Harper College
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.
Campus
Harper College has a campus, about northwest of downtown Chicago, in the suburb of Palatine, Illinois.Harper also offers classes and services at other locations:
- Harper College Learning and Career Center in Prospect Heights, Illinois
- The Harper Professional Center in Schaumburg, Illinois
- Harper College works in partnership with the Illinois Small Business Development Center, which is part of the Harper Professional Center in Schaumburg.
- Harper College works in partnership with the North Suburban Cook County American Job Center in Wheeling, Illinois
Service area
Athletics
Football
The football program was eliminated in January 2012.- 2003 NJCAA Division III National Champions
- 2004 NJCAA Division III National Champions
- 2008 NJCAA Division III National Champions
- Notable coaches, John Eliasik and Dragan Teonic.
Cross country
- NJCAA National Division III Champions 2011
- NJCAA National Division III Champions 2012
- NJCAA National Division III Champions 2013
- NJCAA National Division III Champions 2014
- NJCAA National Division III Champions 2015
- NJCAA National Division III Champions 2016
- NJCAA National Division III Champions 2017
- NJCAA National Division III Champions 2018
- NJCAA National Division III Champions 2023
Track and field
- NJCAA National Division III Champions 2005
- NJCAA National Division III Champions 2006
- NJCAA National Division III Champions 2007
- NJCAA National Division III Champions 2008
- NJCAA National Division III Champions 2009
- NJCAA National Division III Champions 2011
- NJCAA National Division III Champions 2012
- NJCAA National Division III Runners-Up 2013
- NJCAA National Division III Runners-Up 2015
- NJCAA National Division III Runners-Up 2017
- NJCAA National Division III Champions 2023
Wrestling
- Coach Dan Loprieno inducted in 2008 to the NJCAA Region IV Hall of Fame.
- NJCAA 2010 Wrestling Champions
- NJCAA Division III National Champions in 2006 and 2001. The 2006-07 team finished second in the nation, earned fifth consecutive district title and had 10 National qualifiers and seven All-Americans.
Women's basketball
- Julie Jestus, 2006 NJCAA Region IV Hall of Fame
Women's volleyball
- NJCAA Division III National Champions 2016
- NJCAA Division III National Runners-Up 2017
Notable alumni
- Angelo Dawkins, professional wrestler
- Quincy Black, professional football player
- Curtis Blaydes, professional mixed martial artist
- Will Brooks, college football player and professional mixed martial artist
- Mauro Fiore, cinematographer
- Jason and Clay Guida, professional mixed martial artists
- Dave Kingman, professional baseball player
- Charlie Kirk, political activist and talk show host
- E. E. Knight, science fiction and fantasy author
- Al Levine, professional baseball player
- John Loprieno, actor, writer, director
- Marlee Matlin, actress
- Rosemary Mulligan, politician
- Steve Octavien, professional football player
- Haley Reinhart, singer-songwriter and actress
- Mike Rio, college football player and professional mixed martial artist
- Christopher J. Schneider, sociologist
- Rob Sherman, political activist, perennial candidate, and businessman