Upcoming Courses

Prepare for a new career or advance your expertise in your current profession. Accredited by the ICCB, Harper College Continuing Professional Education programs provide you with career-focused advancement opportunities. View our course offerings below or browse the online schedule. For more information, email cpe@harpercollege.edu, or call 847.925.6757 or 847.925.6075.

Online courses offered through Continuing Professional Education are conducted using the Blackboard platform. You will be able to access your online course on the first day of class through the MyHarper student portal and through Blackboard. Most online classes are asynchronous, with no set meeting days and times.

Your instructor will reach out to you prior to the start of your first class session, and it's important to log in to the class on the first day to read announcements, ensure you can access Blackboard, and view your upcoming assignments. If you would like additional support, contact the Student Service Desk email or call 847.925.6866. Continuing Professional Education can also assist at cpe@harpercollege.edu, 847.925.6757 or 847.925.6075.

Summer 2020 courses

COVID-19 Contact Tracing
Full (July 13 to Aug. 7)
Introduction to Veterinary Assistant
80020 LAG8001-901 (Aug. 4-13, online)
Web Coding Boot Camp
(Limited to high school students and incoming Harper College students)
80001 LCT8003-900 (July 27-31)

Fall 2020 courses

Business

Become a Substitute Teacher
20024 LTD8001-C01 (Nov. 9 to 11)

Business Systems Analyst
20014 LPM8010-300 (Sept. 24 to Dec. 17)
Introduction to Payroll Accounting
20031 LBS8155-C01 (Aug. 24 to Oct. 18)
20032 LBS8155-C02 (Oct. 19 to Dec. 13)
Prerequisite ACC100, ACC101, LBS8010, or LBS8011.

Library Assistant
20021 LCE8019-300 (Sept. 17 to Nov. 19)

Private Investigation Training
20018 LCE8008-300 (Sept. 29 to Nov. 17)

QuickBooks Application
20029 LBS8113-C01 (Aug. 24 to Oct. 18)
20030 LBS8113-C02 (Oct. 19 to Dec. 13)
Real Estate (New Curriculum Fall 2020)

Broker Pre-License – 20022 LRE8170-300 (Sept. 2 to Nov. 18)
Applied Real Estate Principles – 20023 LRE8171-300 (Nov. 23 to Dec. 14)
Prerequisite: LRE8170

Truck Driver Training – 160-hour
20019 LCE8016-300 (Aug. 24 to Sept. 28)
20020 LCE8016-301 (Oct. 19 to Nov. 20)

Workplace Communication and Interpersonal Skills
20027 LPM8002-300 (Nov. 10 to Dec. 8)

Healthcare

COVID-19 Contact Tracing
20035 LAH8300-300 (Aug. 24 to Sept. 18)

Dental Assisting
20017 LAH8236-300 (Aug. 24 to Dec. 18)

Online Pharmacy Technician
20001 LAH8011-300 (Aug. 24 to Dec. 18)

RN Refresher
LNU8100-300 (Pending for Fall 2020)

RN Refresher Theory and Skills Review
20034 LNU8101-300 (Aug. 25 to Oct. 15)

Veterinary Assistant
20025 LAG8002-300 (Aug. 25 to Dec. 10)

Technical

AutoCAD

AutoCAD Essentials – 20028 LVV8411-300 (Sept. 19 to Nov. 7)
AutoCAD Intermediate – 20033 LVV8412-300 (Nov. 14 to Dec. 12)

Azure Database Administrator Associate
20013 LNT8901-300 (Oct. 12 to Dec. 7)

Cisco CCNA Network Specialist
20031 LCI8001-300 (Oct. 5 to Nov. 18)

CISSP
20016 LSP8500-300 (Oct. 1 to Dec. 10)

COMPTIA A+ Computer Technician
20026 LAP8020-300 (Sept. 22 to Dec. 8)

COMPTIA Security+
20002 LAP8022-300 (Sept. 24 to Dec. 3)

Developing ASP.NET Core MVC Web Applications
20012 LNT8486-300 (Nov. 7 to Dec. 12)

Intro to R Programming
20005 LCT8600-300 (Oct. 3 to Nov. 7)

Java Fundamentals
20015 LSJ8001-300 (Oct. 6 to Dec. 8)

Predictive Analytics Using Big Data
20004 LCT8400-300 (Oct. 3 to Nov. 7)

Programming in C#
20011 LNT8483-300 (Sept. 26 to Oct. 24)

Python

Introduction to Python Programming – 20008 LIX8101-300 (Oct. 1 to Nov. 5)
Intermediate Python Programming – 20009 LIX8103-300 (Aug. 26 to Sept. 30),
20010 LIX8103-301 (Nov. 12 to Dec. 5)

Tableau

Tableau Desktop I – 20006 LDT8001-300 (Oct. 7 to Nov. 4)
Tableau Desktop II – 20007 LDT8002-300 (Nov. 11 to Dec. 16)