Wright College Receives $500,000 STEM Grant in Partnership with University of Illinois
Wright College and its partner, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), are the recent recipients of an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant that will fund an innovative program designed to encourage...
City Colleges Receives $1.5 million in Special Congressional Funding to Support Student Success
City Colleges of Chicago and Malcolm X College are the recent recipients of $1.5 million in earmark funds, a type of federal funding distributed by the United States Congress that supports...
First-Ever Learning Agenda Symposium Highlights City Colleges’ Commitment to Equity and Excellence
The Malcolm X College Conference Center was full of energy and insight on January 24, 2023, during City Colleges of Chicago’s first-ever learning agenda symposium, “Building Toward Equity in Higher Education.”...
City Colleges and Partners Share Best Practices at First-Ever Learning Agenda Symposium
On January 24, 2023, City Colleges of Chicago will host its first-ever learning agenda symposium. The event, titled “Building Toward Equity in Higher Education,” will be held at Malcolm X College...
Read City Colleges’ Annual Update – Forging Forward: 2022 in Review
2022 was a year of continued progress and innovation at City Colleges of Chicago. We launched new initiatives, including a first-year experience program at each of our seven colleges, and celebrated...
Busy Season for Supply Chain Brings Gift of Learning to Olive-Harvey Students
Holiday shopping, returns, unpredictable weather conditions, and more make the winter season a busy one for those working in the supply chain industry. But for Cheryl Freeman Smith, dean of career...
West Side Learning Center Brings Connections, Community, and In-Demand Opportunities to Chicago’s Austin Neighborhood
Barbara Meschino, the dean of Malcolm X College’s satellite location in Austin, the West Side Learning Center (WSLC), grew up in Chicago’s West Garfield Park neighborhood. She credits her deep roots...
Wright College Writing Tutor Featured on WBEZ Podcast
Journalist and civil rights activist Ida B. Wells made history in Chicago and across the country in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Today, Michelle Duster, Wells’ great-granddaughter, the author...
City Colleges of Chicago and the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce® Collaborate to Offer...
This is the first collaboration between the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce® and City Colleges in direct service to the Hispanic Business Community. The new class is open to anyone, in...
U.S. Department of Education Highlights City Colleges-CPS Partnership During Recent Webinar
Here in Chicago, a unique partnership between City Colleges and Chicago Public Schools is gaining national attention.
The Chicago Roadmap, our combined effort to support students along a seamless path to and...