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City Colleges Of Chicago - Malcolm X College, Illinois

Overview of City Colleges Of Chicago - Malcolm X College

Students attend Malcolm X College in Chicago, Illinois, a large city. The school is a public institution. Malcolm X College degrees go up to the Associate's degree.

Areas of Study

The school has a tighter focus on specific areas of study than most colleges its size. Malcolm X College is known for its programs in family and social work and medical assistant and technician.

Malcolm X College Selectivity

Applicants to the school appreciate its open admissions policy.

Faculty

Malcolm X College has a tenure system for senior faculty. The full-time faculty at the school is well-paid, which often goes with faculty quality.

Student Body

There are 7,149 students at Malcolm X College (as of 2005). The school has a large minority student population. A large number of students at Malcolm X College are 40 years old or older.

The school reports its educational mission is:
"Malcolm X College, a learning and assessment-centered community college, empowers students of diverse backgrounds and abilities to achieve academic, career, and personal success."

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Malcolm X College

City Colleges Of Chicago - Malcolm X College
1900 W Van Buren
Chicago, IL 60612-3197
General Phone: (312) 850-7000
Admissions Phone: (312) 850-7476
Financial Aid Phone: (312) 850-7146
http://malcolmx.ccc.edu/

Malcolm X College Programs and Degrees (2005)

Malcolm X College awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Medical Assistant And Technician166health diagnostic professions, pharmacy tech, respiratory care tech, radiation therapist, surgical tech, phlebotomy, dialysis tech, medical assistant
Nursing And Emergency Medicine120EMT ambulance attendant, registered nursing, EMT paramedic
Liberal Arts103liberal arts and sciences, general studies
Family And Social Work47child care provider
Computer Science And Engineering24information science, information technology
Science20biological and physical sciences
Funeral And Mortuary Science9embalming
Education And Teaching1early childhood education

Number of programs and degrees for Malcolm X College in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Associate's degree28414
Award of less than 1 academic year1113
Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years957

Malcolm X College Student Body

In 2005, Malcolm X College had a total enrollment of 7,149 students (4,260 full-time equivalent).

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Undergraduate100%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
White6%
Black59%
Hispanic30%
Asian4%
American Indian1%
(Foreign Students)0%

Students by Age (2004):

AgePercent
Under 182%
18-1913%
20-2112%
22-2414%
25-2917%
30-3413%
35-399%
40-4913%
50-646%
65+1%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence (2004):
(From available data sampling)

ResidencePercent
Illinois100%

Malcolm X College Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2004):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time47 %
Part-Time36 %

Malcolm X College Room and Board (2005)

The school does not offer campus housing.

(Please refer to our profile of Chicago, Illinois for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other Illinois Colleges).

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

Malcolm X College Faculty

Malcolm X College has a tenure system for faculty.

Tenure Status of Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelMenWomen
Tenured1818
Non-tenured, but on tenure track129

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professoracademic year2*4$78,694
Associate professoracademic year3$80,1907$71,860
Assistant professoracademic year4$81,1645$75,768
Instructoracademic year21$53,79511$45,653
All faculty totalacademic year30$61,82827$62,919

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Malcolm X College Athletics

Students on Athletic Scholarships (2004):

SportMenWomenTotal
Total055
Basketball055

Malcolm X College Degree Programs (2005)

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Information Science/Studies
Information Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING
Early Childhood Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK
Child Care Provider/Assistant

FUNERAL AND MORTUARY SCIENCE
Mortuary Science and Embalming/Embalmer

LIBERAL ARTS
General Studies
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MEDICAL ASSISTANT AND TECHNICIAN
Allied Health Diagnostic/Intervention/Treatment Professions, Oth
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
Medical/Clinical Assistant
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist
Renal/Dialysis Technologist/Technician
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
Surgical Technology/Technologist

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

SCIENCE
Biological and Physical Sciences

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Malcolm X College Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Malcolm X College Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 7%Malcolm X College Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
Minority % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 9%Malcolm X College Minority % of student body
Number of students
(vs. all colleges)
Top 11%Malcolm X College Number of students
% of degrees in family and social work
(vs. all colleges)
Top 11%Malcolm X College % of degrees in family and social work
% students 40 years or older
(vs. all colleges)
Top 13%Malcolm X College % students 40 years or older
% of full-time faculty on tenure track
(vs. all colleges)
Top 13%Malcolm X College % of full-time faculty on tenure track
% of degrees in nursing and emergency medicine
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 15%Malcolm X College % of degrees in nursing and emergency medicine
Salaries of full-time faculty
(vs. all colleges)
Top 16%Malcolm X College Salaries of full-time faculty
% of degrees in medical assistant and technician
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 17%Malcolm X College % of degrees in medical assistant and technician
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Open admission
Accepts some high school credits
Offers credit for life experience
Grants credits for AP courses
Offers distance learning
Career counseling
Career placement services
Student employment services
On-campus day care
Remedial classes for students
Offers remedial adult education
Offers part-time study
On-campus library
Tenure system for quality teaching
Offers athletic scholarships

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