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  2. Quintinshill rail disaster - Wikipedia

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    The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 map of 1859 (but not modern maps) shows a house named Quintinshill at approximately 55.0133°N 3.0591°W, around one-half mile (800 m) south-south-east of the signal box. The nearest settlement was Gretna , 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the south of the box, on the Scottish side of the Anglo-Scottish border .

  3. City Colleges of Chicago - Wikipedia

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    CPS students also have the option to enroll in City Colleges' dual enrollment program, which offers them the opportunity to take college-level courses at CCC campuses. [19] In the Spring of 2013, 500 students are expected to enroll in the Dual Credit program—double the number of students enrolled in the Spring of 2012. [ 20 ]

  4. Category : Educational institutions established in 1915

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    Universities and colleges established in 1915 (44 P) Pages in category "Educational institutions established in 1915" The following 121 pages are in this category, out of 121 total.

  5. Category : Universities and colleges established in 1915

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    Pages in category "Universities and colleges established in 1915" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total.

  6. Dual enrollment - Wikipedia

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    In addition, dual enrollment may be a cost-efficient way for students to accumulate college credits because courses are often paid for and taken through the local high school. A number of different models for dual enrollment programs exist, [7] one of which is concurrent enrollment. Concurrent enrollment is defined as credit hours earned when a ...

  7. Illinois Community College System - Wikipedia

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    The Illinois community college system has a three-tier governance system. Each community college district has a locally elected board of trustees, with the exception of City Colleges of Chicago, whose local board is appointed by the mayor of Chicago. The Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) is the state coordinating board for community colleges.

  8. History of higher education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Major new trends included the development of the junior colleges. They were usually set up by city school systems starting in the 1920s. [59] By the 1960s some were renamed "community colleges". Junior colleges grew from just 20 in 1909 to 170 in 1919. By 1922, 37 states had set up 70 junior colleges, enrolling about 150 students each.

  9. St Bedes Junction rail crash - Wikipedia

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    On 17 December 1915, in the early morning in fog, a goods train ran out onto the main line past St Bedes signal box having been banked in the rear up the incline by a six-coupled tank engine. The banking engine, uncoupled, dropped away from the goods train and came to a stand on the up main line, but was not seen by the signalman.