service; Social Science

Apprenticeship Programs

12 registered programs
4 non-registered programs

University Center

4 University Partners: DePaul University, Northern Illinois University, Roosevelt University, Southern Illinois University offer more than 10 bachelor's degree programs on Harper's campus

In-district Tuition

$138.50 per credit hour (2024-25 academic year)

Total Operating Funds Revenue

$143.9 million (fiscal year 2024)

Moody's Aaa Bond Rating

Since 2009

Campus Size (Main Campus, Harper Professional Center, Learning and Career Center)

About 200 acres, 25 buildings, about 1.7 million square feet

Employees (Credit and Community Education)

680 Faculty (Credit and Community Education)
660 Staff

District Population

537,989 (Serving portions of four counties: Cook (majority), Lake, Kane and McHenry counties

Founding Date

District established by referendum March 27, 1965

Opening Date

September 1967