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.

WIOA-approved programs

Online courses offered through Continuing Professional Education are conducted using WebEx or Blackboard. For Blackboard, you can access the course through MyHarper student portal and through Blackboard. 

Your instructor will reach out to you prior to the start of your first class session with details for your course. 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.

Fall 2022 courses

 Business 

  • CPA Review – BEC
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    20019 LBS8114-C01 (August 22 to December 16)
  • CPA Review – AUD
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    20020 LBS8115-C01 (October 17 to December 11)
  • Entrepreneurship 
    • Digital Marketing and CX 
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      20049 LBS8205-C01 (October 17 to December 11) 
    • Funding Your Business 
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      20044 LBS8202-C01 (August 22 to November 20)       
      20045 LBS8202-C02 (November 9 to December 16) 
    • Future Founder Internship  
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      20051 LBS8207-C01 (October 17 to December11) 
    • Ideation and Prototyping 
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      20048 LBS8204-C01 (September 26 to November 6) 
    • Innovative Product Development 
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      20042 LBS8201-C01 (August 22 to November 20) 
      20043 LBS8201-C02 (September 26 to November 6) 
    • Makerspace Build: 3D Printer
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      20050 LBS8206-C01 (September19 to December16) 
    • Makerspace Experience: IDEAShop  
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      20046 LBS8203-C01 (August 22 to September18) 
      20047 LBS8203-C02 (September19 to December 16) 
    • Startup Strategies
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      20040 LBS8200-C01 (August 22 to October 16) 
      20041 LBS8200-C02 (August 22 to September18) 
  • Human Resources Certification Prep - Strategy and Scenarios
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    20008 LBS8251-300 (September 26 to December 5)
  • Introduction to Payroll Accounting
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    20007 LBS8155-C01(September 19 to December 16) 
  • Introduction to Payroll AccountingView Course20064 LBS8155-C02 (October 17 to December 11) 
  • PMI Agile Certified Practitioner
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    LPM8400-300 (March 29 to May 10)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Prep
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    20014 LPM8300-300 (September 21 to December 14)
  • Quickbooks Applications
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    20005 LBS8113-C01 (August 22 to October 16)
    20006 LBS8113-C02 (October 17 to December 11)

Career Programs 

  • Class B Vehicle Training      
  • Drones 
    • Drone Pilot Ground School  
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      20021 LBS8400-C01 (August 22 to October 16) 
    • Introduction to Small Unmanned Aerial Systems  
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      20022 LBS8401-C01 (August 22 to October 16) 

Fire Service Training

      • 20015 LRE8170 (August 21 to November 16, daytime)  
      • 20052 LRE8170 (September 6 to November 17, evening) 
      • 20017 LRE8171 (November 22 to December 13, evening)  
        Prerequisite: LRE8170 
      • 20018 LRE8171 (November 28 to December 14, daytime) 
        Prerequisite: LRE8170 
    • Real Estate Law - Commercial
      20035 LRE8176-C01 (August 22 to December 16)
  • Truck Driving 
    • Truck Driver Training - 160 Hours 
      Contact CPE@harpercollege.edu.
    • Truck Driver Training - 240
      Contact CPE@harpercollege.edu.

Health Care 

  • Activity Director 
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    20003 LAH8100-600 (November 1 to 10) 
    Blended (online and on-site) 
    On-site November 1, 8, 10 (8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., LCC207) 
    Tuition: $475 
  • Dental Assisting 
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    20004 LAH8236-600 (August 29 to December 16) 
  • Fundamentals of Cannabis 
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     LCB8001-300 (TBD) 
  • Online Pharmacy Technician 
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    20002 LAH8011-300 (August 29 to December 16) 
  • RN Refresher 
    • RN Refresher 
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      20012 LNU8100-300 (August 23 to December 15) 
    • RN Refresher Theory and Skills Review 
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      20013 LNU8101-300 (August 23 to October 25)

Technology 

  • AutoCAD 
    • AutoCAD Essentials 
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      20032 LVV8411-300 (September 13 to October 13) 
    • AutoCAD Intermediate 
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      20033 LVV8412-300 (October 18 to November 10) 
    • AutoCAD: Creating and Presenting 3D Models 
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      20034 LVV8090-300 (November 15 to December 13) 
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect 
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    20010 LCW8602-300 (October 4 to December 13) 
  • Azure Database Administrator Associate 
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    20011 LNT8901-300 (October 10 to December 5) 
  • CISCO CCNA Network Specialist 
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    20026 LCI8001-300 (September 13 to December 13) 
  • CompTIA 
    • CompTIA IT Fundamentals+ 
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      20036 LAP8019-300 (October 3 to December 5)  
    • CompTIA Network+ 
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      50007 LAP8021-300 (September 29 to December 8)  
    • CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst + 
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      20025 LAP8023-300 (October 5 to December 14) 
  • Graphic Arts Fundamentals 
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    20009 LCT8101-C01 (August 23 to December 13)  
  • Introduction to R Programming 
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     LCT8600-300 (TBA)
  • Predictive Analytics Using Big Data 
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     LCT8400-300 (TBA)
  • Python 
    • Introduction to Python Programming 
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      20059 LIX8101-300 (November 1 to December 6)  
    • Intermediate Python Programming 
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      20058 LIX8103-302 (August 17 to September 21)  
  • Smart Energy Cybersecurity  
    • Cybersecurity in the Smart Energy Environment
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      20031 LSP8301-300 (October 22 to November 19)
  • Solar Energy 
    • Solar Business and Technical Sales 
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      20001 LBS8256-300 (August 8 to September 18) 
      20023 LBS8256-301 (September 27 to November 29) 
  • Tableau 
    • Tableau Desktop I 
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      20029 LDT8001-300 (October 5 to November 2)  
    • Tableau Desktop II 
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      20030 LDT8002-300 (November 9 to December 14) 

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Last Updated: 9/23/22