HAROLD WASHINGTON COLLEGE

30 E Lake St, Chicago, IL 60601 | 312-553-5600

Harold Washington College is a community college, part of the City Colleges of Chicago. It is located in the downtown "Loop" area of the city, near the series of parks along the lakefront of Lake Michigan, centered at 30 East Lake Street. Founded in 1962 as Loop College, the college was renamed for the first African American to be elected Mayor of Chicago, Harold Washington. Harold Washington College functions as the center of business, entrepreneurship and professional services for prospective students.