East-West University has been providing quality education since 1980. The University is strategically located in the South Loop of downtown Chicago. The University facilities consist of two buildings, known as the East and West Buildings. The East Building faces Michigan Avenue and extends to the West Building on Wabash Avenue. Our facilities accommodate 4 computer labs, an auditorium, cafeteria, student lounge, bookstore, library, electronics lab and several administrative offices. We are very proud of our student population and invite ALL students to join the East-West family. On December 10, 1978, a group of seven persons including four academicians, a businessman, a lawyer and a physician formed a planning group to establish a new, urban, non-denominational institution of higher learning in Chicago. The idea and name of East-West University, however, was conceived on November 1, 1978. The University was incorporated on February 22, 1979 as a corporation without stock and not-for-profit. The University also has corporate status in the States of Wisconsin and Indiana into which the Chicagoland metropolitan area extends. The Internal Revenue Service has determined the tax-exempt status of the University. The University received approval and operating authority from the Illinois Board of Higher Education in May, 1980 and degree granting authority for various degrees in later years. Classes began on September 15, 1980. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission and the United States Department of Education certified the University as an eligible institution for various programs of aid to education in June, 1980 and July, 1981 respectively. The University is listed in the United States Education Directory, Colleges and Universities, and since November, 1981, is authorized by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service to enroll non-immigrant alien students. East-West University has been accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools since December, 1983.
