American Islamic College

American Islamic College (AIC) is a private Islamic university in Chicago, Illinois. It accepts students from all backgrounds and prepares students for leadership and policy making roles in American society; and for management and staff of American Muslim institutions, and; serving as a resource to American institutions and individuals for learning about Islam.^[4] In 2017, it enrolled fewer than 50 students and offered bachelor's and master's degrees in Islamic Studies and master's of Islamic Jurisprudence.^[5]

American Islamic College

Type	Private university
Established	1983 (incorporated in 1981;[1] closed, 2004; reopened, 2011[2])
President	Timothy J. Gianotti[3]
Location	Chicago , Illinois , United States
Campus	3.3 acres (1.3 ha)
Website	aicusa.edu

History

AIC was founded in the early 1980s by a coalition of American Muslim leaders in cooperation with colleagues in the Middle East, of which its first president was the Palestinian-American scholar Ismail al-Faruqi. It received support from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Islamic Development Bank.