12 City Colleges Students Announced as Semifinalists for Prestigious Transfer Scholarship

March 14, 2024

Today, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced the semifinalists under consideration for its highly-competitive Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, including 12 City Colleges of Chicago students....

Read more

ABC 7 Chicago Reports: City Colleges of Chicago students embark on trip to South Africa: 'Reconnect and find your roots'

February 15, 2024

Students from City Colleges of Chicago are about to embark on a trip they'll likely never forget. A group of more than a dozen students,...

Read more

WBBM AM Reports: City College of Chicago students take immersive trip to South Africa

February 15, 2024

Some local college students are off on a first-of-its-kind trip. “It’s a cultural immersion experience for our students,” explains Akiza Boddie-Willis, a grants administrator at...

Read more

Read City Colleges' Annual Update – Forward Focused, Community Centered: 2023 in Review

January 11, 2024

2023 was a year of momentum for City Colleges of Chicago. As our seven colleges experienced enrollment gains that exceeded both state and national averages,...

Read more

Ambassador Reyna Torres Mendivil presents Ohtli award to Chancellor Salgado

December 8, 2023

Recently, City Colleges of Chicago Chancellor Juan Salgado was presented with the 2023 Ohtli Award  by Ambassador Reyna Torres Mendivil, the Consul General of the...

Read more

Chicago Architecture Center and City Colleges building a path for youths to find careers in architecture

December 1, 2023

Gabrielle Speller, 16, likes to look at skyscrapers. She appreciates the diversity and beauty of structures in Chicagoland designed by architects like Frank Lloyd Wright...

Read more

Daniel López, Jr., president of Harold Washington College has been elected to serve on the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities’ governing board

November 15, 2023

Daniel López, Jr., president of Harold Washington College, which is part of City Colleges of Chicago, has been elected to serve on the Hispanic Association of Colleges...

Read more

Harold Washington College President Elected to HACU Governing Board

November 9, 2023

Harold Washington College President Daniel López, Jr., PhD, has been elected to serve on the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities' (HACU) Governing Board, HACU...

Read more

Program supports college students facing housing insecurity

November 7, 2023

CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) --Extrat Miankuouta is originally from the Republic of Congo. He moved to the United States just under a year ago as an asylum...

Read more

Kimberly Hollingsworth, Ed.D., is pioneering educational excellence

October 18, 2023

President setting a high standard at City Colleges of Chicago Kimberly Hollingsworth, Ed.D., a seasoned leader with 25 years in higher education, currently presides as...

Read more

Students get a head start in their careers through full-time apprenticeship program

September 5, 2023

The fall term at Harold Washington College started two weeks ago and among the students are some apprentices, who are also working full-time. Daniel Cowhey...

Read more

City Colleges Celebrates 94 Years of Bud Billiken

August 12, 2023

Nearly 100 members of the City Colleges community from across the seven colleges spent a beautiful Saturday on King Drive marching in the Bud Billiken...

Read more

Chicago Roadmap: Summer Start Class Gives New College Students a New Perspective on Chicago History

August 1, 2023

Harold Washington College professor John Whalen is introducing students to college – and using the city as an extension of his classroom – this summer....

Read more

Lessons of strength, hard work inspiring youth beyond club weight rooms

August 1, 2023

Meet Charles Wilson. The 21-year-old Harold Washington College student is a summer intern at Jet Support Services, a leading aviation consultant which provides maintenance service...

Read more

After 30-Year Break From School, This Sax-Playing South Side Grandpa Is Set To Graduate

April 26, 2023

Frank Logan spent years believing school was out of reach until a major life change presented him the chance to try again. He’s graduating from...

Read more

After 30-Year Break From School, This Sax-Playing South Side Grandpa Is Set To Graduate

April 26, 2023

Block Club Chicago recently highlighted Frank Logan, a soon-to-be Harold Washington College graduate. Read more about what brought him to follow his passion and find...

Read more