Malcolm X College Handbook - City Colleges of Chicago

access to post-secondary education.
More specifically, it is to serve the educational needs of adults who reside
in Chicago and who have not completed either elementary or secondary
education. Through the AEP, Malcolm X College provides a range of
academic courses and programs in locations throughout the West, South,
North and Loop sections of the City, at various times during the day, for
the convenience of clientele, often working in cooperation with other
agencies and institutions.
The Adult Education Program's non-credit courses are offered oncampus
and off-campus, and are designed to meet the basic and
secondary educational needs of Chicago's diverse population. Course
offerings include:
• literacy: that teaches non-readers
• Adult Basic Education, which provides students with instruction at the
primary level first
• General Education Development (GED Programs): prepares adult
learners to earn a High School Equivalency Diploma. Instruction in this
program is offered both in English and Spanish
• English as a Second Language (ESL): provides instruction for students
with limited English
WESTSIDE LEARNING CENTER
The Westside Learning Center is a beautiful, architecturally redesigned structure
located at 4624 West Madison Street. The Center is committed to assisting local
residents in developing employability skills.
At present the Westside Learning Center has an approximate enrollment of 500
students. Classes are Offered in Home Repair, Basic Electronics, Typing, Word
Processing, Data Processing, Literacy, and General Education Development
(High-School Equivalency Certificate) and some college credit.
The Center is open year round, Monday through Friday. The Child-Care Drop-
Off Center will be available to students while attending class. Students
graduating from the Center are urged to further develop their education at the
main campus. "Academic Excellence" will continue to be the foremost goal of
the Center.
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