Malcolm X College

Coordinates: 41°52′41″N 87°40′31″W / 41.87806°N 87.67528°W / 41.87806; -87.67528
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Malcolm X College
Chicago, Illinois
,
U.S.

41°52′41″N 87°40′31″W / 41.87806°N 87.67528°W / 41.87806; -87.67528
CampusUrban
MascotHawks
Websitemalcolmx.ccc.edu

Malcolm X College, one of the

civil rights advocate and orator Malcolm X
on its move to a new campus in the Near West Side.

Malcolm X College works with healthcare and industry partners to provide students with career-oriented education in the healthcare field. The school's main corporate partner is

History

Crane Junior College, the first city college in Chicago, was founded in 1911 to be a

Crane High School. During the Great Depression, the financially strapped Chicago Board of Education considered closing the school but after arguments from Clarence Darrow, it remained open as the Theodore Herzl Junior College, named for the founder of the modern Zionism movement. During World War II, Herzl Junior College was leased by the United States Navy and used in training thousands of Navy personnel as a part of the Electronics Training Program
.

In 1968, at the request of the local community, the school was renamed Malcolm X College and relocated to its present site at 1900 W. Jackson Blvd. The Douglas Blvd. site no longer serves as a college campus and is currently operated by the Chicago Public Schools as Theodore Herzl Elementary School. In 1971 a modernist inspired campus building based on Miesian design standards was built by architect Gene Summers at 1900 West Van Buren. Gene Summer was an assistant to the esteemed Mies Van Der Rohe and as such the former Malcolm X college campus had a look similar to the IIT campus designed by Rohe. The campus was demolished in 2016 to make way for a Chicago Blackhawk's training facility.[4]

In 2016, the City of Chicago built a $251 million state-of-the-art facility and 1,500-space parking garage adjacent to the United Center, a facility to train students for careers in healthcare.[5] The 500,000 square-foot campus would offer healthcare and general education courses, a virtual hospital, simulated healthcare technology, a dental hygiene clinic, smart technology in every classroom, a conference center, a daycare center and a 1,500-space parking garage. The campus also housed the new City Colleges of Chicago School of Nursing.[6] The new facility was announced in 2012, completed in 2016, and opened on January 7, 2016.[7]

Academics

The college provides open admissions; all prospective students are admitted. Classes take place at both the main campus on Van Buren St. and at an auxiliary site, known as the West Side Learning Center, 4624 W. Madison St. Malcolm X College focuses on adult education and continuing education. The college offers a number of different degree choices, including

behavioral sciences, and mathematics
.

Beacon College for Health Science Education

Through its Beacon College for Health Science Education, Malcolm X College helps to meet the health care needs of the community. In that capacity, Malcolm X College offers the largest selection of

health science
career degrees and certificate programs in Cook County. Located adjacent to one of the nation's largest medical centers, the Beacon College offers students clinical affiliations.

Sports

Malcolm X has both men's and women's

intramural
teams for men and women in basketball and weight lifting.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "Home". Malcolm X College. Retrieved 2019-07-16. 1900 W. Jackson Chicago, IL 60612
  2. ^ Chicago Journal Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on February 9, 2013.
  3. ^ City of Chicago. Retrieved on February 9, 2013.
  4. ^ [1]” Curbed Chicago. Retrieved on March 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "[2]." Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved on February 11, 2013.
  6. ^ "[3]." WBEZ. Retrieved on October 31, 2014.
  7. ^ NDN. "New Malcolm X College facility is unveiled in Chicago". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  8. ^ Negishi, Ei-ichi (2008). "Herbert Charles Brown" (PDF). National Academy of Sciences.
  9. ^ "Johnny Burke". Songwriters Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2013-12-28. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  10. ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1943-1944,' Biographical Sketch of Alfred Cilella, pg. 398-399
  11. ^ 'Illinois Blue Blue 1973-1974,' Biographical Sketch of Marvin Robert Dee, pg. 95
  12. ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1987-1988, Biographical Sketch of Douglas Huff, pg. 73
  13. ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1961-1962,' Biographical Sketch of Nathan J. Kaplan, pg. 254
  14. ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1971-1972,' Biographical of Bernard S. Neistein, pg. 148-249

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