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William Rainey Harper College: cost, debt and earnings by major

18 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.

Average net price, all families: $10,058; AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Odds of finishing: 52%; Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Admission rate: —; Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Undergraduates: 9,313; Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Median debt of graduates: $10,256; NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
Borrowers in default after 2 years: 6.0%; NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020

Net price by family income

$0–30,000	$8,406
$30,001–48,000	$8,403
$48,001–75,000	$10,451
$75,001–110,000	$14,382
$110,000+	$15,649

What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Undergraduate certificate programs (8)

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$87,267
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services$70,953
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants$69,119
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$64,750
Legal Support Services$62,081
Human Resources Management and Services$57,296 (1 yr)
Health and Medical Administrative Services$47,479
Accounting and Related Services$45,358

Associate's programs (10)

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$82,445
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$80,912
Business Administration, Management and Operations$78,284
Engineering, General$75,970
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$69,701
Biological and Physical Sciences$54,379
Criminal Justice and Corrections$50,553
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$50,088
Health and Medical Administrative Services$46,359
Design and Applied Arts$36,878 (1 yr)