City Colleges of Chicago Opens Education Workforce Center for Education Professionals at Truman College, the First of Its Kind in Chicago

December 5, 2024

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...

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Five City Colleges of Chicago Alumni Awarded Obama Foundation Voyager Scholarships

August 27, 2024

Five City Colleges of Chicago alumni join the 2024-2026 cohort of the Obama Foundation Voyagers. These alumni are among 94 recipients of the Obama-Chesky Scholarship...

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City Colleges of Chicago Foundation Board Welcomes Four New Members

August 9, 2024

City Colleges of Chicago Foundation Board Welcomes Four New Members   The City Colleges of Chicago Foundation announces the addition of four new members to its...

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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...

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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...

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Supporting Future Educators

July 1, 2024

Truman College has received a $900,000 grant from The McCormick Foundation to help support the launch of the city-wide Education Workforce Center (EWC). The EWC...

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Praise Daniels is one step closer to earning a four-year degree in engineering.  

June 30, 2024

With the support of a City Colleges of Chicago Foundation scholarship, recent Wright College graduate Praise Daniels is one step closer to earning a four-year...

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Ten City Colleges Students Named 2024 PepsiCo S.M.I.L.E. Scholars

June 7, 2024

The PepsiCo Foundation announces the fourth class of PepsiCo Foundation S.M.I.L.E. (Success Matters in Life and Education) Scholarship recipients, including 10 City Colleges students. The...

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Students Visit Historic Civil Rights Sites in Alabama During “Eye-Opening” Trip

May 21, 2024

A group of student leaders from across City Colleges of Chicago is returning to Chicago with a new outlook on the civil rights movement. The...

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City Colleges Valedictorians and Salutatorians Supported by City Colleges of Chicago Foundation Scholarships

May 3, 2024

The City Colleges of Chicago Foundation (CCCF) is celebrating and recognizing the outstanding achievements of graduates from City Colleges of Chicago. Among them, four valedictorians...

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Empowering Black Learners: Insights from the Inaugural Black Learner Excellence Summit

April 30, 2024

City Colleges of Chicago, LevelUp, Achieving the Dream (ATD), and the University of Chicago Inclusive Economy Lab (IEL) came together with leaders in higher education...

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Urban Institute and City Colleges of Chicago Collaborate to Improve Data Collection on Parenting Students

March 6, 2024

City Colleges of Chicago joins a cohort of nine grantee colleges, universities, and college systems that will create new or refine existing efforts to collect...

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Johnson Controls Supports HVAC Students with Nearly $300k in Funding

February 7, 2024

Johnson Controls, through its Community College Partnership Program, is making an impact on Kennedy-King College’s HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) students - with nearly...

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City Colleges of Chicago Receives Generous Scholarship from the Ellucian Foundation to Support Students in Need

November 20, 2023

PATH Scholarship program supports students who face economic barriers CHICAGO -- City Colleges of Chicago was selected as a 2023 Progress, Accomplishment, Thriving, Hope (PATH)...

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Adelante Chicago-City Colleges of Chicago

November 4, 2023

Veronica Herrero, executive vice chancellor and chief of staff joins WGN TV anchor Lourdes Duarte to discuss City Colleges increase in enrollment and how City...

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Donor Profile: The Redmond Foundation Is Changing the Face of Architecture, Engineering, and Construction - One Student at a Time

October 26, 2023

Jamie Redmond, Partner and Chief Operating Officer at Redmond Foundation, talks about the inspiration and impact of the Building The Next Generation Scholarship Fund. The...

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