William Rainey Harper College

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WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE

Palatine, Illinois
Learning Resource Center
http://www.harpercollege.edu/doit

William Rainey Harper College was founded in 1965. It is accredited by North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. It first offered distance learning courses in 1984. In fall 2005, there were 1,000 students enrolled in distance learning courses. Institutionally administered financial aid is available to distance learners.
Services Distance learners have accessibility to academic advising, bookstore, campus computer network, e-mail services, library services, tutoring.
Contact Fran Hendrickson, Program Assistant, William Rainey Harper College, 1200 West Algonquin Road, Palatine, IL 60067-7398. Telephone: 847-925-6586. Fax: 847-925-6037. E-mail: [email protected].

DEGREES AND AWARDS

Programs offered do not lead to a degree or other formal award.

COURSE SUBJECT AREAS OFFERED OUTSIDE OF DEGREE PROGRAMS

Undergraduate —accounting and related services; allied health and medical assisting services; allied health diagnostic, intervention, and treatment professions; astronomy and astrophysics; business/commerce; business/corporate communications; business, management, and marketing related; business operations support and assistant services; chemistry; computer and information sciences; computer and information sciences and support services related; computer/information technology administration and management; computer programming; computer science; computer software and media applications; computer systems networking and telecommunications; creative writing; criminal justice and corrections; developmental and child psychology; economics; education; English; English as a second language; English composition; English language and literature related; film/video and photographic arts; finance and financial management services; geography and cartography; health professions related; history; information science/studies; international business; liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities; linguistic, comparative, and related language studies; nursing; psychology; real estate; sales, merchandising, and related marketing operations (general); sales, merchandising, and related marketing operations (specialized); social psychology; sociology; technical and business writing.

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