Wikipedia's first sentence called it “private”. Today it says “private islamic university in chicago”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Islamic higher education in Illinois, Chicago, United States American Islamic College ( AIC ) is a private Islamic university in Chicago, Illinois . It accepts students from all backgrounds and prepares students for leadership and policy making roles in American society; and for management and staff of American Muslim institutions, and; serving as a resource to American institutions and individuals for learning about Islam. In 2017, it enrolled fewer than 50 students and offered bachelor's and master's degrees in Islamic Studies and master's of Islamic Jurisprudence .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
American Islamic College ( AIC ) is a private, not-for-profit Islamic institution of higher education in Chicago that accepts students from all backgrounds. According to its webpage, AIC is designed especially to prepare students for "leadership and policy making roles in American society; and for management and staff of American Muslim institutions, and; serving as a resource to American institutions and individuals for learning about Islam." As of 2017, enrolling fewer than 50 students, AIC offers bachelor's and master's degrees in Islamic Studies and master's of Islamic divinity .
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American Islamic College ( AIC ) is a private Islamic university in Chicago, Illinois . It accepts students from all backgrounds and prepares students for leadership and policy making roles in American society; and for management and staff of American Muslim institutions, and; serving as a resource to American institutions and individuals for learning about Islam. In 2017, it enrolled fewer than 50 students and offered bachelor's and master's degrees in Islamic Studies and master's of Islamic Jurisprudence .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “private”. Today it says “private islamic university in chicago”. Read the current article and compare.
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private islamic university in chicago
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