Harry S Truman College , popularly called Truman College and formerly called Mayfair College , part of City Colleges of Chicago , a college that offers multiple 2-year associate degrees , as well as occupational training in a number of fields . Located at 1145 West Wilson Avenue in the Uptown neighborhood , the school was named in honor of U.S. President Harry S. Truman , nominated for the vice presidency in the 1944 Democratic National Convention at the Chicago Stadium . Nominated to join the Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic ticket , Truman was a proponent of public colleges and universities . Truman is the largest of the City Colleges of Chicago with a yearly enrollment of over 23,000 students , and has the largest English as a second language and GED program in Illinois
1944 Democratic National Convention
1944 Democratic National Convention
Truman College