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Crane High School - Chicago |
Community college education has existed in Chicago since 1911, when Crane Technical
High School opened its doors to 28 adults
seeking higher education.
This led to the establishment of Crane Junior
College (now Malcolm X College). From this modest
beginning, the City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) has
grown to a system of seven individually accredited
colleges, three learning centers, and three technical
institutes.
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Malcolm X College - Chicago |
Clarence Darrow, the renowned Chicago lawyer, argued in the defense of the City Colleges when,
during the Depression, its existence was threatened
by a fi nancially strapped Board of Education. Darrow
stated that higher education in the form of the then “junior college, had to endure” because the City Colleges
were “for the people”.
As a result of state legislative action in the late
1960’s, the City Colleges’ status as a junior college
changed to that of a comprehensive community college.
Th e City Colleges of Chicago, Community College
District 508, today reaches more than 200,000
people annually, through the 13 facilities of the City
College system, programs conducted in local community
centers, public and parochial high schools,
social service centers, and branches of the Chicago
Public Library. Students can also take internet-based
courses via television through CCC’s Public Broadcast
Station, WYCC-TV Channel 20, and the Center
for Distance Learning.
The district offers a variety of Associate Degree
Programs that prepare students for transfer with junior
level standing to universities. A comprehensive
off ering of certifi cate programs also prepares students
for immediate entry in their chosen careers.
City Colleges provides specialized training for
many workforce development programs, and tuition free
Adult Education courses including English as
a Second Language (ESL), Adult Basic Education
(ABE), and General Education Equivalency (GED),
as well as Continuing Education (CE) programs that
add value to the quality of life.
City Colleges continues to serve its community,
off ering highly qualifi ed faculty, a sustained commitment
to aff ordable tuition and excellence in higher
education for all citizens of Chicago. |
