The Fact Book serves as a comprehensive resource for users to explore and engage with data related to Harper College.
This information is compiled annually by the Office of Institutional Research to provide a snapshot of the institution across various areas. The main areas of the Fact Book include General Information about the College, Business Services & Outreach, District Information, Employees, Finances, Financial Aid, Students (Credit and Community Education), and Support Services.
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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.
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.
Individuals from every area of the College provided information and the Office of Institutional Research would like to thank all the areas of the college for their cooperation and assistance in the data collection process.
Questions and comments regarding the Fact Book are encouraged. Please email us at oir@harpercollege.edu or call 847.925.6950.