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MacArthur “Genius Grant” Recipient Tonika Lewis Johnson, Kennedy-King College President Katonja Webb Walker, Illinois Economic Development CEO Christy George, Chicago Hope Football Coach Christopher Mallette...

Pictured from the left: Kate Maehr, Tiara Davis, Dr. Katonja Webb Walker, Becky Knight, Chair & Alder Jeanette Taylor, and Chancellor Juan Salgado.   On...

CPS Early College students can now enroll in a barbering program offered at Olive-Harvey College starting in the Spring of 2026 Olive-Harvey College (OHC) and...

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is recognized as a national day of service. Ahead of the holiday, Harold Washington College student Porsha shares why she...

Year after year, City Colleges of Chicago is profoundly proud to serve our city and support our neighbors in achieving their college and career goals....

Five City Colleges students and alumni have been selected as 2026 Apprentice Ambassadors by the Illinois Workforce Innovation Board (IWIB) Work-Based Learning and Apprenticeship (WBLA)...

Black men in the West Side community face some of the biggest hurdles to getting a degree. Just 1 out of 4 who make it...

The holidays are a time of celebration, but extra expenses, travel, and added stress can make this time of year feel overwhelming. Here is a...

Most headlines about higher education today paint a dismal picture: enrollment cliffs, rising costs, federal attacks and growing skepticism about the value of a degree....

Olive-Harvey College’s associate professor Dr. Khalilah T. Watson was accepted into the second cohort of Rutgers University’s Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, and...

 CHICAGO—(updated 12/15/2025) - Join Malcolm X College for a powerful Kwanzaa celebration like no other! This year’s theme is Building and Sustaining Community One Principle...

Dr. Williams says she joined the City Colleges of Chicago team to ensure that her research "will have a meaningful impact on healthcare in Chicago." ...

CHICAGO— (December 10, 2025)– Harry S Truman College proudly announces another historic year for its Men’s Soccer program, the Falcons, solidifying its position as one...

Read City Colleges’ November/December 2025 newsletter below or here.

The room was abuzz with hundreds of people gathered at Wilbur Wright College for City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) first-ever School of Engineering Ideas Competition. ...

For political science students, the National Model United Nations (NMUN) Conference is one of the most prestigious events of the year—and a group of Harold...