Harold Washington College

At Harold Washington College (HWC) you will receive an excellent education in small classes, taught by dedicated and talented professors. Most of our college credit courses are fully transferable to any college or university across the country. During the Spring 2009 semester you may meet a Testing Center Coordinator, College Advisor, Financial Aid Advisor, or other Student Services staff and Security staff during the issuance of a CTA U-Pass or Harold Washington College Student ID Card. All of the non-teaching staff at HWC strive to ensure you maximize the learning opportunities offered by the professors in our classrooms and laboratories.

We have a state-of-the-art building that provides a Library & Multi-Media Center, expanded Computer Laboratories, and newly furnished classrooms and laboratories for the arts and sciences. Our multi-purpose rooms can accomodate concert and theatre events, meeting and conference space, as well as office space for faculty and staff. We also have a Student Union Lounge that provides food service.

We have a world-class facility, which is fully equipped with all the latest instructional technologies, to accompany the excellence in education provided by our faculty. All student services offices are located on the first and second floors of our building, which creates one-stop student services during registration and during the semester.

HISTORY
Harold Washington College was founded in 1962 as Loop College, and was placed in the heart of the downtown business district to serve Chicago's business community through a broad spectrum of courses, two-year degrees, and certificate programs. Some of the academic programs that were offered during this period included business, data processing, and various course options within the human services profession.

In 1987, the college's name was changed to commemorate Chicago's late Mayor Harold Washington. From its beginning, this has been a comprehensive college, offering students the traditional transfer-oriented liberal arts and sciences curricula as well as career and vocational programs. Today's student body displays a diverse mix of cultures, backgrounds, purposes and academic interests.

Enrolling from throughout the city and throughout the world (almost fifty countries), Harold Washington College students are attracted by the combination of central location, high quality instruction, flexible class scheduling, wide-ranging course offerings, reasonable tuition rates and state-of-the-art educational facilities and equipment.

WEBSITE
WWW.HWASHINGTON.CCC.EDU

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