Harry S Truman College
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Former names
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Mayfair College |
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| Motto | Education that Works |
| Type | Community college |
| Established | 1956 |
| Affiliation | City Colleges of Chicago |
| Chancellor | Cheryl L. Hyman |
| President | Reagan Romali |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Campus | Urban |
| Athletics | Basketball (Men), Basketball (Women) |
| Mascot | Falcons |
| Website | www |
Harry S Truman College, popularly called Truman College and formerly called Mayfair College, part of City Colleges of Chicago, a college that offers multiple 2-year associate degrees, as well as occupational training in a number of fields. Located at 1145 West Wilson Avenue in the Uptown neighborhood, the school was named in honor of U.S. President Harry S. Truman, nominated for the vice presidency in the 1944 Democratic National Convention at the Chicago Stadium. Nominated to join the Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic ticket, Truman was a proponent of public colleges and universities. Truman College also administers the Lakeview Learning Center at 3310 North Clark Street in the Lakeview neighborhood.
Amundsen High School hosted a night school offering two-year college programming for the North Side of Chicago in 1956. This was the result of community outcry for a two-year college for the economically ailing community areas north of downtown Chicago. Interested in a more permanent situation for the program, community leaders acquired a former elementary school campus in 1961 and enrolled 4,000 students in day and night classes. Further growth led to the construction of its present campus on West Wilson Avenue, opening its doors in 1976, naming the school after U.S. President Truman.
In 2014, Truman College was named City Colleges of Chicago's hub for education, human and natural sciences. The designation makes Truman College the final City College to have a College to Careers focus. College to Careers is an initiative to partner the colleges with industry leaders in high-growth fields to address the skills gap in Chicago's workforce. The city of Chicago expects nearly 40,000 job openings in education in the Chicago area over the next decade. This includes positions in child development and teaching subjects including foreign languages, special education, math and sciences.
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