Generations College is a

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. The college is

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by the

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and approved by the National Court Reporters Association and

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. It is located in downtown Chicago at 29 East Madison Street, on the second floor of the historic Heyworth Building.

History

Generations College was founded in 1904 by Morton C. MacCormac and his wife, Mary MacCormac, in Hyde Park on Chicago's south side near the

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. MacCormac served as the school's first president for 50 years. The school established the first

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program in the United States in 1912 and the first paralegal studies program in

in 1973.

Accreditation

Generations College is

by the

References

External links

Official website
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