Harper College Fact Book

William Rainey Harper College is the second largest of the 48 community colleges in Illinois serving completely or partially 23 municipalities. Harper College is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

• Our College Leadership page provides information about Harper’s Board of Trustees, President, mission, vision, core values, planning and accountability. 
• In fiscal year 2024 (July 2023 - June 2024) Harper College has earned over 20 International, National, or State and Regional Recognitions and Awards.

• For more information regarding Harper’s apprenticeships, Business Solutions, Job Placement Resource Center, and Small Business Development Center visit the Business Services site.
• The Business Services dashboard highlights performance indicators for Harper Business Solutions, Small Business Development Center, and Apprenticeship program.

The Harper College District No. 512 includes portions of four counties: Cook (which makes up the majority of the area and population of Harper’s district), Lake, Kane, and McHenry and the district boundaries are defined by Township High School Districts 211, 214, and Community Unit School District 220.

The District Information dashboard provides data on Harper’s district by gender, age, race/ethnicity, educational attainment, and income.

As of Fall 2024 census, Harper employs 1,340 full-time and part-time employees. There are 590 part-time employees and 750 full-time employees.

The Employees dashboard displays the latest five years of data about our employees along multiple demographic and employment characteristics.

The Finances dashboard provides data on Harper’s finances including operating fund revenues, operating funds expenditures, and other financial information.

Tuition rates have been adjusted with a slight increase for the 2024-2025 academic year. Five-year history of tuition rates are displayed in the Finance dashboard. Visit the Tuition and Payment web page for additional information.

The Financial Aid dashboard provides data on Harper’s financial aid including applications, aid-eligible students, and award detail.

11,661 students were awarded $34,553,138 in scholarships, grants and tuition waivers through Harper College in 2023–24.

Harper College served 26,699 students in fiscal year 2024 (22,904 credit students and 3,795 community education students). 

Credit

The Credit Students dashboard provides data on Harper College credit, AED, and Continuing Professional Education (CPE) students including enrollment demographics, course modalities, transfer schools, credentials, and students by high school.

Community Education

The Community Education Students dashboard provides data on Harper College community education students including enrollment by activity, course information, and demographic characteristics.

The Support Services dashboard provides data about the various ways Harper serves students such as advising and counseling, academic support, innovative instruction, and learning resources.