City Colleges Of Chicago-Malcolm X College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Malcolm X College is a two-year college located in Chicago, Illinois. It was established as Crane Junior College in 1911. It is a member of the City Colleges of Chicago. The college was renamed in 1969 after civil rights advocate and orator Malcolm X. It offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study. The education programs of Malcolm X College lay emphasis on adult education and continuing education.

Malcolm X fields both men’s and women’s collegiate sports. The college also hosts more than 1,000 meetings and community events every year. The Malcolm Xpress, is the award-winning, student run newspaper of the college. The campus of the college is also home to several student clubs and organizations.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 7,201 in 2009-2010 (5,833 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 39% of the student body. About 22% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (37 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant

FUNERAL AND MORTUARY SCIENCE (17 awarded)

• Mortuary Science and Embalming/Embalmer

LIBERAL ARTS (94 awarded)

• General Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (165 awarded)

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
• Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
• Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist
• Physician Assistant
• Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
• Renal/Dialysis Technologist/Technician
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
• Surgical Technology/Technologist

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (388 awarded)

• Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)
• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

SCIENCE (27 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences