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芝加哥

Experience vibrant city life  

You’re living on a beautiful campus in a great town. What more could you ask for? How about a quick zip into one of the most vibrant cities in the world?

让自己沉浸

Hop a train just a few blocks from campus. About 30 minutes later, you’ll be in the heart of it all. (If you’d rather hit the road, don’t worry – the highways are nearby and will take you there too.) Whether you go in for a day or enroll in a full 芝加哥的术语 the city is a must-see for everyone. And at the end of the day, your North Central home will be waiting for you.

student at train station

芝加哥 as a living lab

  • 芝加哥的术语  – Treat 芝加哥 like one of your classrooms! If you sign up for 芝加哥的术语, 你会选修课程, complete research and conduct internships downtown. You can either live in an apartment with classmates or commute from Naperville.
  • 实习 are always an option in 芝加哥. Recent sites include the 芝加哥 Bears, NBC, and 谢德水族馆.
芝加哥的学生

娱乐和消遣

从哪里开始? There is so much to do in 芝加哥 – and a lot of it can’t be done anywhere else. If you do not get into the Windy City at least a few times during your years at North Central, then you are missing out on a big part of the College experience.

  • 艺术与文化:艺术学院, 芝加哥 History Museum, 菲尔德博物馆, 乔佛里的芭蕾舞, Museum of Contemporary Art, 谢德水族馆, 阿德勒天文馆.
  • 体育: Bears, Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs, White Sox, Fire; Lake Michigan swimming, beaches and boating
  • 剧院: Broadway in 芝加哥, 芝加哥 Shakespeare 剧院, 古德曼剧院, Lookingglass剧院, 见剧院
  • 音乐:芝加哥剧院, 蓝调之家, 绿色磨坊, 芝加哥 Symphony Orchestra, 抒情歌剧, 拉维尼亚, 普利兹克馆
wrigley field marquee

  • 购物: Magnificent Mile, Wicker Park, Fulton Market District and more.
  • 少数民族社区: Bronzeville, 安德森威尔, 小意大利, Greektown, 洛根广场, 皮尔森, and many others with culturally diverse shops and restaurants.
  • 观光: Architecture tours throughout the city, 格兰特公园, boat rides along the 芝加哥 River, 千禧公园, 海军码头, Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower)
millennium park fountains
芝加哥的学生

Use 芝加哥 as your classroom

students in the train

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