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Maccormac College

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MacCormac College is a small, private, not-for-profit, urban, academic community that prepares its diverse student population to live and work successfully in a multi-cultural and technologically complex society....

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Maccormac College
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County	Cook County, IL	-
Title IV Eligible	Yes	Yes
Carnegie Classification	Associate of Arts Colleges	Associate of Arts Colleges
Institution Level	At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs	At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs
Institution Control	Private, non-profit	Public
Full-Time Undergraduate	127 students	1,020 students
Part-Time Undergraduate	58 students	1,443 students
Total Enrollment	185 students	2,213 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	81%	78%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants	67%	46%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received	$3,680	$2,845
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants	62%	29%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received	$4,143	$1,275
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants	16%	12%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received	$1,435	$1,147
% Students Receiving Loans	59%	38%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received	$4,686	$3,143

School Notes:

While MacCormac has been known primarily as a business college for decades, the school has also revolutionized instruction in Law programs such as Court Reporting (the oldest Court Reporting program in America) and Paralegal Studies. MacCormac has always been known for its ability to adapt to changing times, and in recent years has added such programs as International Business and Medical Transcription to its curricular offerings.
Thousands of international students from around the world have attended MacCormac College in order to develop their English writing, reading, grammatical and conversational skills. These courses are available on a non-credit basis and are not eligible for financial aid.
The Center for Business Training and Community Education is located on the Downtown Chicago Campus, and offers a wide variety of evening and weekend classes. Evening and weekend courses and short seminars can be tailor-made to accomodate a variety of learning needs by individuals, groups, or organizations.
MacCormac College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission, North Central Association.
Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

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