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William Rainey Harper College
1200 W Algonquin Rd, Palatine, IL 60067 · Public 2-year · (847) 925-6000 · School website
Career programs at William Rainey Harper College
William Rainey Harper College reported 895 certificate and associate completions in 13 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in CNA (535). College Scorecard counts 9,313 undergraduates.
| Program | Award | Length | Program cost | Completions | Earnings, 1 yr | Funding and results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 535 | Not published | WIOA listState CNA list |
| EMT and paramedic | Certificate, Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 96 | Not published | WIOA list |
| Welding | Certificate, Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 93 | Not published | WIOA list |
| Phlebotomy | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 41 | Not published | WIOA list |
| Medical assistant | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 28 | Not published | |
| HVAC | Certificate, Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 26 | Not published | WIOA list |
| LPN/LVN | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 | Not published | WIOA listNCLEX-PN 100% |
| IT support | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 | Not published | WIOA list |
| Sterile processing | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 | Not published | WIOA list |
| Massage therapy | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 | Not published | |
| Surgical tech | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 | Not published | WIOA list |
| Culinary | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 | Not published | WIOA list |
| Billing and coding | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | $33,090 | WIOA list |
Program cost is the whole-program tuition and fees a clock-hour school reports to IPEDS for its largest programs (2024-25). Earnings are College Scorecard medians for graduates of this school in that field, one year after completing; small cohorts are not published. WIOA list means the program appears on the state's eligible training provider list in the U.S. Department of Labor file (programs listed as of June 30, 2025).
Cost and aid at William Rainey Harper College
What a year costs, 2024-25
- Tuition and fees, in districtIPEDS, academic-year schools
- $3,894
- Tuition and fees, in stateIPEDS
- $10,062
- Tuition and fees, out of stateIPEDS
- $11,874
- Books and suppliesIPEDS
- $1,100
- Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
- $11,607
- Median federal debt at graduationCollege Scorecard, all programs
- $10,184
- Median earnings 10 years after entryCollege Scorecard, all students
- $48,071
Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.
- William Rainey Harper College net price calculator (link from IPEDS)
- Financial aid office page (link from IPEDS)
- Veterans and military page (link from IPEDS)
How training gets paid for: Pell Grants, Workforce Pell, WIOA, GI Bill.
More William Rainey Harper College programs on the WIOA list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Listed at | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harper College Truck Driver Training (160 hrs)License Recognized by the State Involved or the Federal Government · In person · CIP 49.0205 | Prospect Heights | $1 | 5 weeks, 40 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Truck Driver Training Program (240 hrs)License Recognized by the State Involved or the Federal Government · In person · CIP 49.0205 | $1 | 5 weeks, 40 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | |
| Online Dental AssistingIndustry-Recognized Certificate · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 51.0601 | $4 | 12 weeks, 40 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | |
| Paramedic CertificateIndustry-Recognized Certificate · In person · CIP 51.0904 | Arlington Heights | $8+ $7 books | 32 weeks, 40 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Online Pharmacy TechnicianIndustry-Recognized Certificate · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 51.0805 | $4 | 14 weeks, 40 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. IPEDS does not list these program types at this campus. Matched to William Rainey Harper College by provider name and place, by DOL's provider ID, or as another site of the school (its exact name or website, the only match in the state; "Listed at" names that site's town).
DOL marks this state's outcome reporting with a data quality note: read completion and employment figures with care.
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