12 City Colleges Students Announced as Semifinalists for Prestigious Transfer Scholarship

March 14, 2024

Today, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced the semifinalists under consideration for its highly-competitive Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, including 12 City Colleges of Chicago students....

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City Colleges, U. of C. to open lab technician training program and new facility in Washington Park

March 7, 2024

New nursing school program coming to Kennedy-King College in Englewood The community college system’s new training facility, the Malcolm X College Learning Center, will be...

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Chicago Sun-Times Reports: City Colleges brings back South Side nursing school

March 5, 2024

A new facility in Washington Park will return health care training to an area that lost it years ago. City Colleges of Chicago plans to...

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City Colleges of Chicago to establish full nursing program on the South Side

March 5, 2024

Two local higher education institutions, City Colleges of Chicago and the University of Chicago, said Tuesday they will invest in new learning facilities on the...

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CBS 2 Chicago reports: "If someone had told me that this little girl from the south side of Chicago would grow up and become a nurse..., I wouldn't have believed you."

March 5, 2024

A partnership between some education and medical giants in Chicago could be the key to opening the door for more young people on the South...

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Mayor Brandon Johnson Joins City Colleges of Chicago, the University of Chicago, and UChicago Medicine to Announce the Expansion of Healthcare Programs and Facilities on the South Side of Chicago

March 5, 2024

CHICAGO - Mayor Johnson joined City Colleges of Chicago, the University of Chicago, and the University of Chicago Medical Center to announce the expansion of...

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UChicago, City Colleges plan lab tech facilities near Washington Park

March 5, 2024

Eligibility checks for immigrant health care plans to begin Measles case reported at Pilsen migrant shelter The University of Chicago and City Colleges of Chicago...

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Kennedy-King College Celebrates Chicago’s Soul Food Legacy

February 27, 2024

Students, instructors and community members came together at Kennedy-King College in Englewood on Monday to celebrate Chicago’s soul food scene as part of Black History...

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Kennedy-King College Celebrates the History of Soul Food in Chicago

February 27, 2024

At an event Monday afternoon at Kennedy-King College, there was only one thing on the menu: soul food. Immediately upon entering the Great Hall, guests...

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Kennedy-King College invites community to free Black History Month festivities

February 17, 2024

Kennedy-King College is set to host a series of public events in honor of Black History Month, inviting the community to participate in these enriching...

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ABC 7 Chicago Reports: City Colleges of Chicago students embark on trip to South Africa: 'Reconnect and find your roots'

February 15, 2024

Students from City Colleges of Chicago are about to embark on a trip they'll likely never forget. A group of more than a dozen students,...

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CBS 2 Chicago Shares that City Colleges of Chicago is the Place to Learn to be an Auto Mechanic or EV technician

February 13, 2024

The auto industry needs more than 100,000 collision experts and 400,000+ mechanics by 2027. Chicago is home to multiple programs trying to reverse this labor shortage. Kenneth McMillan...

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Johnson Controls Supports HVAC Students with Nearly $300k in Funding

February 7, 2024

Johnson Controls, through its Community College Partnership Program, is making an impact on Kennedy-King College’s HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) students - with nearly...

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City colleges, OEMC team up for job-training effort

January 26, 2024

City Colleges is teaming up with OEMC offering an eight-week course to Chicagoans interested in working in public safety.

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Emergency management class ends in jobs for City Colleges students ‘who want to help other people’

January 26, 2024

The partnership between the Office of Emergency Management and Communications and the City Colleges of Chicago aims to provide training and a class where students...

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OEMC course on emergency management helps land 5 students jobs in public safety

January 26, 2024

It has been over a year since City Colleges partnered with the Chicago Office-Emergency Management (OEMC) to offer an introductory course in emergency management. 55...

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