Center of Excellence

This is the official podcast of KRA Corporation: The HUB --In this episode, host Jonathan Overall sits down with Dean Barbara Goodall Meschino, MSW, LSW,...

This Northwest Sider Immigrated From Kyrgyzstan 2 Years Ago — Now He’s A College Valedictorian DUNNING — When Eldiar Emilbekov left his home in Kyrgyzstan...

Five years after its initial debut, Chicago Public Schools, City Colleges of Chicago and the University of Illinois Chicago announced the expansion of their education...

Englewood's only fine dining restaurant, Sikia, reopened in January after a five-year hiatus, serving three-course meals for $15. It's arguably the best dining deal in...

The restaurant is a living classroom and training ground for Washburne Culinary & Hospitality Institute students  CHICAGO — (January 30, 2025) – City Colleges of...

Leaders at Kennedy-King College and community partners celebrated its reopening after a five-year wait with a three-course meal prepared by Washburne culinary students.   Asiaha...

An Englewood restaurant that has been closed for five years has reopened. Sikia not only offers fine dining, but teaches City Colleges students about all...

The Chicago restaurant, which serves as both a dining destination and a training ground for future chefs, has reopened at Kennedy-King College’s Washburne Culinary and...

Fine dining is back at Kennedy-King College. The Sikia restaurant reopened Thursday in Englewood after being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The restaurant is...

The student-run restaurant inside Kennedy-King College’s Washburne Culinary and Hospitality Institute closed its doors during the COVID-19 pandemic. The fine-dining establishment officially reopened Thursday with...

The ribbon cut, a grand reopening for Sikia. It opened first in 2008 and closed in 2020 at the beginning of the Covid pandemic. The...

The student-run restaurant at Kennedy-King College closed in 2020 at the start of the pandemic. Leaders have spent the past year redesigning it for Thursday’s...

Wilbur Wright College is growing its transfer-student partnership with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, with the goal of enrolling 2,030 engineering students by 2030. This...

CHICAGO (December 4, 2024)—City Colleges of Chicago is opening Chicago’s first Education Workforce Center (EWC) at Harry S Truman College. The EWC will serve as...

Around 200 engineering students from Wright College brought their innovative ideas to life at the 2024 Engineering Ideas Competition on Tuesday, December 3. Nearly 40...

Richard J. Daley College and City Colleges’ Workforce Solutions team kicked off National Apprenticeship Week by inviting manufacturing professionals, HR and talent acquisition teams, and...