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  1. Apr 3, 2024 · We are Harper Collegethe college in your community. The College was established by referendum in 1965 and opened September 1967. It is named for Dr. William Rainey Harper, a pioneer in the junior college movement in the United States and the first president of the University of Chicago.

  2. May 20, 2024 · William Rainey Harper College 1200 West Algonquin Road Palatine, IL 60067 Phone: 847.925.6000

  3. 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 .

    • Harper College is named after William Rainey Harper, the first president of the University of Chicago and widely regarded as the father of the two-year college movement.
    • Harper opened its doors to students on September 13, 1967.
    • Harper has conferred a total of 86,369 degrees and certificates. While 114 students made up Harper's first class of graduates, Harper conferred more than 3,500 transfer, career and technical degrees and certificates in 2017 alone.
    • Each year, Harper awards $23 million in scholarships, grants and tuition waivers.
  4. William Rainey Harper College is a public institution in Palatine, Illinois. Its campus is located in a suburb with a total enrollment of 12,199. The school utilizes a semester-based...

  5. Dec 14, 2023 · 1966. The College adopts the name William Rainey Harper College in honor of the first president of the University of Chicago and the "father of the junior college movement." Loading. Architectural Plans. January 1967. It all starts with a vision; the first renderings of what Harper College could look like emerge. Loading. Construction. 1967-1969.

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