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Partnership will scale proven One Million Degrees program, offering a national blueprint for community college student success CHICAGO -- City Colleges of Chicago (CCC)—Illinois' largest community college system,...

In the spring of 2025, a new opportunity quietly took root at Malcolm X College, one designed to open doors for students. The Prepare for...

"They earned their degree debt free. They've earned that opportunity. Know that City Colleges of Chicago, that we believe in you," said Chancellor Juan Salgado,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service saw an opportunity to share an idea that began as a bridge—one built between public service and student...

Kennedy-King College Student Government Association President Mo’Hogney Mitchell has been named to the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge’s 2026 Student Voting Honor Roll. Mo’Hogney and...

Olive-Harvey’s Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Lambda Iota Chapter received multiple prestigious awards for excellence at the PTK Catalyst Awards. These achievements placed them among the...

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Malcolm X College West Campus Dean Barbara Meschino, has once again been nominated and has accepted the award as one of the 2026 West Side...

Harry S Truman, Kennedy-King, Richard J. Daley, Olive-Harvey, and Wilbur Wright Colleges have all received awards that name them as great college choices for military...

Selected as a regional lead institution for AWS-Machine Learning University (AWS-MLU), City Colleges of Chicago advances its collaboration with Amazon Web Services to bring industry-leading...

CHICAGO— (March 10, 2026) – Malcolm X College’s inaugural Health Equity Summit is a two-day convening bringing together healthcare leaders, educators, students, advocates, and community...

Get started early on coursework, meet your peers, earn a stipend through this no cost summer program for new City Colleges students.   CHICAGO— (February...

Pictured from the left: Dr. Rebecca Vonderlack- Navarro, Latino Policy Forum; Dr. Kiljoong Kim, Chapin Hall; Dr. Teresa Ramos, Illinois Department of Early Childhood; and...

On Thursday, March 5, City Colleges of Chicago launched Forward, Together: City Colleges of Chicago’s 2026-2030 Strategic Plan.  This plan is not the start of...

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced 15 semi-finalists from City Colleges of Chicago for its prestigious, highly competitive national scholarship, the Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. ...

Chicagoans need access to good jobs with family-sustaining wages, and employers need to fill critical roles quickly. To build these connections, the Pritzker Traubert Foundation...