Harper College

Whatever your goal — to earn a degree or certificate, upgrade your career skills, pursue a lifelong interest or cultivate an entirely new one, Harper College helps people of all ages, experiences and backgrounds go forward with their education and their careers and enrich their lives.

Harper College is a comprehensive community college dedicated to providing excellent education at an affordable cost, promoting personal growth, enriching the local community and meeting the challenges of a global society.

The specific purposes of the College are:

• To provide the first two years of baccalaureate education in the liberal and fine arts, the natural and social sciences and pre-professional curricula designed to prepare students to transfer to four-year colleges and universities;
  
  
• To provide educational opportunities that enable students to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to enter a specific career;
  
  
• To provide continuing educational opportunities for professional job training, retraining and upgrading of skills and for personal enrichment and wellness;
  
  
• To provide developmental instruction for under-prepared students and educational opportunities for those who wish to improve their academic abilities and skills;
  
  
• To provide co-curricular opportunities that enhance the learning environment and develop the whole person. Essential to achieving these purposes are all of the College’s resources, support programs and services.

Harper College...the college in your community.
1200 W. Algonquin Road
Palatine, IL 60067-7398