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Harper College

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• Harper College (also William Rainey Harper College) is a two-year community college in Palatine, Illinois. The college was established by referendum in 1965, and in 1971 Harper's construction was finished, the first community college to be completed in Illinois. It is named for William Rainey Harper, a pioneer in the junior college movement in the United States and the first president of the University of Chicago.
• We offer a full range of credit and non-credit courses, career training opportunities and continuing education options for professional development and personal enrichment as well as academic transfer programs. Our faculty is among the best. And because, like William Rainey Harper himself, we believe that higher education should be accessible to all, we offer a flexible schedule of daytime, nighttime and weekend classes at our main campus and at several other sites conveniently located throughout our service area.
• Avanté, Center for Science, Health Careers and Emerging Technologies is a state-of-the-art learning center for Harper College's nationally acclaimed programs in health, science and computer technology. The Center occupies 292,926 square feet of space, or six and one half acres. Avanté houses 10 major academic programs including nursing, dental hygiene, medical imaging, cardiac care, electronics, computer science, biology and chemistry. The name Avanté implies “advancement” or “moving forward,” while the Center itself creates an inspiring environment to advance teaching and learning in the sciences, technology and health care for current and future generations. It contains 400 rooms.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Council Reviews Water Study, Suggestions On Future (Journal & Topics)
  posted on March 19, 2010 at 10:43:36 pm
  Palatine councilmen this week heard an update from staff and a hired consultant to help determine where the village's water system is heading in the next 10 to 20 years.
• Calendar (Lake Zurich Courier)
  posted on March 18, 2010 at 11:30:44 am
  Deadline for items for the Community Calendar is Wednesday noon two weeks before desired publication date. Send information on fund-raisers, clubs, lectures, community events, church events, reunions and support groups to Community Calendar, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview, IL 60026, fax (847) 486-7451, or e-mail to mbottari@pioneerlocal.com. No charge for ...
• Community Calendar (Buffalo Grove Countryside)
  posted on March 18, 2010 at 10:00:30 am
  Deadline for items for the Community Calendar is Wednesday noon two weeks before desired publication date. Send information on fund-raisers, clubs, lectures, community events, reunions and support groups to Community Calendar, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake, Glenview IL 60026; fax (847) 486-7495; or e-mail to jmolitor@pioneerlocal.com. There is no charge for publication.
• Students rate Harper faculty among best in nation (Daily Herald)
  posted on March 12, 2010 at 10:22:17 pm
  Given the choice, few college students would voluntarily sign up for a class that meets at 8 a.m. on Mondays and Fridays. But exceptions might be made when that time slot is taught by a professor known for being engaging or kind with the grading curve.
• Streamwood Marine Medic hosts Haitian fundraiser (Daily Herald)
  posted on March 12, 2010 at 06:00:44 am
  Streamwood's Rob Spejcher had a harsh, but useful preparation for his recent mission to help Haitian earthquake victims.

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