William Rainey Harper College

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Mission Statement

William Rainey Harper College is a comprehensive community college dedicated to providing excellent education at an affordable cost, promoting personal growth, enriching the local community and meeting the challenges of a global society. The specific purposes of the College are: 1. To provide the first two years of baccalaureate education in the liberal and fine arts, the natural and social sciences and pre-professional curricula designed to prepare students to transfer to four-year colleges and universities; 2. To provide educational opportunities that enable students to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to enter a specific career; 3. To provide continuing educational opportunities for professional job training, retraining and upgrading of skills and for personal enrichment and wellness; 4. To provide developmental instruction for under prepared students and educational opportunities for those who wish to improve their academic abilities and skills; 5. To provide co-curricular opportunities that enhance the learning environment and develop the whole person. Essential to achieving these purposes are all of the College's resources, support programs and services.