City Colleges of Chicago Celebrates Illinois High School Diploma Earners
June 16, 2025
On Saturday, June 14th, hundreds of people gathered to celebrate students who have earned their Illinois high school diploma with the help of prep classes...
20 City Colleges Students Announced as Semifinalists for Prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Transfer Scholarship
March 6, 2025
Today, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced the semifinalists under consideration for its highly-competitive Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, including 20 City Colleges of Chicago students....
Truman College Barbering Students Share the Love with Veterans in Time for Valentines Day
February 14, 2025
On February 13th, students in the barbering program at Harry S Truman College spent time providing free haircuts to U.S. Military Veterans at the Rauner...
City Colleges of Chicago Foundation Held a Celebration of Black Learner Excellence, Shared Best Practices that Are Increasing Black Student Achievement
February 14, 2025
CHICAGO— (February 14, 2025) - The City Colleges of Chicago Foundation held a Celebration of Black Learner Excellence at Malcolm X College (1900 W. Jackson...
Paleontology Lab at Truman College Helps Students See Themselves as Scientists
February 12, 2025
Truman College students who are lucky enough to take Geology 201 with Professor Rahm Almarzah, Ph.D. get a one-of-a-kind, hands-on experience working with an extensive...
2024 in Review: Read City Colleges' Annual Update
January 7, 2025
At City Colleges of Chicago, our goal is to create opportunities that allow students to be successful, and to build communities where they feel supported...
Chancellor Salgado Honored With Esteemed Excellence in Public Service Award
December 12, 2024
On December 12, 2024, City Colleges of Chicago Chancellor Juan Salgado accepted the 33rd Annual Motorola Solutions Foundation Excellence in Public Service Award, presented and...
Chancellor Salgado Joins President Biden at the White House to Advance Support for Hispanic-Serving Institutions
October 30, 2024
Today, Chancellor Juan Salgado joined President Joe Biden and nearly two dozen other champions of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) at the White House as the President...
City Colleges of Chicago, Richard J. Daley College, Special Children's Charities, and Anixter Center Celebrate First Cohort Completers of the After 22/OLAS Program
August 3, 2024
The After 22/OLAS program connects young adults, with developmental disabilities who are no longer eligible for special education transition services, to further education, employment and...
Twenty-One High School Seniors From 13 CPS Schools To Be Awarded a Paid Apprenticeship With Well-Known Companies and Hospitals Through City Colleges of Chicago’s Innovative Career Launch Chicago Program
August 2, 2024
Business leaders will help award youth apprenticeships and give out their specific company swag bag to seniors CHICAGO (August 1, 2024) — As part of...
Learning to Teach: STEAMbassadors Program at Truman Prepares Future Educators for Success
August 1, 2024
Throughout the summer, dozens of future educators have been preparing for their careers by learning how to teach STEAM (science, technology, engineering, the arts, and...
City Colleges Is Ready to Prepare Chicagoans for the Skills to Access and Succeed in Quantum Careers
July 26, 2024
On July 25, 2024, City Colleges of Chicago Chancellor Juan Salgado joined Governor J.B. Pritzker, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Mayor Brandon Johnson, and...
Student Leaders Reflect on Transformative Trip to Historic Civil Rights Sites in Alabama
July 24, 2024
Student leaders from across City Colleges of Chicago came together to reflect on their trip to Alabama earlier this summer. They shared their thoughts...
Synchronized Swimming Is Back At Wright College, The Place That Helped Popularize The Sport
July 24, 2024
The “mother of synchronized swimming” was once an instructor at Wilbur Wright College. The college’s longtime synchro club is trying to rebuild after losing members...