Harold Washington College

Harold Washington College

Former names	Loop College (1962-1987)
Motto	"Education that Works"
Type	Community
Established	1962; 62 years ago (1962)
Affiliation	City Colleges of Chicago
Chancellor	Juan Salgado
President	Daniel López, Jr.[1]
Students	8,536[2]
Location	Chicago , Illinois , United States 41°53′10″N 87°37′36″W / 41.88611°N 87.62667°W / 41.88611; -87.62667
Campus	Urban
Mascot	"The Phoenix"
Website	hwashington.ccc.edu

Harold Washington College is a community college, part of the City Colleges of Chicago system of the City of Chicago, in Illinois, United States. It is located in the downtown "Loop" area of the city, near the series of parks along the lakefront of Lake Michigan, centered at 30 East Lake Street. Founded in 1962 as Loop College, the college was renamed for the first African American to be elected Mayor of Chicago, Harold Washington, (1922–1987), after his sudden death in office in November 1987.