page_title: College of DuPage
section_title: Facilities at Glen Ellyn
hierarchical_section_title: College of DuPage / Facilities at Glen Ellyn
caption_attribution_description: Students enjoy the sights of fall at the College of DuPage Glen Ellyn campus, 425 Fawell Blvd. COD, which recorded its highest enrollment since converting from quarters to semesters in 2005, is undergoing upgrades to its entire campus. This fall, College officials reopened the newly renovated Seaton Computing Center and the newly constructed Campus Maintenance Center. COD Board members recently approved architectural and construction management contracts for Phase II of the Homeland Security Training Institute. Pictured: McAninch Arts Center.
context_page_description: College of DuPage is a public community college with its main campus in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. The college also owns and operates facilities in the Illinois communities of Addison, Carol Stream, Naperville and Westmont. With more than 28,000 students, the College of DuPage is the second largest provider of undergraduate education in Illinois. The college serves students residing in Illinois' Community College District 502.
context_section_description: The Berg Instructional Center was opened in 1974. The structure spans four levels that houses many classrooms, workshops, labs, department offices as well as faculty offices, and conference areas. It was named after the College of DuPage's first president, Rodney K. Berg.
  The Culinary and Hospitality Center was completed in 2011. The center houses kitchens and bakeries, a six-room boutique Hotel run by students of the Hospitality program, two gourmet restaurants open to the public, a culinary amphitheater and the colleges TV station and video production departments.
  The Early Childhood Center was completed in 2007. The center serves more than 100 children and houses the Early Childhood Education and Care degree and certificate programs. This building is located across College rd. from the main campus. It has kindergarten, part-time preschool, a daycare and full-time preschool. The Early Childhood Center was closed June 1, 2018 due to a decline in enrollment and increased operational costs. 
  The Health and Science Center was funded by the proceeds of the 2002 capital referendum and opened in 2010. The center houses the Basic Nursing Assistant, Dental Hygiene, Diagnostic Medical Imaging, Health Science, Nuclear Medicine, Nursing, Physical Therapist Assistant, Radiography, Respiratory Care, Surgical Technology, Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology, Biology, Chemistry, Zoology and Botany programs. The HSC also houses a Nursing Simulation and Long-Term care lab, Dental Hygiene lab and Surgical Technology operating room lab. The building received LEED Gold certification.
  Phase one of the Robert J. Miller Homeland Security Education Center was funded by the proceeds of the 2002 capital referendum and completed in 2011. It houses the Criminal Justice program, the Fire Science/EMS program, the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy and the COD police department. The center has an Immersive Interior Training Lab, forensics and cybercrimes labs, an auditorium that doubles as a mock courtroom, a self-contained breathing apparatus lab, and a debriefing room. The center also includes a Memorial to the September 11 attacks in its lobby with the centerpiece being a steel beam recovered from the towers.
  The McAninch Arts Center was built in 1986, and is named after the college's second president. The renovation updated the major performance spaces, addressed significant infrastructure needs and improved several academic program areas. The MAC houses the 780-seat proscenium Belushi Performance Hall, the 186-seat soft-thrust playhouse theater and the 70-seat black box studio theater. It also houses the Cleve Carney Museum of Art, classrooms for the college's academic programming and the 1,200 capacity outdoor Lakeside Pavilion. The facility has presented theater, music, dance and visual art to more than 1.5 million people since opening in 1986.
  The Russell R. Kirt Prairie, ecological study area and B.J. Hoddinott Wildlife Sanctuary are three natural areas maintained by College of DuPage on the Glen Ellyn campus.
  The Physical Education Center is where the athletic program is and it also holds classrooms for many other courses. It also has a fitness area on the 2nd floor which students and staff of the school as well as community members can join.
  
  The Seaton Computing Center was built in 1990 and houses computer-specific classrooms for the Computer Information Systems, Computer and Internetworking Technologies, and Office Technology Information programs.
  The Student Resource Center holds the Library, Bookstore, Jack H. Turner Conference Center, Records, Learning Commons, Continuing Education/Extended Learning, Academic Computing Center and main cafeteria and the offices for the president.
  The Student Services Center was completed in the fall of 2011, and is located in between the SRC and the BIC. Regarded as the "living room" of COD, the SSC holds the Admissions and Outreach, Campus Central, Counseling and Advising, Financial Aid, Academic Support, Registration, Records, Testing Center, Veterans Administrative Services, and the Cashier's Office. 
caption: McAninch Arts Center
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