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William Rainey Harper College
Palatine, IL · Public · 9,313 students · mostly certificate degrees
59th-cheapest of 180 Illinois colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$11,607
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$19,288
Graduation rate
48%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$48,071
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$10,184
Pell grant recipients
20%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
83 programsMedical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma35 grads/yr$87,267Clinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree82 grads/yr$82,445Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree55 grads/yr$80,912Business Administration and Management, General · Associate's Degree47 grads/yr$78,284Engineering, General · Associate's Degree44 grads/yr$75,970General Office Occupations and Clerical Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma51 grads/yr$70,953Dental Assisting/Assistant · Associate's Degree24 grads/yr$69,701Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma589 grads/yr$69,119Radiologist Assistant · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma80 grads/yr$64,750Legal Assistant/Paralegal · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma11 grads/yr$62,081Biological and Physical Sciences · Associate's Degree440 grads/yr$54,379Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Associate's Degree17 grads/yr$50,553General Studies · Associate's Degree1,093 grads/yr$50,088Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma0 grads/yr$47,479Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Associate's Degree26 grads/yr$46,359Accounting · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma84 grads/yr$45,358
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.