Generations College

{{Short description|Private two-year college in Chicago, Illinois}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox university | name = Generations College | established = 1904 | former_name = MacCormac College | founder = Morton MacCormac | accreditation = Higher Learning Commission | city = Chicago | state = Illinois | country = United States | motto = Living the Legacy | chancellor = Grace Alexis | president = | logo = | website = {{URL|generations.edu}} | type = Private two-year college<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.communitycollegereview.com/generations-college-profile|title=Generations College Profile (2018-19) | Chicago, IL|website=Community College Review|accessdate=May 11, 2019}}</ref> | campus = Urban | coor = }}

'''Generations College''' is a private two-year college in Chicago, Illinois.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.generations.edu/page.cfm?pageid=6&pagecategory=2|title=About Generations College|accessdate=May 11, 2019}}</ref> The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and approved by the National Court Reporters Association and American Bar Association.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gazettechicago.com/index/2014/08/local-communities-offer-excellent-schools-educational-choices/|title=Gazette Chicago » Local communities offer excellent schools, educational choices|accessdate=May 11, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.generations.edu/page.cfm?pageid=10&pagecategory=2|title=Higher Learning Commission|accessdate=May 11, 2019}}</ref> It is located in downtown Chicago at 29 East Madison Street, on the second floor of the historic Heyworth Building.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.generations.edu/page.cfm?pageid=42&pagecategory=5|title=Generations College Our Campus|accessdate=May 11, 2019}}</ref>

==History== Generations College was founded in 1904 by Morton C. MacCormac and his wife, Mary MacCormac, in Hyde Park on Chicago's south side near the University of Chicago. MacCormac served as the school's first president for 50 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.generations.edu/page.cfm?pageid=9&pagecategory=2|title=Generations College Facts at a Glance|accessdate=May 11, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chicagoschoolreviews.com/generations-college-review/|title=Chicagoschoolreviews.com|website=chicagoschoolreviews.com|accessdate=May 11, 2019}}</ref> The school established the first court reporting program in the United States in 1912 <ref>{{cite web|title=Chicago Sun-Times Court Reporters: Making Words Fly|url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/?p=146235|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316025129/http://chicago.suntimes.com/?p=146235|archivedate=2015-03-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wbez.org/shows/eight-fortyeight/the-countrys-oldest-court-reporting-program-turns-100/a0e3c128-792c-430c-8ee7-435c63aaca25|title=Nation's oldest court reporting program turns 100|first1=Carrie|last1=Shepherd|first2=Kate|last2=Dries|website=WBEZ|accessdate=May 11, 2019}}</ref> and the first paralegal studies program in Illinois in 1973.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.generations.edu/page.cfm?pageid=139&pagecategory=3|title=Generations College Paralegal Studies|accessdate=May 11, 2019}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chicagoinjurycenter.com/law-schools|title=Chicago Law Schools & Paralegal Programs|website=Chicago Injury Center|accessdate=May 11, 2019}}</ref>

==Accreditation== Generations College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hlcommission.org/component/directory/?Action=ShowBasic&Itemid=&instid=1745|title=Higher Learning Commission|website=www.hlcommission.org|accessdate=May 11, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chea.org/search/actionInst.asp?accredID=4;North%20Central%20Association%20of%20Colleges%20and%20Schools|title=Council for Higher Education Accreditation|accessdate=May 11, 2019|archive-date=August 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820044212/http://www.chea.org/search/actionInst.asp?accredID=4&North%20Central%20Association%20of%20Colleges%20and%20Schools|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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==External links== *[http://www.generations.edu/ Official website]

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