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Adler School of Professional Psychology* ILAccredited
*Name change: Alfred Adler Institute to Adler School of Professional Psychology (12/23/91)
Advocate Kutsch College of Nursing**ILInactive
**The College closed on December 31, 2002. To enable students scheduled to graduate in April 2003 to complete a degree through the College, candidacy has been extended until April 30, 2003. STUDENT RECORDS are located at: Advocate Masonic Medical Center, 836 W. Wellington Ave., Chicago IL 60657. Att: Kathy Woods. (773) 296-5478.
American Academy of ArtILAccredited
American College of EducationILAccredited
American InterContinental UniversityILAccredited
American Islamic College**ILInactive
**Institution withdrew from candidacy June 1989
Argosy University* ILAccredited
*Name change: Illinois School of Professional Psychology to American Schools of Professional Psychology (1989) to Argosy University (January 2001)
Armour Institute**ILMerged
**Merged with Lewis Institute in 1940 to become Illinois Institute of Technology
Augustana CollegeILAccredited
Aurora University* ILAccredited
*Name change: Aurora College to Aurora University (1985)
Barat College**ILInactive
**Accredited in 1943. Affiliated with DePaul University as of 7/1/01; Barat's accredited status extended through 12/31/05 in order to teach out Barat students through DePaul. Independent status resumed 8/12/05. Barat College was purchased by the American College of Education in October 2005.
Benedictine University* ILAccredited
*Name change: Saint Procopius College to Illinois Benedictine College (1971) to Benedictine University (4/19/96)
Black Hawk CollegeILAccredited
Black Hawk College--East Campus**ILMerged
**Accreditation transferred to Black Hawk College (District) in 1986
Black Hawk College--Quad Cities Campus**ILMerged
**Accreditation transferred to Black Hawk College (District) in 1986.
Blackburn CollegeILAccredited
Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing* ILAccredited
*Name change: Blessing College of Nursing to Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing (1/1/89)
Bradley UniversityILAccredited
Broadview College**ILInactive
**Merged in 1934 with Emmanuel Missionary College, Berrien Springs, Michigan
Carl Sandburg CollegeILAccredited
Catholic Theological Union** ILInactive
**Accredited since 1972. The institution resigned its status with the Higher Learning Commission effective June 30, 2009.
Central YMCA College**ILInactive
**Institution resigned from status in 1945
Central YMCA Community College**ILInactive
**Institution closed in 1983. Transcripts are being held at City Colleges of Chicago.
Chamberlain College of Nursing* ILAccredited
*Name change: Deaconess College of Nursing to Chamberlain College of Nursing (7/6/06)
Chicago Academy of Fine Arts**ILInactive
**Closed 8/9/78.
Chicago College of Osteopathy**ILInactive
**Institution resigned from status in 1926.
Chicago Musical College**ILMerged
**Became part of Roosevelt University in 1954.
Chicago School of Professional PsychologyILAccredited
Chicago State University* ILAccredited
*Name change: Chicago Teachers College South to Illinois Teachers College Chicago South (1966) to Chicago State College (1967) to Chicago State University (1971)
Chicago Theological SeminaryILAccredited
City Colleges of Chicago--Chicago City-Wide College**ILInactive
**College closed 8/6/92; functions and services of the College are consolidated into those of City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College. Name changes: Chicago City-Wide Institute to Chicago City-wide College (9/7/76)
City Colleges of Chicago--Chicago Urban Skills Institute**ILInactive
**Ceased operations as a separate entity 7/1/85; functions of the Institute absorbed by City Colleges of Chicago
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College* ILAccredited
*Name change: City Colleges of Chicago-Loop College to City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College (1987)
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S. Truman College* ILAccredited
*Name change: Chicago City Junior College-Amundsen Campus to City Colleges of Chicago-Amundsen/Mayfair Campus to City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S. Truman College
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College* ILAccredited
*Name change: Chicago City Junior College-Wilson Campus to City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College* ILAccredited
*Name change: Chicago City Junior College-Herzl Campus to Chicago City College-Crane Campus to City Colleges of Chicago-Malcom X College (1969)
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College* ILAccredited
*Name change: Chicago City College-Fenger Campus to Chicago City College-Southeast Campus to City Colleges of Chicago- Olive-Harvey College (1970)
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J. Daley College* ILAccredited
*Name change: Chicago City Junior College- Bogan Campus to City Colleges of Chicago - Southwest College (1970) to City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College* ILAccredited
*Name change: Chicago City College-Wright Campus to City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College (1973)
College of DuPage* ILAccredited
*Name change: Accreditation of Lyons Township Junior College transferred to College of DuPage (1967)
College of Lake CountyILAccredited
Columbia College Chicago* ILAccredited
*Name change: Columbia College to Columbia College Chicago (10/28/97)
Concordia University Chicago* ILAccredited
*Name change: Concordia Teachers College to Concordia College (1979) to Concordia University (1/1/90) to Concordia University Chicago (8/15/06)
Daniel Hale Williams University**ILInactive
**Closed in 1980
Danville Area Community College* ILAccredited
*Name change: Danville Junior College to Danville Area Community College (1979)
De Lourdes College**ILInactive
**College closed 7/1987; accreditation extended through 12/31/87 to enable students to complete degrees through transfer credit.
DePaul UniversityILAccredited
DeVry University* ILAccredited
*Name change: Bell & Howell Education Group, Inc. to DeVRY, Inc. (1983) to DeVry Institutes (1988)
Dominican University* ILAccredited
*Name change: Rosary College to Dominican University (5/1/97). Prior to 1923, accredited as Saint Clara College and located at Sinsinawa, Wisconsin
Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Finch University**ILMerged
**MERGED INTO HERMAN M. FINCH UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES/THE CHICAGO MEDICAL SCHOOL (12/2/02)
East-West UniversityILAccredited
Eastern Illinois University* ILAccredited
*Name change: Eastern Illinois State College to Eastern Illinois University
Elgin Community CollegeILAccredited
Ellis University ILAccredited (Show Cause)
Elmhurst CollegeILAccredited
Erikson InstituteILAccredited
Eureka CollegeILAccredited
Fox CollegeILAccredited
Garrett-Evangelical Theological SeminaryILAccredited
George Williams College**ILInactive
**College closed in 1986; accreditation continued through 8/31/86 to enable seniors and advanced graduate students to complete their degrees through transfer credit. Transcripts at Aurora University.
Governors State UniversityILAccredited
Greenville CollegeILAccredited
Harrington College of DesignILAccredited
Heartland Community CollegeILAccredited
Hebrew Theological CollegeILAccredited
Highland Community CollegeILAccredited
Illinois Central CollegeILAccredited
Illinois CollegeILAccredited
Illinois College of OptometryILAccredited
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges* ILAccredited
*Name change: Illinois Eastern Community College District #529 to Illinois Eastern Community Colleges (1984) to Illinois Eastern Community College District to Illinois Eastern Community Colleges
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges--Frontier Community College**ILMerged
**As of 1984, included in the accreditation of Illinois Eastern Community Colleges.
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges--Lincoln Trail College**ILMerged
**As of 1984, included in the accreditation of Illinois Eastern Community Colleges.
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges--Olney Central College**ILMerged
**As of 1984, included in the accreditation of Illinois Eastern Community Colleges.
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges--Wabash Valley College**ILMerged
**As of 1984, included in the accreditation of Illinois Eastern Community Colleges.
Illinois Institute of Art* ILAccredited
*Name change: Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago to Illinois Institute of Art (4/3/09).
Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg, The**ILMerged
**First accredited in 2006. Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg merged with Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago effective 4/3/09. It is now the Schaumburg campus of Illinois Institute of Art in Chicago.
Illinois Institute of TechnologyILAccredited
Illinois State University* ILAccredited
*Name change: Illinois State Normal University to Illinois State University (1964)
Illinois Technical College**ILInactive
**College closed 10/31/91. Student records at Illinois State Board of Education office in Chicago.
Illinois Valley Community College* ILAccredited
*Name change: Accreditation transferred from LaSalle-Peru-Oglesby Junior College to Illinois Valley Community College (1967)
Illinois Wesleyan UniversityILAccredited
Immaculata College**ILInactive
**Closed in 1969.
Institute for Clinical Social WorkILAccredited
John A. Logan CollegeILAccredited
John Marshall Law SchoolILAccredited
John Wood Community CollegeILAccredited
Joliet Junior CollegeILAccredited
Judson University* ILAccredited
*Name change: Judson College to Judson University (8/28/07)
Kankakee Community CollegeILAccredited
Kaskaskia College* ILAccredited
*Name change: Centralia Junior College to Kaskaskia College (1966
Keller Graduate School of Management**ILMerged
**Merged with DeVry Institutes and accredited under the name DeVry University (2/1/02)
Kendall CollegeILAccredited
Kishwaukee CollegeILAccredited
Knowledge Systems InstituteILAccredited
Knox CollegeILAccredited
Lake Forest CollegeILAccredited
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management* ILAccredited
*Name change: Industrial Management Insitute to Advanced Management Institute (1972) to Lake Forest School of Management (1979) to Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
Lake Land CollegeILAccredited
Lakeview College of NursingILAccredited
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Chicago* ILAccredited
*Name change: Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago to Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Chicago (1/4/10)
Lewis and Clark Community CollegeILAccredited
Lewis Institute**ILMerged
**Merged with Armour Institute in 1940 to become Illinois Institute of Technology
Lewis University* ILAccredited
*Name change: Lewis College to Lewis University
Lexington College* ILAccredited
*Name change: Lexington Institute of Hospitality Careers to Lexington College (1/2/95)
Lincoln Christian University* ILAccredited
*Name change: Lincoln Christian College and Seminary to Lincoln Christian University (7/2/09)
Lincoln CollegeILAccredited
Lincoln Land Community College* ILAccredited
*Name change: Lincoln Land Junior College to Lincoln Land Community College
Lombard College**ILMerged
**Merged with Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois (1930)
Loyola University of Chicago* ILAccredited
*Name change: St. Ignatius College to Loyola University (1925)
Lutheran School of Theology at ChicagoILAccredited
MacCormac College* ILAccredited
*Name change: MacCormac Junior College to MacCormac College (9/1/94)
MacMurray College* ILAccredited
*Name change: Illinois Women's College to MacMurray College (1930)
Mallinckrodt College of the North Shore**ILMerged
**COLLEGE MERGED INTO LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO ON 1/1/91; ACCREDITATION CONTINUED UNTIL 1/1/92.
Maryknoll College**ILInactive
**College closed in 1971. Student records are at Maryknoll Seminary, Maryknoll, New York. NAME CHANGE: Maryknoll Seminary to Maryknoll College (1966)
McCormick Theological SeminaryILAccredited
McHenry County CollegeILAccredited
McKendree University* ILAccredited
*Name change: McKendree College to McKendree University (7/1/07)
Mennonite College of Nursing**ILMerged
**Mennonite College of Nursing merged into Illinois State University effective July 1, 1999.
Methodist College of NursingILAccredited
Metropolitan Community College**ILInactive
**Accreditation withdrawn effective December 31, 1998. (State Community College of East St. Louis' accreditation transferred to Metropolitan Community College effective July 1, 1996. )
Midstate CollegeILAccredited
Midwest College of Engineering**ILInactive
**Merged with Illinois Institute of Technology 6/30/86. College closed 7/1/90.
Midwestern University* ILAccredited
*Name change: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine to Midwestern University (1993)
Millikin UniversityILAccredited
Monmouth CollegeILAccredited
Montay College**ILInactive
**The College closed July 31, 1995. To enable students to complete a degree from Montay College through transfer credit, the accredited status is continued until May 1, 1996. Student records are at Archdioceses of Chicago, Archives and Records Center, 5150 Northwest Highway, Chicago IL 60630.
Monticello College**ILMerged
**Accreditation of Monticello College transferred to Lewis and Clark Community College (7/1/71)
Moody Bible InstituteILAccredited
Moraine Valley Community CollegeILAccredited
Morgan Park Junior College**ILInactive
**Closed in 1951.
Morton College* ILAccredited
*Name change: Morton Junior College to Morton College
Mundelein College**ILMerged
**MERGED INTO LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO (6/14/91)l ACCREDITED STATUS CONTINUED UNTIL JUNE 1993.
NAES College** ILInactive
**Accreditation granted 1984; withdrawal of accreditation 6/30/05
National University of Health Sciences* ILAccredited
*Name change: National College of Chiropractice to National University of Health Sciences (9/1/2000)
National-Louis University* ILAccredited
*Name change: National College of Education to National-Louis University (1990)
North Central College* ILAccredited
*Name change: North-Western College to North Central College (1927)
North Park University* ILAccredited
*Name change: North Park College and Theological Seminary to North Park University (7/1/97)
Northeastern Illinois University* ILAccredited
*Name change: Chicago Teachers College North to Illinois Teachers College Chicago North (1966) to Northeastern Illinois State College (1967) to Northeastern Illinois University (1970)
Northern Baptist Theological SeminaryILAccredited
Northern Illinois UniversityILAccredited
Northwestern College* ILAccredited
*Name change: Northwestern Business College to Northwestern College (12/5/08)
Northwestern UniversityILAccredited
Oakton Community CollegeILAccredited
Olivet Nazarene University* ILAccredited
*Name change: Olivet Nazarene College to Olivet Nazarene University (10/26/86)
Parkland CollegeILAccredited
Parks College of Saint Louis University**ILMerged
**Prior to 1970 included in the accreditation of Saint Louis University; as of 11/6/92 included in the accreditation of Saint Louis University.
Prairie State College* ILAccredited
*Name change: Bloom Community College to Prairie State College (1968)
Principia CollegeILAccredited
Quincy University* ILAccredited
*Name change: Quincy College to Quincy University 10/17/92)
Rend Lake College* ILAccredited
*Name change: Formerly Mount Vernon Community College. (Candidacy status transferred from Mount Vernon Community College to Rend Lake College in 1967.)
Resurrection University* ILAccredited
*Name change: West Suburban College of Nursing to Resurrection University (7/1/10)
Richland Community College* ILAccredited
*Name change: Community College of Decatur to Richland Community College (1975)
Robert Morris University-Illinois* ILAccredited
*Name change: Robert Morris College to Robert Morris University-Illinois (3/1/09).
Rock Valley CollegeILAccredited
Rockford CollegeILAccredited
Roosevelt University* ILAccredited
*Name change: Roosevelt College to Roosevelt University (1954)
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science* ILAccredited
*Name change: University of Health Sciences/ The Chicago Medical School to Herman M. Finch University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School (11/10/93) to Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (3/1/04).
Rush UniversityILAccredited
Saint Anthony College of NursingILAccredited
Saint Augustine CollegeILAccredited
Saint Bede College**ILInactive
**Closed in 1967.
Saint Dominic College**ILInactive
**Closed in 1970.
Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingILAccredited
Saint Joseph College of Nursing**ILMerged
**The College was absorbed by the College of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois (1/1/97).
Saint Joseph's Seminary**ILInactive
**Closed in 1964.
Saint Xavier University* ILAccredited
*Name change: Saint Xavier College to Saint Xavier University (5/1/92)
Sauk Valley Community College* ILAccredited
*Name change: Sauk Valley College to Sauk Valley Community College (1986)
School of the Art Institute of ChicagoILAccredited
Seabury-Western Theological Seminary**ILInactive
**Accredited 1981. The Seminary closed July 2009. Accreditation extended until Spring 2010 to allow for a teach-out of students.
Shawnee Community College* ILAccredited
*Name change: Shawnee College to Shawnee Community College (1987)
Shimer CollegeILAccredited
Shurtleff College**ILInactive
**Accreditation withdrawn in 1936. College closed in 1960.
South Suburban College of Cook County* ILAccredited
*Name change: Thornton Junior College to Thornton Community College to South Suburban College of Cook County (1988)
Southeastern Illinois CollegeILAccredited
Southern Illinois University Carbondale* ILAccredited
*Name change: Southern Illinois State Normal University to Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleILAccredited
Southwestern Illinois College* ILAccredited
*Name change: Accreditation transferred from Belleville Junior College to Junior College District #522 (1968); name changed to Belleville Area College (1969) and to Southwestern Illinois College (1/1/2000).
Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies* ILAccredited
*Name change: College of Jewish Studies to Spertus College of Judaica (1970) to Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies (9/1/73)
Spoon River CollegeILAccredited
Springfield College in Illinois* ILAccredited
*Name change: Springfield Junior College to Springfield College in Illinois (1968)
St. John's CollegeILAccredited
State Community College of East St. Louis**ILMerged
**State Community College of East St. Louis' accreditation transferred to Metropolitan Community College effective July 1, 1996.
Tolentine College**ILInactive
**Closed in 1973.
Toyota Technological Institute at ChicagoILAccredited
Trinity Christian CollegeILAccredited
Trinity College of Nursing and Health SciencesILAccredited
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School**ILMerged
**Merged with Trinity College and accredited under the name Trinity International University (8/9/96)
Trinity International UniversityILAccredited
Triton CollegeILAccredited
United States Air Force Technical Training School**ILInactive
**Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1981)
University of ChicagoILAccredited
University of Illinois at Chicago* ILAccredited
*Name change: University of Illinois at Chicago Circle to University of Illinois at Chicago (1982)
University of Illinois at Springfield* ILAccredited
*Name change: Sangamon State University to University of Illinois at Springfield (7/1/95)
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignILAccredited
University of St. Francis* ILAccredited
*Name change: College of St. Francis to University of St. Francis (1/1/98)
VanderCook College of MusicILAccredited
Waubonsee Community CollegeILAccredited
Western Illinois University* ILAccredited
*Name change: Western Illinois State Normal School to Western Illinois State Teachers College (1921) to Western Illinois University
Wheaton CollegeILAccredited
William Rainey Harper CollegeILAccredited