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Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) is a Public State University located in the North Park Community Area of Chicago , Illinois . Northeastern Illinois University serves commuter students in the Chicago Metropolitan Area . The school's predecessor began in 1867 as Cook County 's first teachers' college. The school was ranked the most ethnically diverse university in the Midwest according to U.S. News & World Reports The schools demographics are: 49% Caucasian 25% Hispanic 12% African American 10% Asian 4% Other HISTORY The origins of the school can be traced to Cook County Normal School (now Chicago State University , which was founded in 1867 in Englewood, Illinois. That school became known as Chicago Teachers College after three name changes. In 1949, a branch of Chicago Teachers College was established on the North Side of assumed control of the college. In 1967, the college was renamed Northeastern Illinois State College. In 1971, the College became Northeastern Illinois University, which was given a mandate by the Illinois Legislature "to offer such courses of instruction as shall best serve to qualify teachers for the schools of the State; and to offer such other courses of instruction, conduct such research and offer such public services as are prescribed by the Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities or its successor." In January 1996, Northeastern Illinois University established its own Board of Trustees. UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS College of Arts and Sciences
College of Business and Management
College of Education
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