“ Community colleges are recasting themselves as wise first choices for the serious student looking to side step crushing debt.” New York Times December 15, 2002

Nowhere in the halls of academia is it written that self-enrichment is directly proportional to the depth of one’s pocketbook. Harper puts a quality education within reach for anyone with the means to dream of a better life. When you consider our tuition is about one-third the cost of a public in-state four-year university and one-eighth the cost of a private college, our students demonstrate a good grasp of economics simply by registering. And our counselors help students select classes that mesh seamlessly with four-year universities. After all, credits can be transferred. It’s potential that can be lost forever. “ I was the first person in my family to go to college. Harper made my first two years affordable. Transferring to Loyola was a breeze.” Melinda Keys Loyola University student, Harper College graduate, cut the cost of her bachelor’s degree by more than $50,000 by attending Harper first.