Malcolm X College Handbook - City Colleges of Chicago
Malcolm X College Handbook - City Colleges of Chicago
Malcolm X College Handbook - City Colleges of Chicago
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Continuing Education<br />
<strong>Malcolm</strong> X <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong>fers an extensive Continuing Education and Community<br />
Services program through a flexible delivery system for adults 18 years and<br />
older regardless <strong>of</strong> their educational backgrounds.<br />
Courses are generally <strong>of</strong>fered in eight-week sessions that meet days, evenings<br />
and weekends at the <strong>College</strong> and in many <strong>of</strong>f-campus, community-based<br />
locations such as schools, senior centers, community centers and churches.<br />
Non-credit courses, workshops, symposia forums are among programs <strong>of</strong>fered<br />
in concert with and for hundreds <strong>of</strong> community agencies and organizations.<br />
General Studies courses, the name applied to Continuing Education classes, is<br />
approved by the Illinois Community <strong>College</strong> Board. These Continuing Education<br />
Units (CEU) or credits are applicable to a certificate upon successful completion<br />
<strong>of</strong> a program, but cannot be applied towards an associate degree.<br />
More than 600 courses have been approved for Continuing Education. The large<br />
selections <strong>of</strong> medical-related courses include nutrition, pharmacology, drug<br />
therapy, medical terminology and refresher classes for registered nurses.<br />
Conversational foreign-language course includes Spanish. Business courses<br />
encompass program as divers as microcomputers, investments, real estate and<br />
insurance. Fine Arts are comprised <strong>of</strong> music, art and art appreciation.<br />
Continuing Education <strong>of</strong>fers developmental courses. Constantly growing in<br />
number and scope, these classes include job-coping skills as well as<br />
vocabulary, mathematics, reading and special swimming and gym classes. Sign<br />
language courses are <strong>of</strong>fered for those who wish to learn to communicate with<br />
the deaf.<br />
Many courses have been tailored to meet the requirements <strong>of</strong> older adults and<br />
senior citizens. Preparation for retirement is emphasized. Self-awareness, selfesteem<br />
and good attitudes toward the normal aging process are developed<br />
through class participation. Senior citizens have many new avenues open to<br />
them, and <strong>of</strong> services that can be <strong>of</strong>fered to society. Social action and social<br />
issues may be studied, and cultural attainment is explored through a variety <strong>of</strong><br />
fine arts courses.<br />
Hobbies and special-interest courses are periodically updated to meet the<br />
changing interests <strong>of</strong> adults. Calligraphy, photography, dancing, and arts and<br />
crafts courses are among the <strong>of</strong>ferings.<br />
Community forums are featured throughout the year.<br />
For further information or a complete schedule <strong>of</strong> courses, call Continuing<br />
Education at 850-7136.<br />
Adult Education<br />
The mission <strong>of</strong> the Adult Education Program (AEP) is met under the aspect <strong>of</strong><br />
the <strong>City</strong> <strong>College</strong>s <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chicago</strong>'s mission pertaining to adult basic and secondary<br />
education. It is defined as:<br />
Including preparatory and developmental instruction, adult basic<br />
education and educational programs designed to meet individual<br />
educational goals and to provide under-prepared adult learners with
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