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Meaghan Lindgren, of Mt. Greenwood, recently completed the After 22 Occupational, Life and Academic Skills (After 22/OLAS) program at Richard J. Daley College.   The...

Tracey Hartman said she’d finish high school some day, but that day never came. “I had numerous jobs. I was a salon manager. I always...

City Colleges of Chicago Opens Enrollment for Child Development Lab Schools Across Five Campuses (Chicago, IL) – City Colleges of Chicago is now accepting enrollment for...

"I encourage City Colleges of Chicago students to use AI not just as a tool, but as a collaborator. It is truly important that students...

Doris Espiritu, district-wide dean of engineering for the City Colleges of Chicago, emphasized the importance of maintaining technical oversight and critical thinking skills alongside AI...

Roy Walker, Malcolm X College’s vice president of academic and student affairs, spoke about the college’s expected 20 percent growth in enrollment this year and...

Chicago Botanic Garden offers apprenticeships in partnership with the City Colleges of Chicago, and provides paid, hands-on training in sustainable urban agriculture. Farm Incubator programs...

Policymakers and regulators filled the room alongside students from the Nexamp and City Colleges of Chicago renewable energy fellowship. At an event celebrating the opening...

Getting the future ‘quantum-ready’. Seven City Colleges of Chicago students and recent alumni spent the spring studying quantum engineering through a University of Chicago Pritzker...

Watch the full interview in Spanish about the Alvarado family and hear what the impact of earning their Illinois High School Diploma means to them...

City Colleges of Chicago system focuses many of its campuses on specific industry sectors. These institutions design associate degree and career certificate programs, apprenticeships and employer...

Kennedy-King College chosen to host NJCAA Region 4 Division I Basketball Tournament CHICAGO — (June 16, 2026) – Kennedy-King College (KKC) has been officially selected...

Verónica Herrero, City Colleges of Chicago executive vice chancellor and president of the City Colleges of Chicago Foundation, joins John Williams to talk about how...

Rigoberto got his degree in engineering science through Richard J. Daley College, one of the City Colleges of Chicago, which partners with CPS to offer...

Chicago high school students are now getting the opportunity to get started in a well-paying job as a forklift driver. In the audio clip above,...

As Chicago positions itself as a tech and quantum hub, students at the City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) are completing their engineering programs and are...