Harold Washington College

Harold Washington College
Former names
Loop College (1962-1987)
Motto"Education that Works"
TypeCommunity
Established1962; 62 years ago (1962)
AffiliationCity Colleges of Chicago
ChancellorJuan Salgado
PresidentDaniel López, Jr.[1]
Students8,536[2]
Location, ,
United States

41°53′10″N 87°37′36″W / 41.88611°N 87.62667°W / 41.88611; -87.62667
CampusUrban
Mascot"The Phoenix"
Websitehwashington.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.

  1. ^ "President". Harold Washington. City Colleges of Chicago. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "FY 2022 Statistical Digest" (PDF). City Colleges of Chicago. p. 245. Retrieved June 14, 2024.