Harper College

Harper College
William Rainey Harper College
TypePublic community college
Established1965; 59 years ago (1965)
Endowment$25.4 million (2019)[1]
PresidentAvis Proctor
Academic staff
201 full-time and 437 part-time[2]
Administrative staff
810 full and part-time
Students13,477 [2]
Location, ,
United States

42°04′52″N 88°04′16″W / 42.081°N 88.071°W / 42.081; -88.071
CampusUrban
ColorsBlue and Silver    
MascotHawk
Websitewww.harpercollege.edu

William Rainey Harper College is a public community college in Palatine, Illinois. It was established by referendum in 1965 and opened in September 1967. 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.[3]

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2019. "U.S. and Canadian 2019 NTSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2019 Endowment Market Value, and Percentage Change in Market Value from FY18 to FY19 (Revised)". National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "College Navigator - William Rainey Harper College".
  3. ^ "William Rainey Harper (1856-1906) - The University of Chicago Centennial Catalogues - The University of Chicago Library". www.lib.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-16.