Founding Date

December 1965–Illinois Community College Act
December 1966-Referendum to establish district
September 1967-Opened doors

Type Of Control

Public suburban two-year college (Illinois Community College System)

Location

Most of DuPage County plus portions of Cook and Will Counties (Community College District 502)

Address

425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-6599

Phone/Fax

(630) 942-2800 / (630)858-9399 (Staff Services)

Web Site

www.cod.edu

Type of Institution

Single-campus, co-educational community college

Accreditation

Full accreditation through 2007 by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Controlling Agency

Illinois Community College Board

Degrees Awarded

Associate in Arts
Associate in Fine Arts-Art
Associate in Fine Arts-Music
Associate in General Studies

Associate in Science
Associate in Engineering Science
Associate in Applied Science
Certificate

Board of Trustees

Seven elected voting members and one elected non-voting student

Academic Term

Semesters (Converted to semesters in mid-August 2005 - Fall term)

Current Enrollment

30,092 (Credit and Non-Credit Students – Fall Semester 10^th day 2005)

Student/Faculty Ratio

20 FTE students per FTE faculty – Fall Semester 10^th day 2005

District 502 Population

1,018,743 (Estimated)