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, approximately 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 (ISBDC), 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