Harper College will be closed Monday, September 1, in observance of Labor Day.
October 12, 2018
The Education and Work Center (EWC) in Hanover Park, which provides basic skills training and employment services to a traditionally underserved area, recently received a $225,000 operations grant thanks to the successful efforts of Sen. Cristina Castro, Rep. Fred Crespo and Hanover Park Mayor Rodney Craig. Read More
October 12, 2018
Harper College has emerged as a national leader in apprenticeship programs, combining on-the-job learning experiences with job-related instruction. This week, nearly 100 community and technical colleges from across the country came to campus to get a glimpse into how Harper makes it all work. Read More
October 10, 2018
Harper College has received the 2018 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. Read More
October 10, 2018
The Harper College Police Department is participating in Take Back Day, a national initiative aimed at preventing drug addiction and overdose deaths through the safe and convenient disposal of prescription drugs. The community is invited to drop off unused or expired prescription drugs on Oct. 26-27. Read More
October 10, 2018
As a professor at the National University of Costa Rica and a tenured elementary and high school teacher for the Costa Rican Ministry of Public Education, Professor Jairo Viales has gained a breadth of experience as an educator. In August, he began a new role as a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence at Harper College, the sixth Fulbright that Harper has hosted. Read More
October 02, 2018
Harper College has opened its new B.E.S.T. (Building Energy Systems Technology) Laboratory as a state-of-the-art resource for students in the new Building Automation Systems program. The facility was outfitted with donations from air conditioning systems manufacturer Daikin. Read More
October 01, 2018
Together with strategic partners DePaul, Northern Illinois and Roosevelt universities, Harper College is working to remove barriers that might stand in the way of someone continuing their education. Nearly 60 students have already embraced an opportunity to earn a four-year degree through the new University Center on Harper's campus. Read More
October 01, 2018
Harper College will hold a free Economic Update and Outlook event, “Preparing for Policy Shifts: The Rapidly Changing Landscape for Trade, Fiscal and Monetary Strategy,” on October 9. Read More
September 27, 2018
The mounting costs of higher education in the U.S. can put a financial strain on students and families – a situation Christian Hyde specifically wanted to avoid. He opted for the Engineering Pathways program at Harper College, saving tens of thousands of dollars before heading to the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Read More
September 13, 2018
When Faustas Udrenas arrived at Harper College, he wasn’t sure if he’d be “missing out” on the kinds of opportunities that a four-year institution may offer. Two years later, enriched by an abundance of experiences and relationships, he wrapped up his time on campus utterly convinced he had made the right decision. Read More
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