RevUp EV Student Spotlight:
February 20, 2026
Pictured are Dean Cheryl Freeman and Michael Jones celebrating Michael's achievement in the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program at Olive-Harvey College. Michael Jones entered the...
CBS 2 Chicago reports: Cook County Jail teams with Olive-Harvey College to offer forklift certification program for inmates
January 26, 2026
Inmates operating heavy machinery may sound counterintuitive, but at the Cook County Jail, it's a major opportunity for women behind bars. They are getting the...
ABC 7 Chicago reports: Olive-Harvey College Offers Drone Training Programs for Public, Affordable Courses for Hobbyists and Professionals
October 21, 2025
Pictured are David Watkins aka as “Mr. Dave” drone instructor at Olive-Harvey College (OHC) and Julian Johnson, drone student at OHC. Both joined ABC 7...
Olive-Harvey College Partners with Cook County Department of Corrections in the creation of an on-site forklift certification program
October 6, 2025
This program allows individuals in custody to earn an industry-recognized forklift credential so they can find meaningful employment as a forklift operator upon release from...
WGN 720 radio reports: But the trucks (and trains and boats and industrial machines) wouldn't run without diesel technology professionals.
October 6, 2025
In the film The Irishman, Teamsters Union boss Jimmy Hoffa, played by Al Pacino, rallies an audience by pointing out how vital trucks, and the men...
City Colleges Vice Chancellor Will Barefield joins Streetz 95.1 and Mz Shyneka to discuss courses and degrees City Colleges offers, registration open now
August 7, 2025
"When you work in education, you want to change lives," said VC Barefield. "We have programs in tech, engineering, HVAC, automotive, so much more. We...
City Colleges alum and Olive-Harvey College President reflect on how the college's programs are setting-up students for immediate success and a family sustaining wage
August 26, 2024
The All-In Students Pathways Forward podcast hosted by Marc Goldberg elevates student voices and highlights the work of educators. The podcast focuses on inclusive policies,...
Director of Workforce Partnerships at Olive-Harvey College Joins Podcast to Discuss TDL and the College's Successful Partnerships
August 8, 2024
Olive-Harvey College (OHC) services the entire Chicago community and beyond, bridging the gap between education and industry. Recently, E.T. Mitchell, the director of workforce partnerships...
Career Jumpstarter
April 17, 2024
Cheryl Freeman-Smith is committed to diversifying the manufacturing, transportation and logistics industries. When Cheryl Freeman-Smith looked around at Commencement in 1992, she was one of...
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...
Meeting Students Where They Are
April 1, 2023
Building Trauma-informed DEI Olive-Harvey College, one of the seven institutions the comprise the City Colleges of Chicago, also thinks about being student ready as "meeting...