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City Colleges of Chicago Establishes the Midwest AI/Machine Learning Initiative Powered by AWS

March 13, 2026

Selected as a regional lead institution for AWS-Machine Learning University (AWS-MLU), City Colleges of Chicago advances its collaboration with Amazon Web Services to bring industry-leading...

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Malcolm X College to hold its first ever Health Equity Summit on March 18 & 19

March 10, 2026

CHICAGO— (March 10, 2026) – Malcolm X College’s inaugural Health Equity Summit is a two-day convening bringing together healthcare leaders, educators, students, advocates, and community...

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Jumpstart your City Colleges of Chicago journey with Summer Start, new students can earn and learn this summer

March 9, 2026

Get started early on coursework, meet your peers, earn a stipend through this no cost summer program for new City Colleges students.   CHICAGO— (February...

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City Colleges takes part in discussion titled Present & Thriving: Students' attendance, connectedness, and well-being at school

March 6, 2026

Pictured from the left: Dr. Rebecca Vonderlack- Navarro, Latino Policy Forum; Dr. Kiljoong Kim, Chapin Hall; Dr. Teresa Ramos, Illinois Department of Early Childhood; and...

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City Colleges Launches Forward, Together: City Colleges of Chicago’s 2026-2030 Strategic Plan

March 6, 2026

On Thursday, March 5, City Colleges of Chicago launched Forward, Together: City Colleges of Chicago’s 2026-2030 Strategic Plan.  This plan is not the start of...

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City Colleges Celebrates 15 Students Named as 2026 Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Semi-Finalists

March 5, 2026

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced 15 semi-finalists from City Colleges of Chicago for its prestigious, highly competitive national scholarship, the Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. ...

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Crain's Chicago Business reports: Cook County to award $1M in health care scholarships to ease coming workforce shortage

March 13, 2026

Cook County will give $1 million in scholarships for future health care professionals in 2026 as part of its Provident Scholarship Fund, which has awarded...

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Pritzker Traubert Foundation Awards First-Ever $5 Million Chicago Talent Challenge to City Colleges, Cook County Health for Bold Idea

March 13, 2026

Inaugural Award Will Enable City Colleges and Cook County Health System to Train and Place Thousands of Chicagoans in Good First Jobs in Health Care...

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Chicago Sun-Times reports: City Colleges of Chicago students get big boost

March 12, 2026

Students who started getting help from the nonprofit One Million Degrees while in high school were more likely to earn an associate degree and, on...

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Inside Higher Ed reports: Holistic Support Boosts Community College Outcomes

March 12, 2026

Community colleges are a primary gateway to higher education for first-generation and nontraditional students. But many face barriers to completion, ranging from navigating complex transfer...

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