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:
* 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;
* To provide educational opportunities that enable students to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to enter a specific career;
* To provide continuing educational opportunities for professional job training, retraining and upgrading of skills and for personal enrichment and wellness;
* To provide developmental instruction for underprepared students and educational opportunities for those who wish to improve their academic abilities and skills;
* 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.
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