Richard J. Daley College
Richard J. Daley College is one of the seven City Colleges of Chicago with an enrollment of approximately 4500 students and 81 full-time faculty. The college was founded as William J. Bogan Junior College in 1960 and utilized classrooms in the evenings provided by William J. Bogan High School in the Ashburn neighborhood on the southwest side of Chicago. In 1970, the college moved to an interim campus in West Lawn neighborhood at 7500 S Pulaski Road, made of prefab buildings until the present campus was completed in 1981.
In 1977, a week after the death of Richard J. Daley, the college was renamed in honor of the late mayor.
Campuses
Daley College
Located at 7500 S. Pulaksi, it is the school's main campus. The north side houses the adult education and technical education buildings as well as the faculty and staff parking lot. This side is adjacent to a US Army Reserve Training center. Located on the east side of campus (running parallel to Pulaski Rd.) is the tennis court; however, maintenance of the court has been neglected since the school's tennis team was disbanded in 1983. Plans to erect a meditation garden in its place are currently underway. The south end is the student and visitor parking lot, which connects to the main building via an enclosed overpass. The overpass includes an elevator for handicapped access. The main building, located centrally, is where the majority of classroom instruction and activities are held.
West Side Technical Institute
Located at 2800 S. Western, it is Richard J. Daley College's sister school. Opened in 1995, It is primarily a technical school offering the relevant degrees and certifications.
Organization and administration
A public institution, Daley is one of the seven City Colleges of Chicago (CCC), and is regulated by Board of Trustees of the City Colleges of Chicago. Each school's president is selected by CCC's chancellor and approved by this board. Proceeding Dr. Mark Warden, the current president of Daley is Dr. Silvia Ramos, Ed.D. On August 7, 2009 Ramos was fired from Daley college on grounds of gross incompetence. She has been replaced in the interim by Jose Aybar.[1]
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