and one School of Graduate and Professional Studies.
== History ==
North Central College was founded in 1861 as "Plainfield College" in Plainfield, Illinois. Classes were first held on November 11 of that year. On February 15, 1864, the Board of Trustees changed the name of the school to "North-Western College". The college moved to Naperville in 1870 and the name was again changed in 1926 to North Central College.
In June 2017, North Central College acquired Shimer College and instituted the Shimer Great Books School of North Central College.
== Campus ==
The college is on a 65-acre (24 ha) campus 28 miles west of Chicago, in downtown Naperville. The campus sits just east of the DuPage River, between North and Prairie Avenues. Its eastern boundary is Loomis Street for most of the campus. Its western boundaries are Brainard Street for the portion north of Chicago Avenue and the DuPage River for the southern portion.
Old Main was completed in 1870 and remains the focal point of campus.
In the early 1900s, …
