MCC Academy

Muslim Community Center Academy (MCCA)
Location
8601 Menard Ave

Morton Grove
,
Illinois
60053

42°2′16″N 87°46′16″W / 42.03778°N 87.77111°W / 42.03778; -87.77111
Information
Established1989 (1989)
Enrollment740 (2020)
Websitemccchicago.org

Muslim Community Center Academy (MCCA) is a Muslim K-12 school in the Chicago metropolitan area and in Illinois. Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade students attend classes in Skokie while 6th through 12th grade students attend classes in Morton Grove..

History

The school was established in 1989 after the purchase of a former school building from Morton Grove School District 70. District 70 later tried to reverse the sale, but village residents approved the sale and the opening of the school in a referendum. The school began operations in August of the following year. It initially had grades Kindergarten through 2. 25 students were enrolled when the school opened.

At first the school had seven principals before 2002, and that year its enrollment count was 175. In 2002 Habeeb Quadri, the son of the founder of the MCC organization, became the principal. He later became the superintendent.

Since at least 2004 the school was teaching students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade.

In early 2014 the school had 50 employees and 476 students. In 2014 Skokie School District 68 sold MCC a school building that was previously a private Jewish day school, Solomon Schechter Day School, and before that Sharp Corner School. That year MCC moved its elementary school students to that campus.

In 2018 MCCA had 129 students at the middle school level. That year, the Morton Grove village government agreed to allow high school students at the school, with new rules allowing up to 25 high school students to enter each year. The high school, MCCA College Prep, opened in 2018 with 11 9th grade students.

In 2020 the school had 740 students.

It also has a hifz program, which had 40 students in 2018.

Campuses

The secondary campus has 26,035 square feet (2,418.7 m2) of area and includes a mosque and a parking lot that can accommodate over 200 cars.

The elementary campus in Skokie retained the prayer room.

Academics

Oakton Community College allows students of MCC at the high school level to take university-level classes.

Athletics

In 2016 a girls' basketball team began to play in the Illinois Elementary School Association's league, making it the only hijab-wearing team.

References

  1. 1 2 "Mission & Vision". MCC Academy. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  2. ↑ Tribune, Chicago (August 12, 1990). "MOSLEMS IN MIDDLE OF SCHOOL DISPUTE". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Inaugural class at Islamic college prep high school in Morton Grove begins academic year". Chicago Tribune. August 31, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  4. ↑ Cox, Brian L. (January 3, 2022). "Superintendent of MCC Academy in Skokie, Morton Grove honored by international group". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  5. 1 2 Fisher, Jennifer (January 6, 2020). "MCCA principal wins national honor, praise from students and parents". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  6. ↑ Meadows, Jonah (July 2, 2018). "Muslim Community Center Academy Gets Approval For High School". Patch.com. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 "Muslim Community Center looks to launch high school in Morton Grove". Chicago Tribune. June 11, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  8. ↑ Schmich, Mary (September 24, 2014). "Important lesson at ex-Jewish school, now Muslim". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  9. 1 2 "Morton Grove Village Board signs off on Muslim Community Center Academy's expansion to high school". Chicago Tribune. June 27, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Welcoming group are models for peace and love for humanity". Chicago Tribune. September 25, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2022. (Opinion Section)
  11. ↑ Robb, Tom (August 22, 2018). "MCC Academy Starts High School". Journal & Topics. Des Plaines, Illinois: Journal & Topics Online Media Group. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Morton Grove girls basketball team becomes first hijabi Muslim team in IESA". ABC 7 Chicago. December 3, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2022.