| Location: | Midwest |
| Setting: | Large City Setting |
| Type: | Public |
| Size: | Large (5,000 to 10,000 Undergrad) |
Harold Washington College is a learning-centered urban institution of higher education that offers accessible and affordable opportunities for academic advancement, career development, and personal enrichment. The College is committed to upholding high institutional and academic standards and to understanding and improving student learning.
To accomplish its mission, Harold Washington College:
* Demonstrates institutional integrity
* Provides liberal arts and career education
* Gathers and uses assessment information to improve student learning
* Employs new technologies to enable students to thrive in a global and technological world
* Builds local and global partnerships to address the changing needs and interests of a community comprised of a variety of cultures and backgrounds
* Promotes and supports diversity
* Encourages responsible citizenship
* Sustains an environment that promotes optimal learning for all students
In every detail, our mission honors the vision of Harold Washington, former Mayor of Chicago.
Harold Washington College is a two-year community college within the City Colleges of Chicago system of Chicago, Illinois. It is located in the Loop at 30 E Lake St. Founded in 1962 as Loop College, the college was renamed for the first African American Chicago mayor Harold Washington after his death in 1987.
The school was dedicated to Washington's memory in a ceremony on April 19, 1988. Elements of City-Wide College were joined to the college when the former was closed in 1993. The Dawson Technical Institute was under the auspices of the college from 1993 to 1995, when it became part of Kennedy-King College.
The community college offers two year degrees in a wide variety of majors and provides transfer assistance to local four-year colleges and universities. It is also the only site in the city of Chicago for taxicab driver certification. In 2005 it finished renovations with the help of a city bond initiative that was the first of its kind in support of a City Colleges institution.
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| Percent of Students International: | 0% |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-District | In-State | Out-of-State |
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 2,260 | $ 5,130 | $ 8,236 |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 2,010 | $ 4,880 | $ 7,986 |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 250 | $ 250 | $ 250 |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,013 | 55% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 1,010 | 37% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 828 | 2% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 2,296 | 1% | |
Any Aid: |
62% |
