Harper College

Recognitions and Awards

Awarded July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025

National

  • Graphic Arts Design & Technology Program: Reaccredited by Accrediting Council for Collegiate Graphic Communications, June 2025
  • Honors Program and Phi Theta Kappa (PTK): PTK officer board won a Distinguished Chapter Officer Team award, 2025.
  • Insight into Academia Higher Education Excellence and Distinction (HEED Award): Received award from Insight Into Academia for demonstrating a strong, sustained commitment to academic excellence and community-building across all levels of campus, 2025.
  • Insight into Academia Mental Health and Well-Being Award: Received award from Insight Into Academia for demonstrating an outstanding commitment to fostering a culture of mental health wellness and belonging by providing innovative support for the emotional well-being of students, faculty, and staff, 2025.
  • Men’s Cross Country Team: NJCAA National Runners-Up, 2024
  • Men’s Track and Field Team: NJCAA National Runners-Up, 2024
  • Men’s Wrestling Team: NJCAA National 3rd Place, 2025
  • United States Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship: Recognized Harper College as a Department of Labor Apprenticeship Ambassador committed to modernizing, diversifying, and expanding Registered Apprenticeship to support the success of American workers, employers, and communities across the country, 2024.
  • Women’s Cross Country Team: NJCAA National Runners-Up, 2024
  • Women’s Track and Field Team: NJCAA National Runners-Up, 2025

State and regional

  • Honors Program and Phi Theta Kappa (PTK): Received an Outstanding Officer Team Award from the Illinois Region of Phi Theta Kappa, 2024.
  • Men’s Cross Country Team: All-Academic Team, 2024
  • Men’s Cross Country Team: NJCAA Runners-Up Champions, 2024
  • Women’s Cross Country Team: All-Academic Team, 2024
  • Women’s Cross Country Team: NJCAA Regional Champions, 2024
  • Women's Softball Team: All-Academic Team, 2025
  • Women’s Track and Field Team: All-Academic Team, 2025

Source: President Reports July 2024 – June 2025 and Harper departments

Last Updated: 12/19/25