College of DuPage: Main Campus and Satellite Locations
Introduction
College of DuPage (COD), established in 1967, is a community college offering transfer degree and technical education programs. The college was founded after the Illinois General Assembly adopted the Public Community College Act of 1965 and the approval of DuPage high school district voters in a referendum. The college opened on September 25, 1967, under the leadership of the college's president, Rodney K. Berg, and Board of Trustees Chairman George L. Seaton. At the time, classes were held in office trailers and leased suburban sites throughout the newly established Community College District 502. In 1968, the Glen Ellyn campus location was acquired. A year later, three interim buildings were constructed west of Lambert Road in Glen Ellyn. The college's main campus is located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, but COD also operates satellite campuses and facilities to serve a wider student population.
Glen Ellyn Campus
The Glen Ellyn campus is the main campus of College of DuPage. In 1968, the Glen Ellyn campus location was acquired. A year later, three interim buildings were constructed west of Lambert Road in Glen Ellyn. The Berg Instructional Center, the college's first permanent building, opened in 1973. The Glen Ellyn campus has undergone significant expansion and renovation since its establishment.
Key Buildings and Facilities
- Berg Instructional Center (BIC): Opened in 1974 and named after the College of DuPage's first president, Rodney K. The structure spans four levels that houses many classrooms, workshops, labs, department offices as well as faculty offices, and conference areas. The 475,000-square-foot (44,100 m2) BIC Renovation (phase one completed in 2011; phase two completed in 2012) included the reorganization of faculty and administrative departments, expanded student commons, updated classrooms and labs. The renovation replaced the deteriorating BIC exterior with a new, modern panel and glass exterior and bright interior spaces.
- Culinary and Hospitality Center (CHC): Completed in 2011, the CHC houses culinary kitchens and bakeries, a six-room boutique hotel run by students of the hospitality program, two gourmet restaurants open to the public, a culinary amphitheater, and the college's Multimedia Services department. Waterleaf, one of the college's two restaurants, seats 150 people.
- Early Childhood Center (ECC): Completed in 2007, the center serves more than 100 children and houses the Early Childhood Education and Care degree and certificate programs. This building is located across College rd. from the main campus.
- Health and Science Center (HSC): Funded by the proceeds of the 2002 capital referendum and opened in 2010, the center houses various health science programs, including Basic Nursing Assistant, Dental Hygiene, Diagnostic Medical Imaging, Health Science, Nuclear Medicine, Nursing, Physical Therapist Assistant, Radiography, Respiratory Care, Surgical Technology, Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology, Biology, Chemistry, Zoology and Botany programs.
- Homeland Security Education Center (HEC): Phase one of the Homeland Security Education Center (HEC) was funded by the proceeds of the 2002 capital referendum and completed in 2011.
- McAninch Arts Center (MAC): Built in 1986 and named after the college's second president, the center features the Cleve Carney Museum of Art, three performing spaces (Belushi Performance Hall, playhouse theater, and black box studio theater), classrooms, and the 1,200 capacity outdoor Lakeside Pavilion. A $35 million renovation to the center was completed in 2013.
- Russell R. Kirt Prairie, Ecological Study Area and B.J. Hoddinott Wildlife Sanctuary: These are three natural areas maintained by College of DuPage on the Glen Ellyn campus. There is also a garden maintained by the colleges horticulture program, as well as a pavilion that was thoughtfully designed by the architecture program.
- Student Resource Center (SRC): The SRC holds the library, bookstore, Jack H. The library has partnerships with various community-based and state and national library organizations. The Library's Philanthropy Center is a partnership with the Donors Forum of Chicago. The Library also has a residency in community college librarianship program, designed to offer a two-year intensive, mentored experience in community college librarianship to a recent library school graduate. The Library also provides resources and facilities for the college's Library Technical Assistance (LTA) certificate program.
- Student Services Center (SSC): Completed in the fall of 2011, the SSC is located in between the SRC and the BIC. Regarded as the "living room" of COD, the SCC holds the Admissions and Outreach, Campus Central, Counseling and Advising, Financial Aid, Academic Support, Registration, Records, Testing Center, Veterans Administrative Services, and the Cashier's Office. The addition of the new Student Services Center connects the SRC and BIC with a large naturally lit commons, a new coffee shop and 'one-stop-shop' student services offices and operations.
- Technical Education Center (TEC): Funded through proceeds from the 2002 capital referendum and completed in 2010, the TEC houses the college's Architecture, Interior Design, Horticulture, Automotive Technology, Computer-Aided Design, Construction Management, Electro-Mechanical Technology, Electronics-Integrated Engineering Technology, HVAC-R, Manufacturing Technology and Welding Technology programs. The Technical Education Center is 178,000 square feet (16,500 m2) and houses the Automotive Technology, HVAC/ELMEC, Architecture, Horticulture, and Interior Design programs, and in a new steel, glass and precast concrete panel building on the west side of campus.
Other Locations
At the time, classes were held in office trailers and leased suburban sites throughout the newly established Community College District 502. College of DuPage operates satellite campuses and centers throughout District 502 to provide accessible educational opportunities for residents. While specific details about each location may vary, these centers generally offer a range of credit and non-credit courses, student support services, and community engagement activities. Information about specific locations can be found on the College of DuPage website.
Programs and Opportunities
College of DuPage offers transfer degree and technical education programs in various fields and disciplines. The college offers "3+1 degree" programs to earn a bachelor of science or bachelor of arts degree. The program requires students to take three years of classes at College of DuPage and a fourth year taught by a partner university on College of DuPage's campus. Partner universities include Benedictine University, Concordia University Chicago, Governors State University, Lewis University, National Louis University, and Roosevelt University.
College of DuPage has a meteorology program that offers students credit for storm chasing. It was the first program in the country to offer storm chasing classes to undergraduates in 1989. Students in the department participate in community skywarn programs as advance spotters.
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College of DuPage offers an Engineering 2+2 Program partnered with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to earn a bachelor's degree in engineering. The college offers over 60 academic and pre-professional clubs, culture and ethnic clubs, faith-based clubs, honors societies, literary and performing arts clubs, political clubs, and service oriented clubs. The Courier, a student newspaper, Courier TV News, a student run newscast, The Chaparral a summer-themed magazine, and the Prairie Light Review, a humanities magazine are three student publications the college publishes.
Athletics
A chaparral has always been DuPage's mascot. The 1992 team was the first team at COD to reach the NJCAA World Series. They finished in second place, dropping the title game to Gloucester County of New Jersey. They were ranked #1 for the majority of the season and were led by head coach Steve Kranz, who was the 1992 Chicagoland Pitch and Hit Club Coach of the Year for local colleges and high schools. The Chaparrals were 40â12 in the season. In 1993 they featured pitcher Shayne Bennett, an Australia native who was drafted in the 25th round of the MLB draft by the Boston Red Sox.
The men's track and field team has competed in both NJCAA Division III and Division I. Tom Pukstys began his career at COD before going on to compete in his first Olympic Games in 1992, coming in 10th place. Troy Doris from Bolingbrook, Illinois, also started his career at COD. The men's football team has been in six NJCAA bowls games since 2000. The school has won two of the six bowl games. The men's football team has sent several athletes to four-year universities. Fahn Cooper played during the 2013 season.
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