CPS, City Colleges and UIC announce expansion of transfer student partnership, unveiling ‘Chicago Roadmap 2.0’

April 22, 2025

Five years after its initial debut, Chicago Public Schools, City Colleges of Chicago and the University of Illinois Chicago announced the expansion of their education...

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Sikia at Kennedy-King College, Englewood’s Premier White Tablecloth Restaurant, Now Open to the Public for Lunch by Reservation

January 31, 2025

The restaurant is a living classroom and training ground for Washburne Culinary & Hospitality Institute students  CHICAGO — (January 30, 2025) – City Colleges of...

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City Colleges of Chicago Opens Education Workforce Center for Education Professionals at Truman College, the First of Its Kind in Chicago

December 5, 2024

CHICAGO (December 4, 2024)—City Colleges of Chicago is opening Chicago’s first Education Workforce Center (EWC) at Harry S Truman College. The EWC will serve as...

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WCIU reports: It all started in Englewood with Christine Houston at Kennedy-King College

October 18, 2024

"If it worked for me, it can work for anybody, all you have to do is persevere," said Christine Houston. "I remember an instructor telling...

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Beverly Review reports that Truman College student, Charlene Macklin, earns Honors in the Chicago Early Learning Workforce Scholarship program, graduates on August 15

September 17, 2024

Beverly resident Charlene Macklin has always wanted to help others. “Ever since I was a little girl, I loved working with people and helping people,”...

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City Colleges of Chicago, National Louis University, Roosevelt University, and University of Illinois Chicago Celebrate Graduates and Completers of Chicago Early Learning Workforce Scholarship on August 15

August 16, 2024

The early childhood education sector is experiencing a nationwide workforce shortage. Through this scholarship offering, City Colleges of Chicago is working to fill this crucial...

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Lawndale News Reports: Malcolm X College’s West Side Learning Center to Hold 4th Annual Community Day

August 1, 2024

The public is invited to attend Community Day at Malcolm X College’s West Side Learning Center (WSLC) from 10am to 2pm on Friday, August 2....

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Olive-Harvey College’s Senior Vice President Brandon Nichols joins panel at the White House’s Initiative Summit

June 11, 2024

Olive-Harvey College’s Senior Vice President Brandon Nichols will be a panelist at the White House’s Initiative for Black Americans Power Up Summit on June 12...

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Change Agents Townhall Special – Education Matters: Closing the Race Gap

October 19, 2023

The discussion is about how a college degree can be the primary vehicle for reducing poverty and closing the wealth gaps between people of color. ...

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The latest group to get special attention from college admissions offices: men

May 8, 2023

Men continue to bypass college, but the declines are steepest among Black men CHICAGO — Donje Gates’ family wants him to go to college in...

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