City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College Data & Information Overview

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• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning

How Well Is City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College Ranked?

2021 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College was awarded 10 badges in the 2021 rankings.

Overall Quality

Harold Washington College was not ranked in College Factual's 2021 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Harold Washington College?

Acceptance Rate

As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.

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City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College is 28 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College is 27%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College this rate is 60%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

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Average Overall Diversity at Harold Washington College

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 7,276 undergraduates at Harold Washington College with 3,865 being full-time and 3,411 being part-time.

Harold Washington College Diversity Score

When calculating the overall diversity score for a school, College Factual does not just look at the percentage of women and racial-ethnic minorities*. Instead, it looks to see how good of a mixture a school has with regard to gender, ethnicity, age, and location of origin.

Harold Washington College scored 57.76 out of 100 for overall diversity. This is about average when compared to other colleges and universities in the United States.

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How Much Does City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College Cost?

The overall average net price of Harold Washington College is $3,269. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Harold Washington College

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$2,844	$3,565	$4,992	$6,478	$9,036

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Harold Washington College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Harold Washington College, approximately 2% of students took out student loans averaging $3,458 a year. That adds up to $13,832 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Harold Washington College is 19.1%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

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How Much Money Do Harold Washington College Graduates Make?

The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Harold Washington College make about $26,100 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. Unfortunately, this is 34% less that the average college graduate's salary of $39,802 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.

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Location of City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College

City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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Contact details for Harold Washington College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	30 E Lake St, Chicago, IL 60601-2449
Phone:	312-553-5600
Website:	www.ccc.edu/colleges/washington/Pages/default.aspx

City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College Majors

Learn more about the majors offered at City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Harold Washington College

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2017-2018, 1,470 students took at least one online class at City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College. This is an increase from the 1,394 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	1,470	472
2016-2017	1,394	441
2015-2016	1,200	342
2014-2015	1,458	356
2013-2014	1,623	409

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

More about our data sources and methodologies.