# Generations College
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{{Short description|Private two-year college in Chicago, Illinois}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = Generations College
| established = 1904
| former_name = MacCormac College
| founder = Morton MacCormac
| accreditation = [Higher Learning Commission](/source/Higher_Learning_Commission)
| city = [Chicago](/source/Chicago)
| state = [Illinois](/source/Illinois)
| country = United States
| motto = Living the Legacy
| chancellor = Grace Alexis
| president =
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| website = {{URL|generations.edu}}
| type = [Private](/source/Private_college) [two-year college](/source/two-year_college)[{{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}}]
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'''Generations College''' is a [private](/source/Private_college) [two-year college](/source/two-year_college) in [Chicago](/source/Chicago), [Illinois](/source/Illinois).[{{Cite web|url=http://www.generations.edu/page.cfm?pageid=6&pagecategory=2|title=About Generations College|accessdate=May 11, 2019}}] The college is [accredited](/source/Higher_education_accreditation_in_the_United_States) by the [Higher Learning Commission](/source/Higher_Learning_Commission) and approved by the [National Court Reporters Association](/source/National_Court_Reporters_Association) and [American Bar Association](/source/American_Bar_Association).[{{Cite web|url=http://www.gazettechicago.com/index/2014/08/local-communities-offer-excellent-schools-educational-choices/|title=Gazette Chicago ยป Local communities offer excellent schools, educational choices|accessdate=May 11, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}][{{Cite web|url=http://www.generations.edu/page.cfm?pageid=10&pagecategory=2|title=Higher Learning Commission|accessdate=May 11, 2019}}] It is located in downtown Chicago at 29 East [Madison Street](/source/Madison_Street_(Chicago)), on the second floor of the historic [Heyworth Building](/source/Heyworth_Building).[{{Cite web|url=http://www.generations.edu/page.cfm?pageid=42&pagecategory=5|title=Generations College Our Campus|accessdate=May 11, 2019}}]
==History==
Generations College was founded in 1904 by Morton C. MacCormac and his wife, Mary MacCormac, in [Hyde Park](/source/Hyde_Park%2C_Chicago%2C_Illinois) on Chicago's [south side](/source/south_side_(Chicago)) near the [University of Chicago](/source/University_of_Chicago). MacCormac served as the school's first president for 50 years.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.generations.edu/page.cfm?pageid=9&pagecategory=2|title=Generations College Facts at a Glance|accessdate=May 11, 2019}}][{{Cite web|url=http://chicagoschoolreviews.com/generations-college-review/|title=Chicagoschoolreviews.com|website=chicagoschoolreviews.com|accessdate=May 11, 2019}}] The school established the first [court reporting](/source/court_reporting) program in the United States in 1912
[{{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}}][{{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}}] and the first [paralegal studies](/source/paralegal_studies) program in [Illinois](/source/Illinois) in 1973.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.generations.edu/page.cfm?pageid=139&pagecategory=3|title=Generations College Paralegal Studies|accessdate=May 11, 2019}}]
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==Accreditation==
Generations College is [accredited](/source/Higher_education_accreditation_in_the_United_States) by the [Higher Learning Commission](/source/Higher_Learning_Commission).[{{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}}][{{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}}]
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.generations.edu/ Official website]
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