April Is Community College Month

April 1, 2025

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...

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Education program for Ukrainian refugees opens physical outpost in Chicago

December 20, 2024

“Knowledge is power, and process-related information about life in the United States [is something] that any newcomers, including refugees, benefit from learning,” she said, adding...

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Community College Daily Snapshots

December 15, 2024

NASH RRI Announces the Ukraine Association of Innovative and Digital Education Opens the First Educational Hub for Displaced Ukrainians in the U.S. at Wilbur Wright...

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WGN TV Reports: Chicago welcomes new educational hub to support displaced Ukrainians

December 11, 2024

It has been nearly three years since the war broke out in Ukraine, leaving millions displaced. Thousands have since made a new home in Chicago...

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WBEZ Reports: City Colleges of Chicago is launching an EduHub for displaced Ukrainians at Wilbur Wright Humboldt Park Campus

December 10, 2024

City Colleges of Chicago is supporting the launch of an EduHub for displaced Ukrainians at Wilbur Wright Humboldt Park Campus Anna Savchenko reports:    ...

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NASH RRI, City Colleges of Chicago, and the Association of Innovative and Digital Education Announce the First Educational Hub for Displaced Ukrainians in the U.S. at Wright College, Humboldt Park’s Campus

December 10, 2024

The National Association of Higher Education Systems (NASH) Refugee Resettlement Initiative (RRI) partners with City Colleges of Chicago and the Ukrainian Association of Innovative and...

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Wilbur Wright Colleges' Seal of Excelencia is Recertified in 2024

November 5, 2024

“When students feel a sense of belonging with their college environment, they remain focused and engaged, which leads to academic success,” says Dr. Andrés A....

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City Colleges of Chicago fall enrollment surpasses state and national averages again, shows strong gains for Black and Latine male students

October 30, 2024

 Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) reports City Colleges of Chicago enrollment is up again with a headcount increase of 9.2% for Fall 2024  CHICAGO –...

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Fostering Latino Student Success

September 15, 2023

An early childhood education program at Reading Area Community College (RACC) in Pennsylvania looks to improve the skills and successes of Latino workers in those jobs. A community health worker...

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City Colleges of Chicago Students Gain Solar Panel Installation Training and Certification to Prepare for a Growing Industry

August 9, 2023

Another group of City Colleges students is now prepared to enter a rapidly growing job industry after 5-days of no-cost training. Students at Humboldt Park...

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Wright College Professor Selected for State Department Summer Seminar Program

April 27, 2023

Wright College assistant professor Merry Mayer is a strong believer in experiential learning. A political science professor, she enjoys seeing her students come alive through...

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High School Students Visit the Advanced Manufacturing Program Wright College Humboldt Park

March 17, 2023

On Friday March 17th, fourteen high school students from Marshall Metropolitan High School and the Academy for Scholastic Achievement visited Wright College Humboldt Park to...

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Getting Students Connected: Two Initiatives Increase Digital Equity and Access at City Colleges

February 8, 2023

Two Initiatives Increase Digital Equity and Access at City Colleges: Chicago Connected and the City Colleges’ Learn to Own Laptop Program.

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Wright JobHire Provides Solar Panel Program Completers with their own Tools of the Trade – at No Cost

January 31, 2023

Wright College's JobHire program Provides Solar Panel Program Completers with their own Tools of the Trade – at No Cost.

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