City of Chicago ­ Department of Business Affairs and ­ Consumer Protection PUBLIC VEHICLE INDUSTRY NOTICE May 25, 2012 Notice No. 12­028 Public Chauffeur and Public Passenger Vehicle Courses ­ Moving to Olive­Harvey College ­ Starting June 2, 2012, the City Colleges of Chicago will offer public chauffeur courses (training, discourtesy, safe driving, etc.) and all other public passenger vehicle courses (livery driver, taxi medallion, etc.) only at their Olive­Harvey College campus. Olive­Harvey College 10001 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, IL 60628 For information on Olive­Harvey College, call (773) 291­6100 or visit: http://www.ccc.edu/colleges/olive­harvey For information on the public chauffeur courses offered, visit: http://www.ccc.edu/colleges/olive­harvey/events/Pages/Public­ Chauffeur­Training­Institute­Taxi­Program.aspx For more information about City Colleges of Chicago, call (773) COLLEGE or visit www.ccc.edu. ►Please note that public chauffeur and public passenger vehicle courses will NO longer be offered at Harold Washington College. For questions or to join the BACP mailing list to receive industry notices and other department news, send an email to [email protected]. Rules and Regulations governing City of Chicago licensed public vehicles and public chauffeurs are available at www.cityofchicago.org/bacp. The Municipal Code of Chicago is available at www.amlegal.com. Public Vehicle Operations Division ● 2350 W. Ogden, First Floor, Chicago, IL 60608 ­ [email protected] ● 312­746­4300 ­ www.cityofchicago.org/bacp ­ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lehia Franklin Acox, [email protected]; 773-960-1908 (c) Improved taxi program starts at Olive-Harvey College June 2 � Certificate program offers expanded capacity, courses and location May 25, 2012 (CHICAGO)—City Colleges of Chicago today announced that its newly expanded and strengthened public chauffeur licensing program—revamped to meet Chicago’s immediate need for hundreds of new taxi drivers—will begin classes June 2, 2012 at Olive-Harvey College. City Colleges also will launch a shuttle service between the Olive-Harvey campus and the 95th Street Chicago Transit Authority bus and train hub to provide all students quick and easy access to the school from public transportation. For more information on the program and shuttle schedule, please call (773) 291-6100 or visit the Olive-Harvey College web site. Earlier this month, City Colleges of Chicago and the City of Chicago’s Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection announced the program’s move from Harold Washington College to Olive-Harvey College. The move allows for the enactment of comprehensive taxi safety and training reforms announced by Mayor Emanuel in December 2011, which incorporated input from taxi companies, drivers, independent owner-operators and aldermen. With driving simulation technology, a road course and expanded classroom space, the Olive-Harvey-based program will offer enhanced behind-the-wheel training, customer service skills, and will leverage the school’s educational resources in the areas of transportation, distribution and logistics (TDL) as part of the College to Careers initiative. “Olive-Harvey’s unique assets will help ensure that Chicago’s taxi drivers hit the road safely with strong customer service skills, geographical knowledge and increased small business experience,” says Cheryl Hyman, chancellor, City Colleges of Chicago. “This is part of City Colleges’ mission: to offer relevant education and skills training that drives Chicago’s economic growth.” One goal of the program is to increase the number of certified drivers by 50 percent. Currently, Harold Washington College produces up to 1,000 certified drivers each year. No current students will be affected by the move, and current program instructors will move from Harold Washington College to Olive-Harvey College. City Colleges plans to add instructors to meet growing student demand. In March, Chancellor Hyman, Mayor Emanuel and Governor Pat Quinn announced the construction of a new transportation, distribution and logistics center at Olive-Harvey College as part of City Colleges’ College to Careers initiative. The facility will be the first comprehensive TDL education center in the state, preparing students for an estimated 110,000 jobs over the next 10 years in the growing ground, air and rail transport, multi-modal distribution and logistics fields. ABOUT: The City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) is the largest community college system in Illinois and one of the largest in the nation, with 5,800 faculty and staff serving 120,000 students annually at seven colleges and six satellite sites city-wide. The City Colleges of Chicago is in the midst of a Reinvention, a collaborative effort to review and revise CCC programs and practices to ensure students leave CCC college-ready, career-ready and prepared to pursue their life's goals. The City Colleges of Chicago includes seven colleges: Richard J. Daley College, Kennedy-King College, Malcolm X College, Olive-Harvey College, Harry S Truman College, Harold Washington College and Wilbur Wright College. The system also oversees the Washburne Culinary Institute, the French Pastry School, two restaurants, five Child Development Centers, the Center for Distance Learning, the Workforce Institute, the public broadcast station WYCC-TV Channel 20 and radio station WKKC-FM 89.3. For more information about City Colleges of Chicago, call: (773) COLLEGE or visit www.ccc.edu ### .