Harper College
Facts
as of Nov 15, 2026Harper College is a public community college in Palatine, Illinois, serving the northwest suburbs of Chicago with more than 100 career and transfer programs, continuing education, workforce training and adult learning. Established by referendum in 1965 and opened in 1967, it is named after William Rainey Harper, the first president of the University of Chicago, and serves about 29,000 students a year, with additional centres in Prospect Heights and Hanover Park. It hires adjunct and tenure-track faculty in biology, accounting, fire science, aviation management and criminology, clinical instructors for health programs, student aides and administrative specialists.
It is hiring: 73 open roles, 15 of them posted in the last 30 days.
- Headquarters
- Palatine, United States
- Founded
- 1965
- Open roles
- 73Alion job postings
- Official records
- Wikidata Q2983593
- Website
- harpercollege.edu
As of Nov 15, 2026, Alion lists 73 open roles at Harper College. Harper College is headquartered in Palatine, United States. It was founded in 1965.
What the registers and the postings say about this employer.
Hiring
All open roles →Hiring steadily, with new roles every week.
Education is the largest family, 41 of open roles.
Footprint
Hiring in 1 city in 1 country.
| Site | Type | Open roles | Hires most for | Engineering |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palatine United States | Headquarters | 72 | Education, Early Careers, Industrial Engineering | 0% |
Peers
Compare →Ranked #8 by open roles among its 11 closest peers.
| # | Company | HQ | Open roles | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivy Tech Community College | Indianapolis, United States | 483 | 5000+ | |
| 2 | Palm Beach State College | Lake Worth Beach, United States | 258 | 1001-5000 | |
| 3 | San Jacinto College | Pasadena, United States | 237 | 1001-5000 | |
| 4 | Owens Community College | Perrysburg, United States | 115 | 1001-5000 | |
| 5 | Northampton Community College | Bethlehem, United States | 105 | 1001-5000 | |
| 6 | Brookdale Community College | Lincroft, United States | 94 | 201-500 | |
| 7 | Indian River State College | Fort Pierce, United States | 92 | 501-1000 | |
| 8 | Harper College | Palatine, United States | 73 |
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Harper College over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
