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    Wilbur Wright College
    Learning Resource Center at Wright's Narragansett campus
    Former names
    		Wright Junior College
    Motto Education that Works
    Type Community
    Established 1934; 90 years ago(1934)
    Affiliation City Colleges of Chicago
    Chancellor Juan Salgado
    President Andres Oroz
    Vice-president Gabe Estill
    Students 9,367[1]
    Location
    Chicago
    ,
    Illinois
    ,
    U.S.

    41°57′31.8″N87°47′17.9″W / 41.958833°N 87.788306°W /41.958833; -87.788306
    Campus Large city
    Colors Brown, grey
    Mascot Rams
    Website www.ccc.edu/colleges/wright/Pages/default.aspx

    Wilbur Wright College, formerly known asWright Junior College,[2]is a publiccommunity collegeinChicago. Part of theCity Colleges of Chicagosystem, it offers two-yearassociate's degrees, as well as occupational training in IT, manufacturing, medical, and business fields. Its main campus is located on Chicago's Northwest Side in theDunningneighborhood.

    History

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    Wilbur Wright College was established in 1934 by theChicago Board of Educationas one of the system of three city junior colleges designed to serve the post-secondary educational needs of Chicago residents.[2]For a three-year period duringWorld War II, theU.S. Navyleased the facilities and trained thousands of men as part of theElectronics Training Program. The college remained in its initial location at 3400 N. Austin Ave. until moving to a new campus in 1993.

    In 1966, Wright and the other city colleges were reorganized into a new community college district, named theCity Colleges of Chicago, with its own Board of Trustees and taxing authority. This system includes colleges which, in turn, are a part of the State system comprising 40 public community college districts and 49 individual colleges.

    Under the City Colleges of Chicago's new college to Careers initiative, Wright isCity Colleges of Chicago's hub for Information Technology.[3]

    Campus

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    Wright College was originally located in a large building at 3400 N. Austin Avenue, in Chicago. The original Wright campus is now home to the Chicago Academy Elementary School, the Chicago Academy High School, and theAcademy for Urban School Leadership's central office. Due to needs for additional space and more specialised facilities, in 1993 it moved to a 23-acre parcel at 4300 N. Narragansett Avenue, at a cost of $90 million.[4]The campus was designed by renowned Chicago-area architectBertrand Goldberg[5]In 2013, the school began a $3.5 million project to renovate and install new HVAC systems in the Learning Resource Center, a pyramid and one of the campus' landmarks.[6]

    Wright College is a leader in sustainability and was recognized as a Bronze Level Compact School in the Illinois Campus Sustainability Compact Program. TheNational Arbor Day Foundationhas named Wright College as a Tree Campus USA for three consecutive years.[7]

    Humboldt Park Vocational Center

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    Humboldt Park Vocational Center is a satellite site of Wright College and offers classes that teach adult basic education skills, vocational training and other programs.[8]The facility offers a nine-month advanced certification program in computerized numerical control (CNC) machining. In 2012, the CNC machining program placed 100 percent of its graduates into jobs paying $40,000 a year, with the potential to jump to $55,000 to $65,000 in less than two years.[9]

    Accreditation

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    Wilbur Wright College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and approved by the Illinois Community College Board and the Illinois Office of Education Department of Adult, Vocational, and Technical Education. The program in Radiography is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology; the Business Department is accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs; and the Occupational Therapy Assistant Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE). The paralegal program is accredited by the American Bar Association.

    Notable alumni

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    Notable faculty

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    Miscellaneous

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    Wilbur Wright College is host to the Scholars at Wright program, agreat booksprogram funded by theNational Endowment for the Humanities. Wilbur Wright College is host to the only ABA (American Bar Association)-approved Paralegal Studies Program at a public college in the City of Chicago.

    References

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    1. ^As of spring 2019."Spring Enrollment Report"(PDF). Illinois Community College Board. Retrieved29 April2020.
    2. ^ab"City Colleges of Chicago - History".www.ccc.edu.
    3. ^"[1]." Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved on October 31, 2014.
    4. ^"". Chicago Tribune. 14 May 1986.
    5. ^"[2]. Bertrand Goldberg. Retrieved on February 21, 2013.
    6. ^"[3]. Board of Trustees Resolution 508. 12 July 2012.
    7. ^"[4]." City Colleges of Chicago. Retrieved on February 21, 2013.
    8. ^"[5]." Humboldt Park Portal. Retrieved on October 31, 2014.
    9. ^"[6]." CNN Money. Retrieved on October 31, 2014.
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