Arturo Velasquez Institute

A dozen students are on their way to a high-demand career in professional painting, boosting their skills and confidence with a three-day painter skills program...

More than 1,000 City Colleges of Chicago Star Scholars are expected to earn their associate degree in the 2024-25 school year. These scholars gathered along...

City Colleges is celebrating Community College Month throughout April as we recognize the vital role that community colleges play in shaping students' futures, strengthening communities, and...

Chicago, Illinois (August 13, 2024) – In Excelencia in Education’s 20th year of service to accelerate Latino student success in higher education, the organization announced...

Excelencia in Education has announced 18 finalists for its annual Examples of Excelencia, a national, data-driven effort to identify, aggregate and promote evidence-based practices increasing Latino student...

City Colleges of Chicago has created a new pathway for people interested in working in the hospitality industry and completers are guaranteed a job interview...

City Colleges of Chicago, in collaboration with the Illinois Restaurant Association Foundation, have launched a new education program aimed at supporting those who want to...

City Colleges of Chicago has created a new pathway for people interested in working in the hospitality industry and completers are guaranteed a job interview...

The Community Health Worker program at Richard J. Daley College's Arturo Velasquez Institute and the Engineering program at Wilbur Wright College Are Among 19 Finalists...

Richard J. Daley College was recently selected as one of only three organizations across the U.S. to participate in the third cohort of World Education...

Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood is home to a vibrant, award-winning restaurant scene. Now, students can prepare for careers working in the restaurant hospitality business right in...

On August 23, 2022, World Education Services announced 16 U.S. communities selected to join its Skilled Immigrant Integration program, including Chicago's Richard J. Daley College....

The City of Chicago's "Chicago Connected" program will now offer no-cost internet to City Colleges students, expanding upon the 100,000+ pre-K-12 students currently in the...

The Chicago Welcome Back Center will guide students who are internationally educated and licensed nurses through the credential and licensing process to be able to...

Gaspar Sanchez will speak at City Colleges of Chicago’s Adult Education High School Equivalency Recognition Ceremony on Saturday, June 4 at Arturo Velasquez Institute with...