Online Degrees and Programs at William Rainey Harper College

Online Program Overview

William Rainey Harper College offers 119 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 16 major programs - 12 Certificate and 4 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $9,990 for Illinois residents and $11,802 for out-of-state students.

Total 2,714 students out of total 12,434 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 2,094 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

William Rainey Harper College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameWilliam Rainey Harper College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address1200 W Algonquin Rd, Palatine, IL
Online Students2,714 Enrolled Online Exclusively
3,502 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$9,990
Out-of-State$11,802
Student to Faculty18:1 (5.56%)
Online Degree Programs
Total16 Programs
Certificate12 Programs
Associates4 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at William Rainey Harper College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Illinois residents, the tuition & fees are $9,990 and $11,802 for non-Illinois residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $393 for Illinois residents and $468 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$9,942$9,942$9,870$9,942$9,990
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$11,754$11,754$11,682$11,754$11,802
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$391$391$391$391$393
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$466$466$466$466$468

Online Programs By Area of Study

William Rainey Harper College offers 119 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 16 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 12 Certificate, 4 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online Programs124NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs7841NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Following tables list online programs with offered degrees at William Rainey Harper College. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager16 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Support Specialist11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Teacher Assistant/Aide1 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology47 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesONLY IN CLASSROOM 946 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Geographic Information Science and Cartography10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED 17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Accounting9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping25 17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial ScienceONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
General Office Occupations and Clerical ServicesONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Banking and Financial Support Services8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At William Rainey Harper College, there are 12,434 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 6,216 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,714 students are enrolled exclusively and 3,502 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment12,434
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,714
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses3,502
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses6,218

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 2,714 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,674 Illinois Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 25 students living in the U.S. States other than Illinois, and 15 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,714
Illinois Resident2,674
Other State In U.S.25
Outside of U.S.15
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses2,714
Degree/Certificate Seeking2,351
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking363
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