Malcolm X College, one of the City Colleges of Chicago, is a two-year college located on the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois.[1] It was founded as Crane Junior College in 1911 and was the first of the City Colleges. Crane ceased operation during the Depression; their newspaper, the Crane College Javelin, was still being printed in May of 1932. It was reopened in 1934 as Theodore Herzl Junior College, located in the North Lawndale neighborhood on Chicago's West Side in. Needing a new campus in the late 1960s, Herzel's building was changed into an elementary school. In 1969, the school was named in honor of 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 Rush University Medical Center, which helps the school write curriculum, teach, and place students in jobs.[2] The school also has 18 other healthcare and industry partners, including Walgreens and GE Healthcare.[3]
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]
Today, Malcolm X College serves as the Center of Excellence in healthcare for City Colleges of Chicago, offering a large selection of health sciences programs.
AcademicsEdit
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 associate degrees in arts, in general studies, in applied science, and in science. The associate in arts degree offers five different majors: business administration, English, history, psychology, and theater arts. The associate in general studies degree offers four different majors: communication and fine arts, biology, natural and behavioral sciences, and mathematics.
Beacon College for Health Science EducationEdit
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.
SportsEdit
Malcolm X has both men's and women's collegiate sports. The college has both men's and women's basketball and cross country teams as well as a men's soccer team and a women's volleyball team. There is also intramural teams for men and women in basketball and weight lifting.
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^'Illinois Blue Blue 1973-1974,' Biographical Sketch of Marvin Robert Dee, pg. 95
^'Illinois Blue Book 1987-1988, Biographical Sketch of Douglas Huff, pg. 73
^'Illinois Blue Book 1961-1962,' Biographical Sketch of Nathan J. Kaplan, pg. 254
^'Illinois Blue Book 1971-1972,' Biographical of Bernard S. Neistein, pg. 148-249
External linksEdit
Malcolm X College homepage
Malcolm X College Library homepage
October 22, 2023
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Malcolm X College one of the City Colleges of Chicago is a two year college located on the Near West Side of Chicago Illinois 1 It was founded as Crane Junior College in 1911 and was the first of the City Colleges Crane ceased operation during the Depression their newspaper the Crane College Javelin was still being printed in May of 1932 It was reopened in 1934 as Theodore Herzl Junior College located in the North Lawndale neighborhood on Chicago s West Side in Needing a new campus in the late 1960s Herzel s building was changed into an elementary school In 1969 the school was named in honor of civil rights advocate and orator Malcolm X on its move to a new campus in the Near West Side Malcolm X CollegeMalcolm X College in June 2016Former namesCrane Junior College 1911 1934 Theodore Herzl Junior College 1934 1969 MottoEducation that WorksTypeCommunity collegeEstablished1911AffiliationCity Colleges of ChicagoChancellorJuan SalgadoPresidentDavid SandersLocationChicago Illinois U S 41 52 41 N 87 40 31 W 41 87806 N 87 67528 W 41 87806 87 67528CampusUrbanMascotHawksWebsitemalcolmx wbr ccc wbr eduMalcolm 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 Rush University Medical Center which helps the school write curriculum teach and place students in jobs 2 The school also has 18 other healthcare and industry partners including Walgreens and GE Healthcare 3 Contents 1 History 2 Academics 2 1 Beacon College for Health Science Education 3 Sports 4 Notable alumni 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditCrane Junior College the first city college in Chicago was founded in 1911 to be a junior college for the graduates of the nearby 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 Today Malcolm X College serves as the Center of Excellence in healthcare for City Colleges of Chicago offering a large selection of health sciences programs Academics EditThe 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 associate degrees in arts in general studies in applied science and in science The associate in arts degree offers five different majors business administration English history psychology and theater arts The associate in general studies degree offers four different majors communication and fine arts biology natural and behavioral sciences and mathematics Beacon College for Health Science Education Edit 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 EditMalcolm X has both men s and women s collegiate sports The college has both men s and women s basketball and cross country teams as well as a men s soccer team and a women s volleyball team There is also intramural teams for men and women in basketball and weight lifting Notable alumni EditHerbert C Brown recipient of 1979 Nobel Prize in Chemistry 8 Burne Hogarth artist illustrator of Tarzan teacher and author Johnny Burke lyricist writer of popular songs in America between the 1920s and 1950s 9 Alfred Cilella Illinois politician 10 Marvin R Dee Illinois politician lawyer and businessman 11 Douglas Huff Illinois politician 12 Nathan J Kaplan Illinois jurist and politician 13 Don Myrick musician with The Pharaohs Earth Wind amp Fire Bernard S Neistein Illinois state legislator and lawyer 14 Louis Satterfield musician with The Pharaohs Earth Wind amp FireReferences Edit Home Malcolm X College Retrieved 2019 07 16 1900 W Jackson Chicago IL 60612 Chicago Journal Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on February 9 2013 City of Chicago Retrieved on February 9 2013 1 Curbed Chicago Retrieved on March 12 2022 2 Chicago Sun Times Retrieved on February 11 2013 3 WBEZ Retrieved on October 31 2014 NDN New Malcolm X College facility is unveiled in Chicago chicagotribune com Retrieved 2016 06 12 Negishi Ei ichi 2008 Herbert Charles Brown PDF National Academy of Sciences Johnny Burke Songwriters Hall of Fame Archived from the original on 2013 12 28 Retrieved November 18 2013 Illinois Blue Book 1943 1944 Biographical Sketch of Alfred Cilella pg 398 399 Illinois Blue Blue 1973 1974 Biographical Sketch of Marvin Robert Dee pg 95 Illinois Blue Book 1987 1988 Biographical Sketch of Douglas Huff pg 73 Illinois Blue Book 1961 1962 Biographical Sketch of Nathan J Kaplan pg 254 Illinois Blue Book 1971 1972 Biographical of Bernard S Neistein pg 148 249External links EditMalcolm X College homepage Malcolm X College Library homepage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Malcolm X College amp oldid 1175739919, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
