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“We Are Here Because We Are Accessible”: City College's Fresh Start Program Highlighted in Crain’s

City Colleges launched the Fresh Start Student Debt Forgiveness Program, which eliminates debts for former City Colleges students who want to return…

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“This Is My Victory”: City Colleges Celebrates Adults Who Earned Their High School Diploma

If you’re ready to earn your high school diploma, City Colleges of Chicago offers free preparation classes for adults in English and…

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Wright College Writing Tutor Featured on WBEZ Podcast

Journalist and civil rights activist Ida B. Wells made history in Chicago and across the country in the late 19th and…

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OHC Women’s Basketball Player Fantasia Baines Named NJCAA Player of the Week

Olive-Harvey College sophomore Fantasia Baines has been named a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II National Player of…

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Wright College Engineering Student Wins STEM Scholarship

Wright College sophomore Shlesha Patel is one step closer to earning a four-year degree in mechanical engineering, thanks to a…

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Students Shine at Wright College Engineering Showcase and Competition

Students from Wright College’s Center for Excellence in Engineering and Computer Science hosted the fourth annual “Engineering Ideas” event at…

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First Latino Entrepreneurship Course Available at Harold Washington College

The First Latino Entrepreneurship Course at Harold Washington College is collaboration between the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce® and City…

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U.S. Department of Education Highlights City Colleges-CPS Partnership During Recent Webinar

A unique partnership between City Colleges and Chicago Public Schools was recently the focus of a webinar hosted by the…

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City Colleges of Chicago and CPS Join U.S. Department of Education to Discuss Their Unprecedented Partnership through the Chicago Roadmap

City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) were part of a virtual webinar along with leadership from…

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OHC Faculty Member and Playwright Wins Theater Competition

Professor Beaty’s play, “Thirty”, was chosen for inclusion in Definition Theatre’s second Amplify Festival, which included play screenings, artist workshops,…

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Malcolm X College Dental Hygiene Faculty and Program Named Volunteer of the Year by Health Organization

Dr. Sherece Thompson, DDS, and the Malcolm X College Dental Hygiene program have been named the 2022 “Dental Volunteer of the Year” by…

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Olive-Harvey College Student Explains to WBBM AM How One Million Degrees and City Colleges Support Her on the Path to Success

City Colleges of Chicago and One Million Degrees (OMD) leaders, Chancellor Juan Salgado and OMD CEO Aneesh Sohoni along with…

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