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Chicago holds a distinguished place in the history of American education. Institutions such as the University of Chicago and Northwestern University are known around the world. The University of Chicago in particular was the site of the first nuclear reaction in human history. The concept of junior colleges was pioneered by Chicagoans William Rainey Harper and J. Stanley Brown in 1899. At the time, Brown was the superintendent of the Joliet Schools. During this time he developed a six year plan for high school students. As a result, Joliet Junior College was established and to this day, it remains the nation's oldest community college. Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area - City 234. ... For other uses, see University of Chicago (disambiguation). ... Northwestern University (NU) is a selective private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university with campuses located in Evanston, Illinois and downtown Chicago, Illinois. ... In nuclear physics, a nuclear reaction is a process in which two nuclei or nuclear particles collide to produce products different from the initial particles. ... In Canada and the United States, a community college, sometimes called a county college, junior college or a city college, is an educational institution providing higher education and lower-level tertiary education, granting certificates, diplomas, and Associates degrees. ... William Rainey Harper ( 1856- 1906) Noted academic; organizer and first President of the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. ... Joliet Junior College (JCC) is billed as one of the oldest community colleges in the country, having begun in 1901. ...
Northeastern Illinois University, which in the past, has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the most ethnically diverse institutions of higher education in the midwest.
Shimer College, known as "The Great Books College of the Midwest," with its unique curriculum based on small discussion classes concerning readings of original sources, rather than textbooks.
College of DuPage •College of Lake County •Richard J. Daley College •Elgin Community College •Harper College •Joliet Junior College •Kennedy-King College •Kishwaukee College •Malcolm X College •McHenry County College •Olive-Harvey College •Prairie State College •South Suburban College •Harry S Truman College •Harold Washington College •Waubonsee Community College •Wilbur Wright College Image File history File linksMetadata Harper_Midway. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Harper_Midway. ... For other uses, see University of Chicago (disambiguation). ... Adler School of Professional Psychology is a graduate school of psychology located in Chicago, Illinois. ... American Academy of Art Downtown Chicago,IL The American Academy of Art has been educating professional artists in both the commercial and fine art fields since 1923. ... The Catholic Theological Union of Chicago is one of the largest schools of theology in the world and trains men and women for lay and clerical ministry within the Roman Catholic Church. ... The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is the nationâs largest nonprofit graduate school dedicated to the education and training of professional psychologists. ... For the unaffiliated private university also located in Chicago, see the University of Chicago. ... Chicago Theological Seminary is an ecumenical seminary of the United Church of Christ. ... Disambiguation: This article is about the United States denomination known as United Church of Christ. ... The City Colleges of Chicago was formed on September 11th, 1911. ... Richard J. Daley College is one of the seven City Colleges of Chicago with an enrollment of approximately 4500 students and 81 full-time faculty. ... Kennedy-King College (KKC) is a two-year community college in Chicago, Illinois, United States. ... Malcolm X College is a two-year college of the City Colleges of Chicago, located in Chicago, Illinois. ... Olive-Harvey College is a community college on Chicagos far south side, and a part of the City Colleges of Chicago. ... Harry S Truman College, more familiar as simply Truman College, is a community college located in the Chicago, Illinois Uptown community area on Broadway Avenue at Wilson Avenue. ... Harold Washington College is a division of the City Colleges of Chicago, located in the Chicago Loop. ... Wilbur Wright College is a public community college which offers multiple 2-year associates degrees, as well as occupational training in manufacturing, medical, and business fields. ... Columbia College Chicago is the largest arts and communications college in the United States[1] Founded in 1890, the school is located in the South Loop of Chicago. ... DePaul University[1] is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest who valued philanthropy, Saint Vincent de Paul. ... Catholic Church redirects here. ... Lincoln Park, also designated as Community Area 7, is one of the northside Chicago community areas that divide Chicago, Illinois in the United States. ... The Loop is what locals call the downtown neighborhood of Chicago. ... DeVry University and DeVry Institute of Technology are divisions of Devry Inc. ... East-West University is a private, non-denominational college in Chicagos South Loop. ... Harrington College of Design is a for-profit design school in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Loop is what locals call the downtown neighborhood of Chicago. ... The Illinois College of Optometry is a 4 year private optometry school located in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago (not to be confused with the Art Institute of Chicago) is part of The Art Institutes, a system of proprietary colleges focusing on creative industries. ... State Street Village, S.R. Crown Hall, Armour Main Building Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) is a private Ph. ... Douglas is a neighborhood located on the south side of Chicago, Illinois. ... Chicago-Kent College of Law, the law school of the Illinois Institute of Technology, is nationally recognized for the scholarship and accomplishments of its faculty and student body. ... Not to be confused with the unrelated John Marshall Law School in Atlanta, Georgia The John Marshall Law School is a law school in Chicago, Illinois, that was founded in 1899 and accredited by the American Bar Association in 1951. ... Kendall College is a college located in Chicago, IL, well-known for its school of culinary arts. ... Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago On September 4, 1962, Augustana Theological Seminary, Grand View Seminary, Chicago Lutheran Theological Seminary, and Suomi Theological Seminary consolidated to form the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC). ... The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. ... A garden sign welcomes residents and visitors to Rogers Park as home of Loyola University Chicago. ... The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities or AJCU is an American voluntary service organization based in Washington, D.C. whose mission is to serve its member institutions, the 28 colleges and universities in the United States administered by the Society of Jesus. ... Loyola University Chicago Rome Center is a campus of Loyola University Chicago in Rome, Italy. ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... Mundelein College at Loyola University Chicago was once the tallest building in Rogers Park. ... The Saint Ita Catholic Church bell tower has long been used by community residents and businesses as the symbol of Edgewater on signage and other media. ... Saint Joseph College Seminary is a college of Loyola University Chicago and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. ... Mundelein College was the first college to be housed in a modern urban skyscraper. ... MacCormac College is a private non for profit two year college located in Chicago, Illinois, USA. College board profile Categories: | | ... McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago educates ministers of the Presbyterian Church USA. After serving as pastoral intern at Edgewater Presbyterian Church, Mamie Broadhurst receives her Master of Divinity degree on May 7, 2005. ... Emblem of the PC(USA) The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) or PC(USA) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States. ... The Meadville Theological School was founded in 1844 in Meadville, Pennsylvania. ... Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), in full the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations in North America, is a liberal religious association of Unitarian Universalist congregations formed by the consolidation in 1961 of the American Unitarian Association and the Universalist Church of America. ... Moody Bible Institute (MBI) was founded by evangelist and businessman Dwight Lyman Moody in 1886. ... Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) is a public state university located in the North Park community area of Chicago, Illinois. ... North Park Theological Seminary is a seminary located in the North Park neighborhood of city of Chicago, Illinois. ... The Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) is an evangelical Christian denomination of more than 750 congregations in the United States and Canada with ministries on five continents of the world. ... The current version of this article or section is written in an informal style and with a personally invested tone. ... Northwestern University (NU) is a selective private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university with campuses located in Evanston, Illinois and downtown Chicago, Illinois. ... Streeterville is a neighborhood in Chicago north of the Chicago River. ... Pacific College of Oriental Medicine (PCOM) is an accredited college located in San Diego, California with campuses in New York City and Chicago. ... Robert Morris College is an Illinois based college that has its main campus in Chicago. ... Roosevelt University is a four-year, private institute of higher education with full service campuses in Chicagos Loop and northwest suburban Schaumburg. ... The Auditorium Building in Chicago The Auditorium Building in Chicago, Illinois is one of the best-known designs of Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan. ... Coordinates: , Incorporated March 7, 1956 Government - Village President Al Larson Area - Village 49. ... South Lawndale is a community area located on the west side of Chicago, Illinois, more commonly known as the Little Village neighborhood. ... Logan Square is a community area located on the northwest side of Chicago. ... Rush University is a private university in Chicago, Illinois. ... Rush Medical College (often referred to simply as Rush) is the medical school of Rush University, a private university in Chicago, Illinois. ... St. ... The term bilingualism (from bi meaning two and lingua meaning language) can refer to rather different phenomena. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... St. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The Religious Order of the Sisters of Mercy (RSM) is an order of Catholic women founded by Catherine McAuley in Dublin, Ireland in 1831. ... The Art Institute of Chicago is a fine art museum located in Chicago, Illinois. ... Shimer College is a liberal arts college in Chicago, Illinois which is best known for its small enrollment and its Great Books curriculum. ... In 2003 Toyota opened the Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago, jointly with the University of Chicago. ... The University of Chicago is a private co-educational university located in Chicago, Illinois. ... This article is about the Chicago community area. ... This article is about the University of Illinois at Chicago. ... Vandercook College of Music is a four-year college of about 200 students, specializing in the education of music educators. ... Westwood College offers over 18 Associate and Bachelor Degree programs in business, criminal justice, gaming, fashion, computers & information technology, and design as well as degree, diploma, and certificate programs in health care, industrial services, and aviation maintenance. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area - City 234. ... Chicago, looking North from State and Washington Streets This article is about the history of Chicago, Illinois. ... The neighborhoods of Chicago are less well-defined than Chicagos seventy-seven community areas. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Landmarks of Chicago. ... Buckingham Fountain, donated to Chicago in 1927 by Kate Buckingham Anish Kapoors Cloud Gate (commonly known as The Bean) at Chicagos Millennium Park. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... The culture of Chicago, Illinois, is known for various forms of performing arts, such as improvisational comedy, and music, such as Chicago blues and soul. ... This article is about the landmark theater. ... Municipal Flag of the City of Chicago The municipal flag of Chicago consists of two blue horizontal stripes on a field of white, each stripe one-sixth the height of the full flag, and placed slightly less than one-sixth of the way from the top or bottom, respectively. ... Chicago Public Schools, commonly abbreviated as CPS by local residents and politicians, is a school district that controls over 600 public elementary and high schools in Chicago, Illinois. ... Chicagoland redirects here. ... Image File history File links Municipal_Flag_of_Chicago. ... A college (Latin collegium) can be the name of any group of colleagues; originally it meant a group of people living together under a common set of rules (con-, together + leg-, law). As a consequence members of colleges were originally styled fellow and still are in some places. ... A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ... Chicagoland redirects here. ... The College of DuPage is a two-year community college, with its main campus located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. ... College of Lake County is a two-year community college in Grayslake, Illinois. ... Richard J. Daley College is one of the seven City Colleges of Chicago with an enrollment of approximately 4500 students and 81 full-time faculty. ... Elgin Community College is a post secondary educational institution which awards Associate of Arts degrees. ... Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | Stub ... Joliet Junior College (JCC) is billed as one of the oldest community colleges in the country, having begun in 1901. ... Kennedy-King College (KKC) is a two-year community college in Chicago, Illinois, United States. ... Kishwaukee College is a community college located in Malta, Illinois, just west of DeKalb, Illinois. ... Malcolm X College is a two-year college of the City Colleges of Chicago, located in Chicago, Illinois. ... McHenry County College is a Community College in Crystal Lake, Illinois, that was founded in 1967. ... Olive-Harvey College is a community college on Chicagos far south side, and a part of the City Colleges of Chicago. ... Prairie State College is a two-year community college located in Chicago Heights, Illinois, USA. It is known as the first Illinois community college that guarantees all of its degree and technical certificate programs. ... South Suburban College is a community college located in the south suburbs of Chicago serving the Chicago Southland. ... Harry S Truman College, more familiar as simply Truman College, is a community college located in the Chicago, Illinois Uptown community area on Broadway Avenue at Wilson Avenue. ... Harold Washington College is a division of the City Colleges of Chicago, located in the Chicago Loop. ... Waubonsee Community College is a two-year community college in the western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. ... Wilbur Wright College is a public community college which offers multiple 2-year associates degrees, as well as occupational training in manufacturing, medical, and business fields. ...
Four year Colleges
Aurora •Benedictine •Calumet •Carthage •Catholic Theological Union •Chicago State •Chicago Theological Seminary •Columbia •Concordia •DePaul •Dominican •East-West •Elmhurst •Governors State •Hebrew Theological College •Illinois Institute of Technology •Illinois Institute of Art •Indiana Northwest •Judson •Kendall •Lake Forest •Lewis •Loyola •Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago •McCormick Theological Seminary •Meadville Theological School •Midwestern •Moody Bible Institute •National-Louis •Northeastern Illinois •Northern Illinois •North Central •North Park •Northwestern •Purdue Calumet •Purdue North Central •Roosevelt •St. Augustine College •St. Francis •Saint Joseph's •Saint Mary of the Lake •St. Xavier •School of the Art Institute of Chicago •Shimer •Telshe Yeshiva •Trinity Christian •Trinity International •Chicago School of Psychology •University of Illinois at Chicago •University of Chicago •Valparaiso •Vandercook College of Music •Wheaton •Wisconsin-Parkside Aurora University in Aurora, Illinois is a private liberal arts college that admits both men and women students to four-year undergraduate, masters and doctoral degree programs. ... Benedictine University is a private Catholic university located in Lisle, Illinois. ... Calumet College of St. ... Carthage College is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. ... The Catholic Theological Union of Chicago is one of the largest schools of theology in the world and trains men and women for lay and clerical ministry within the Roman Catholic Church. ... For the unaffiliated private university also located in Chicago, see the University of Chicago. ... Chicago Theological Seminary is an ecumenical seminary of the United Church of Christ. ... Concordia University Chicago is a private, Lutheran liberal arts university located in the suburb of River Forest, Illinois, just west of Chicago. ... DePaul University[1] is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest who valued philanthropy, Saint Vincent de Paul. ... East-West University is a private, non-denominational college in Chicagos South Loop. ... Elmhurst College was founded in 1871. ... Facts Governors State University (GSU) is located in University Park, Illinois. ... Hebrew Theological College The Hebrew Theological College, also known as Beit HaMidrash LaTorah, also colloquially known as Skokie Yeshiva, is a private university located in Skokie, Illinois. ... State Street Village, S.R. Crown Hall, Armour Main Building Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) is a private Ph. ... The Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago (not to be confused with the Art Institute of Chicago) is part of The Art Institutes, a system of proprietary colleges focusing on creative industries. ... Indiana University Northwest Indiana University Northwest (IUN) is a regional campus in the Indiana University system located in Gary, Indiana. ... The chapel at Judson College. ... Kendall College is a college located in Chicago, IL, well-known for its school of culinary arts. ... Lake Forest College, founded in 1857, is a liberal arts college located in Lake Forest, Illinois. ... Lewis University is a private Roman Catholic and Lasallian university located in Romeoville, Illinois. ... A garden sign welcomes residents and visitors to Rogers Park as home of Loyola University Chicago. ... Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago On September 4, 1962, Augustana Theological Seminary, Grand View Seminary, Chicago Lutheran Theological Seminary, and Suomi Theological Seminary consolidated to form the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC). ... McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago educates ministers of the Presbyterian Church USA. After serving as pastoral intern at Edgewater Presbyterian Church, Mamie Broadhurst receives her Master of Divinity degree on May 7, 2005. ... The Meadville Theological School was founded in 1844 in Meadville, Pennsylvania. ... Midwestern University (MWU) is a non-profit, private, graduate school of medicine with two campuses: Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (MWU/CCOM) in Downers Grove, Illinois and Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine(MWU/AzCOM) in Glendale, Arizona. ... Moody Bible Institute (MBI) was founded by evangelist and businessman Dwight Lyman Moody in 1886. ... National-Louis University is a Chicago-based multi-campus institution with a strong history of preparing teachers and educational leaders. ... Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) is a public state university located in the North Park community area of Chicago, Illinois. ... Northern Illinois University is a public university located in DeKalb, Illinois. ... North Central College is a private, 4-year comprehensive liberal arts college located in Naperville, Illinois. ... The current version of this article or section is written in an informal style and with a personally invested tone. ... Northwestern University (NU) is a selective private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university with campuses located in Evanston, Illinois and downtown Chicago, Illinois. ... Purdue University Calumet first opened for classes at its current site in 1951 after having started offering classes in Hammond in 1946. ... Purdue University North Central is a regional campus within the Purdue University system that is located in rural LaPorte County near Westville, Indiana in northwestern Indiana. ... Roosevelt University is a four-year, private institute of higher education with full service campuses in Chicagos Loop and northwest suburban Schaumburg. ... St. ... Not to be confused with the separate University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, Indiana. ... Saint Josephs College (SJC; colloquially, St. ... University of Saint Mary of the Lake, also called Mundelein Seminary, is the principal seminary and school of theology for the formation of priests in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, governed from Chicago, Illinois in the United States. ... Saint Xavier University, also known as SXU, is a coeducational institution of higher learning located in the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1846 at the request of Bishop William Quarter. ... The School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a fine arts college located in Chicago, Illinois. ... Shimer College is a liberal arts college in Chicago, Illinois which is best known for its small enrollment and its Great Books curriculum. ... Telshe yeshiva (Chicago) (or Telshe Chicago or Telz Chicago) is a Haredi yeshiva (a Jewish Talmudical and rabbinical school) located in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. ... Trinity Christian College is a liberal arts college loosely affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church in North America and the Reformed Church in America and located in Palos Heights, Illinois. ... Trinity International University is an evangelical Christian institution of higher education headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois. ... The Chicago School is the nations largest non-profit institute dedicated to the training and advancement of professional psychology. ... This article is about the University of Illinois at Chicago. ... For other uses, see University of Chicago (disambiguation). ... Valparaiso University, known colloquially as Valpo, is a private university located in the city of Valparaiso, Indiana. ... Vandercook College of Music is a four-year college of about 200 students, specializing in the education of music educators. ... Wheaton College is a private Evangelical Protestant, coeducational, liberal arts college in Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb 25 miles west of Chicago in the United States. ... The University of Wisconsin-Parkside (also known as UW-Parkside) is a nationally accredited university. ...
The Archdiocese of Chicago operates 235 elementary and 41 high schools in Cook and Lake counties, with an enrollment in excess of 107,000 students.
The University of Chicago, founded with an endowment by John D. Rockefeller in 1891, enjoys an international reputation for pioneering science research and the "Chicago plan" in undergraduate education.
The Chicago Public Library encompasses 75 branches, two regional libraries, and the central Harold Washington Library Center, which opened in 1991 and is one of the foremost educational and cultural resources in the city of Chicago.
The University of Chicago, in particular, has more Nobel Prize laureates than any other university in the country and was the site of the first nuclear reaction in the history of the world.
Chicago Theological Seminary, the oldest institution of higher education in the City of Chicago; a seminary of the United Church of Christ.
Northwestern University main campus in Evanston, IL (a suburb), with a campus in Streeterville, north of the Loop.