Harold Washington College

Harold Washington College
President	Daniel López Jr
Students	14,566
Location	Chicago, Illinois, United States; 41°53′10″N 87°37′36″W / 41.88611°N 87.62667°W
Campus	Urban
Mascot	"The Phoenix"
Website	hwashington.ccc.edu

Harold Washington College is a

African American to be elected Mayor of Chicago, Harold Washington

, (1922–1987), after his sudden death in office in November 1987.

History

Harold Washington College was dedicated to Mayor Washington's memory in a ceremony on April 19, 1988, five months after his death.

Kennedy-King College, another of the City Colleges of Chicago.^[4]

From 1987 to 1993, one of its buildings by the

El train (albeit with its sign still reading Loop College) was visible in the opening credits of the ABC sitcom Perfect Strangers

.

Programs

HWC as a

two year "Associates" degrees

in a wide variety of majors and provides transfer assistance to local four-year upper division colleges and universities. In 2005, it finished a series of substantial renovations with the help of a City bond initiative to be approved by the voters that was the first of its kind in support of a City Colleges institution.

Harold Washington College was the only site in the City of Chicago for

taxicab driver certification but now functions as the center of business, entrepreneurship and professional services for all of the City Colleges of Chicago.^[5] Harold Washington College is also the Chicago site for the investment/financial firm Goldman Sachs

"10,000 Small Businesses" program, which provides Chicago area small business owners with greater access to business education, financial capital and business support services.

In 2004, Harold Washington College established a '

Shimer College, another "Great Books" curriculum college in Chicago, to allow Harold Washington students to take classes at Shimer while paying City Colleges level of tuition.^[7]

Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Harold Washington College is also approved by the Illinois Community College Board, the Illinois Board of Higher Education and the Illinois State Board of Education. In 2013, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation recognized Harold Washington College's assessments of student learning outcomes, which have influenced course sequencing, pre-requisites, teaching strategies, faculty development and institutional policies, with the 2013 CHEA Award for Outstanding Institutional Practice in Student Learning Outcomes.[8]

Notable alumni

Minnie Riperton, attended Loop College for less than 21 days
Walid Shoebat
Darling Squire
Balki Bartokomous (Fictional character who attends HWC on the sitcom Perfect Strangers)

References

^ "City Colleges of Chicago - President". www.ccc.edu.
^ 2015 Statistical Digest ccc.edu
^ "HWC College Online Catalog". Archived from the original on April 16, 2007. Retrieved April 23, 2007.
^ "History of CCC, 1991 to Present". Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2008.
^ "[1]." Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved on February 12, 2013.
^ John Hader and Larry Su. "Great Books at Harold Washington College: A Case Study". Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
^ "City College and Private College Partner in Great Books". Shimer College. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
^ "[2] Archived 2015-02-19 at the Wayback Machine." Council for Higher Education. Retrieved on October 31, 2014.

[1] "City Colleges of Chicago - President". www.ccc.edu.

[2] 2015 Statistical Digest ccc.edu

[3] "HWC College Online Catalog". Archived from the original on April 16, 2007. Retrieved April 23, 2007.

[4] "History of CCC, 1991 to Present". Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2008.

[Is_City_Colleges_doing_the_right_thing?-5] "[1]." Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved on February 12, 2013.

[case-6] John Hader and Larry Su. "Great Books at Harold Washington College: A Case Study". Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2013.

[7] "City College and Private College Partner in Great Books". Shimer College. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2013.

[Four_Higher_Education_Institutions_and_Programs_To_Receive_2013_CHEA_Award-8] "[2] Archived 2015-02-19 at the Wayback Machine." Council for Higher Education. Retrieved on October 31, 2014.

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