Harper College

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

42°04′52″N 88°04′16″W / 42.081°N 88.071°W / 42.081; -88.071
CampusSuburban
ColorsBlue and Silver    
Sporting affiliations
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.