| Type | Private university |
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| Established | 1983 (incorporated in 1981;[1] closed, 2004; reopened, 2011[2]) |
| President | Timothy J. Gianotti[3] |
| Location | ,, United States |
| Campus | 3.3 acres (1.3 ha) |
| Website | aicusa |
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American Islamic College (AIC) is aprivateIslamic university inChicago, 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.[4] In 2017, it enrolled fewer than 50 students and offered bachelor's and master's degrees inIslamic Studies and master's of IslamicJurisprudence.[5]
AIC was founded in the early 1980s by a coalition of American Muslim leaders in cooperation with colleagues in the Middle East, of which its first president was the Palestinian-American scholarIsmail al-Faruqi. It received support from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Islamic Development Bank.
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