North Central College provides students with the confidence, instruction, and direction they need to exceed their personal best inside and outside of the classroom, and throughout their careers. Founded in 1861, and located just 28 miles west of Chicago in the Historic District of Naperville, Illinois — named among the nation’s “Best Places to Live” by Money magazine — North Central is home to nearly 3,000 students and more than 70 undergraduate majors, 60 additional undergraduate minors and concentrations, and 12 graduate degree programs. Visit https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/ to discover why U.S. News & World Report has named North Central a “Best in the Midwest” college for 20 years in a row and to learn more about the College’s state-of-the-art facilities and distinctive programs, particularly in the sciences and business.