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The City Colleges of Chicago District No. 508 is a system of seven community colleges and six satellite sites that provide learning opportunities for residents of the Chicago area. Programs range from two-year associate degrees to several weeks long occupational certificates, free courses for the GED and free English as a second language (ESL) courses. The district has its administrative offices in the Chicago Loop.〔"(Procurement FAQs )". City Colleges of Chicago. Retrieved on December 14, 2011. "District Office 226 W. Jackson Boulevard Chicago, IL 60606"〕 As of 2013 the system has a yearly count of 114,255 students and 5,800 faculty members. As of 2014, Cheryl Hyman is the chancellor of the system.〔"(About City Colleges )". City Colleges of Chicago. Retrieved on September 11, 2012.〕 Hyman is a Chicago native and began her post-secondary education at Olive-Harvey College, one of the City Colleges of Chicago.〔"(Cheryl Hyman '06 Showing others they have the tools to succeed )". I Have a Kellogg MBA, Alumni Profiles. Retrieved on February 9, 2013.〕 ==History== Crane Junior College opened on September 11, 1911. The first class held by the college had 30 students. By 1929 the enrollment increased to 4,000 students, and Crane was the largest community college in the United States. As a result of the Great Depression, Crane J.C. closed. A public campaign against the closure involved famous national lawyer Clarence Darrow and several former students and faculty. Less than one year after Crane closed, the community college reopened with additional public and private support as Herzl Junior College (originally named in honor of the Jewish Zionist movement founder, Theodor Herzl, (1860–1904)). Later two new campuses of Herzl J.C. opened—Wilson Junior College established on the South Side, and Wright Junior College opened in northwestern Chicago. After the United States entered World War II the U.S. military began using the junior colleges as training locations. After the war concluded, new students entered using the financial aid provided by the GI Bill of 1944.〔"(History )". City Colleges of Chicago. Retrieved on September 11, 2012.〕 The Junior College system in the post-war years opened Bogan Junior College in southwest Chicago, Fenger College, Southeast College, and Truman College (for 33rd President Harry S Truman, 1884–1972), in the 1950s; originally Truman was an evening program located at the city's Amundsen High School. Although it caused a lot of controversy, Wilson J.C. was later renamed Kennedy-King College in 1969 (for Robert F. Kennedy (1925–1968), and Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968)), and Herzl J.C. was later renamed Malcolm X College (for Malcolm X, 1925–1965). In the 1970s, the former Fenger and Southeast Colleges were consolidated and renamed into Olive-Harvey College.〔 In 1988, Dr. Nelvia M. Brady was appointed Chancellor of the unified system and was the first African-American and the first female to serve as Chancellor. Prior to her appointment as Chancellor, she served as a member of the Board of Trustees. When she stepped into the post the system was beset with problems; a demoralized staff and a troubled reputation. Brady attacked all of these problems with energy and creativity. Her accomplishments include the initiation of innovative outreach, enrollment and tracking programs; major staff and purchasing practices reorganization; a successful program to bring Chicago Housing Authority residents into the colleges; the appointment of the first Hispanic Vice Chancellor; and the establishment of a comprehensive "Women Minority Business Program". She served until 1992. In 2012, it was announced that the City Colleges of Chicago are partnering with companies in the Chicago region to help write curriculum, teach, and place students in jobs. Recently established Richard J. Daley College (1902–1976, former Mayor of Chicago), is the system's center for advanced manufacturing, Kennedy-King College trains students for job openings in the culinary and hospitality industry, and Wilbur Wright College (1867–1912), trains students for jobs in the information technology field. Olive-Harvey College focuses on transportation and logistics, and Malcolm X College trains students for careers in the healthcare field.〔"(3 City Colleges to prepare students for jobs in growth industries )". ''Chicago Sun-Times''. Retrieved on February 9, 2013.〕 Harold Washington College functions as the center of business, entrepreneurship and professional services for all of the City Colleges of Chicago.〔"(Is City Colleges doing the right thing? )". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved on February 12, 2013.〕 According to the Office of the Mayor of Chicago, these six sectors are projected to provide more than 200,000 job openings in the Chicago metropolitan area over the next ten years.〔"(Mayor Emanuel Announces Expansion of City Colleges Dual Credit Program that Allows CPS Students to Earn College Credit )". City of Chicago. Retrieved on February 19, 2013.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「City Colleges of Chicago」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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