Sangamon Sun

About 34 percent of the 3,511 degrees and certificates handed out by William Rainey Harper College in 2017-18 were to students in health professions and related programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Palatine conferred 983 certificates and 209 associate's degrees in health professions and related programs.

But the single most popular program was for a associate's degree in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies. Data shows the school gave out 863 associate's degrees in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies, followed by 699 certificates in nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide and 287 associate's degrees in biological and physical sciences.

The college enrolled 13,530 students for 2017-18, all of whom were enrolled in undergraduate programs.

Program	Associates degrees	Certificates awarded	Total degrees and certificates awarded	Percent of total
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	-	699	699
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	98	-	98
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	-	73	73
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)	-	63	63
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	-	44	44
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	-	39	39
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	14	17	31
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	27	-	27
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	19	2	21
Medical/Clinical Assistant	-	20	20
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	20	-	20
Dietetic Technician	7	11	18
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	15	-	15
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	8	1	9
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	-	8	8
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology/Technician	-	3	3
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist	-	2	2
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	-	1	1
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	1	-	1
Health Professions and Related Programs total	209	983	1,192	34
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	863	-	863
General Studies	89	-	89
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total	952	-	952	27.1
Parts, Warehousing, and Inventory Management Operations	-	110	110
Business Administration and Management, General	57	42	99
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	16	63	79
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	-	34	34
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General	-	27	27
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	-	10	10
Accounting	-	7	7
Fashion Merchandising	7	-	7
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	-	4	4
Hospitality Administration/Management, General	4	-	4
Selling Skills and Sales Operations	-	3	3
Banking and Financial Support Services	-	1	1
Insurance	-	1	1
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General	-	1	1
Small Business Administration/Management	-	-	-
Retailing and Retail Operations	-	-	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total	84	303	387	11
Biological and Physical Sciences	287	-	287
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total	287	-	287	8.2
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician	6	66	72
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician	-	33	33
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair, General	-	31	31
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians total	6	130	136	3.9
Welding Technology/Welder	12	70	82
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist	-	22	22
Precision Production total	12	92	104	3
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	26	13	39
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD	-	25	25
Electromechanical and Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians, Other	-	22	22
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	6	1	7
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology	-	3	3
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians, Other	-	2	2
Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total	32	66	98	2.8
Forensic Science and Technology	6	18	24
Criminal Justice/Police Science	23	-	23
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	23	-	23
Homeland Security	2	17	19
Security and Loss Prevention Services	-	8	8
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total	54	43	97	2.8
Child Care Provider/Assistant	7	45	52
Fashion and Fabric Consultant	5	-	5
Apparel and Textile Manufacture	-	2	2
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total	12	47	59	1.7
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	11	38	49
Legal Professions and Studies total	11	38	49	1.4
Engineering, General	43	-	43
Engineering total	43	-	43	1.2
Graphic Design	13	-	13
Interior Design	4	8	12
Commercial Photography	-	3	3
Fine/Studio Arts, General	3	-	3
Music, General	2	-	2
Visual and Performing Arts total	22	11	33	0.9
Computer Programming/Programmer, General	2	9	11
Information Science/Studies	9	-	9
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager	-	5	5
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	4	1	5
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total	15	15	30	0.8
Building/Property Maintenance	4	7	11
Construction Trades total	4	7	11	0.3
Human Services, General	11	-	11
Public Administration and Social Service Professions total	11	-	11	0.3
Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator, General Production	-	9	9
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design	-	1	1
Communication Technologies/Technicians and Support Services total	-	10	10	0.3
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	-	3	3
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager	-	2	2
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	-	2	2
Personal and Culinary Services total	-	7	7	0.2
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	-	2	2
Teacher Assistant/Aide	-	-	-
Education total	-	2	2	0.1
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation	-	2	2
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total	-	2	2	0.1
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	-	1	1
Social Sciences total	-	1	1	0