City Colleges Of Chicago-Harold Washington College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Harold Washington College is a two-year community college located in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 1962 as Loop College. It's current name is in honor of the first African American mayor of Chicago, Harold Washington. The college offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study. It also provides transfer assistance to local four-year colleges and universities.

HWC’s campus is home to several student clubs and organizations. Some of them are Alpha Phi Omega, the Criminal Justice Club, Friendship Union Club and the Organization of Latin American Students.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in family and social work and transportation.
• Large number of students.
• Racially diverse student body.
• High faculty salary.
• High male/female ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 8,342 in 2009-2010 (6,084 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 58% of the student body. About 13% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (20 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (13 awarded)

• Information Science/Studies
• Information Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (1 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (1 awarded)

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (1,013 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Foodservice Systems Administration/Management
• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (255 awarded)

• General Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MEDIA (4 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (79 awarded)

• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant

SCIENCE (25 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (25 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (31 awarded)

• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

TRANSPORTATION (2,775 awarded)

• Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operation