Truman College

Truman College
Former names	Mayfair College; (1956–1976)
Motto	"Education that Works"
Type	President
Academic staff	64 (Full-time); 194 (Part-time)
Students	5,186 (all undergraduate)Spring 2022>
Address	1145 W. Wilson Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60640, United States
Campus	Urban
Mascot	Falcons
Website	ccc.edu/colleges/truman/pages/default.aspx/

Harry S Truman College or Truman College, formerly called Mayfair College, is a part of

GED program

in Illinois.

History

Amundsen High School hosted a night school offering two-year college programming for the North Side of Chicago in 1956. This was the result of community outcry for a two-year college for the economically ailing community areas north of downtown Chicago. Interested in a more permanent situation for the program, community leaders acquired a former elementary school campus in 1961 and enrolled 4,000 students in day and night classes. Further growth led to the construction of its present campus on West Wilson Avenue, opening its doors in 1976, naming the school after U.S. President Truman.^[2] In 2014, Truman College was named City Colleges of Chicago's hub for education, human and natural sciences. The designation makes Truman College the final City College to have a College to Careers focus. College to Careers is an initiative to partner the colleges with industry leaders in high-growth fields to address the skills gap in Chicago's workforce. The city of Chicago expects nearly 40,000 job openings in education in the Chicago area over the next decade. This includes positions in child development and teaching subjects including foreign languages, special education, math and sciences.^[3]

Accreditation

Harry S Truman College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and approved by the Illinois Community College Board and the Illinois Office of Education Department of Adult, Vocational, and Technical Education. Accredited by the

National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. The Automotive Technology Program is accredited by the National Automotive Technicians' Education Foundation, Inc./Automotive Service Excellence (NATEF). The Cosmetology program is accredited by the State of Illinois, Department of Professional Regulation. The Social Science Child Development Program has received NAEYC Early Childhood Associate Degree Accreditation.

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Truman College offers credit classes towards the

Continuing Education courses for professionals are offered at Truman College.^[5]

Academics

Harry S Truman College offers many associate degree programs for students seeking direct entry into a career and those seeking to transfer to a school offering a bachelor's degree.^[6] Many vocational certificates are also offered.

Northeastern Illinois University partnership

In response to the shortage of math and science teachers in Illinois, Truman College partnered with Northeastern Illinois University to offer the opportunity of studying towards an Associate of Arts in a teacher preparation program on the Truman College campus.^[7]

Pop culture

Truman College was featured in the 2002

Academy Award nominated romantic comedy film, My Big Fat Greek Wedding written by and starring Nia Vardalos, but the scene was not filmed there. In Season 1 of the NBC television drama Chicago Fire, Leon Cruz (played by Jeff Lima) enrolls at Truman College. In Tracy Letts' play "Superior Donuts

" the character Franco attends Truman College.