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City Colleges of Chicago Celebrates Five Years of Impact and the Culmination of Our Plan Forward: Strategic Plan 2021-2025

November 13, 2025

City Colleges leadership, faculty, staff, and students gathered with partners, supporters, and funders to celebrate all that has been achieved together over the past five...

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Professor Melda Beaty’s Sabbatical Revives Play Production Course at Olive-Harvey and Playwriting Award

November 13, 2025

City Colleges of Chicago students now have a new way to experience the performing arts, thanks to Melda Beaty, an English professor at Olive-Harvey College....

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City Colleges of Chicago Fall Enrollment Grows for Fourth Straight Year, Driven by Gains in Credit Enrollment

November 10, 2025

 CHICAGO - (November 6, 2025) – For the fourth straight year, City Colleges of Chicago has made gains in fall headcount enrollment, exceeding pre-pandemic enrollment. ...

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Harold Washington College Recognized as a Top Online College by Newsweek

November 7, 2025

Harold Washington College has been named one of America’s Top Online Colleges 2025 by Newsweek and global data research firm Statista. The new listing, released on November...

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Maria Gutierrez Honored with 2025 Illinois Career Development Association Advocacy Award

November 3, 2025

City Colleges Executive Director of Career Development and Success Maria Gutierrez has been selected as a recipient of the 2025 Illinois Career Development Association (ICDA)...

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Malcolm X College President Appointed to HACU Commission on International Education

November 3, 2025

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) has appointed Malcolm X College President David Sanders to serve on its Commission on International Education. This...

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Chicago Tribune Reports: Chicago SNAP beneficiaries find allies in community, including City Colleges

November 12, 2025

As Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits run dry, some Chicago families have struggled to put food on the table — but communities, schools and businesses...

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NBC 5 Chicago reports that Dawson Tech's enrollment is skyrocketing due to new interest in the trades like Carpentry and Construction Management

November 10, 2025

Pictured are Carlton Horton (left) and Ethan Horton, both are studying and earning a certificate in carpentry. A recent Gallup poll suggests that American’s perceived...

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CREF Showcases Grant Recipient Schools at SEMA Show

November 9, 2025

Educators and students from Kennedy-King College represented the school at the CREF Benchmark Awards Breakfast. This year’s CREF Benchmark Awards Breakfast, held Nov. 5 during...

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Fox Chicago reports: Kennedy-King College honors local filmmaker named MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, film event open to the public

November 4, 2025

Kennedy-King College and the entire Englewood community to celebrate a new MacArthur Fellow and social justice artist, Tonika Lewis Johnson, share her film titled The...

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