City Colleges Student Services Team Volunteers to Support the Greater Chicago Food Depository

August 4, 2025

Kennedy-King College’s Student Services team took service to new heights by volunteering as a team at the Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD) last Thursday. The...

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Program Prepares Students For Overhead Electrical Line Work

August 4, 2025

By Tia Carol Jones Seventeen people were recognized for completing the Overhead Electrical Line Workers (OELW) program during a ceremony at the Dawson Technical Institute,...

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Lab Schools are a Vital Foundation for Young Children’s Education, City Colleges has five of them! Program begins August 21, 2025

July 31, 2025

As education systems across the country seek more effective, research-driven approaches to early childhood development, Laboratory (Lab) schools have emerged as a cornerstone for shaping...

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SDI Presence, City Colleges of Chicago Foundation, and Kennedy-King College celebrate the incredible progress of the Tech Launchpad initiative

July 30, 2025

CHICAGO— (July 30, 2025) SDI Presence LLC (SDI), a leading IT consultancy and managed services provider, and City Colleges of Chicago Foundation (CCCF) announce the...

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ComEd Announces $130,000 in Scholarships to City Colleges of Chicago Overhead Electrical Line Worker Training Program

July 23, 2025

ComEd, City Colleges work together to provide local residents training needed to compete for growing energy job CHICAGO (July 23, 2025) – Today, ComEd joined...

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Future Forward: Students Complete Unique AI Program Offered in Partnership With Amazon Web Services

July 19, 2025

Two years ago, City Colleges and Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the launch of a cutting-edge machine learning program known as Machine Learning University (MLU),...

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City Colleges of Chicago Celebrates Illinois High School Diploma Earners

June 16, 2025

On Saturday, June 14th, hundreds of people gathered to celebrate students who have earned their Illinois high school diploma with the help of prep classes...

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NBC 5 Chicago reports: She worked two jobs, raised 5 children and then became Kennedy-King College's valedictorian, with a little support Lakina Mabins is unstoppable

May 21, 2025

Mabins now has a degree in criminal justice from Kennedy King College, proof, she said, that it's never too late to accomplish your dreams

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Congratulations to City Colleges of Chicago Graduating Class of 2025 associate degree earners

May 3, 2025

 Graduates from seven colleges have saved thousands on a quality college education with scholarships, no-cost programs, early college, grads ranged in age from 17 to...

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Malcolm X College students take a journey of a lifetime through a study abroad program that is an educational trip to countries in Africa

May 1, 2025

  Malcolm X College President David Sanders started the study abroad program nearly two years ago. The idea came from students in their Black male...

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ABC 7 Chicago's Leah Hope reports: City Colleges of Chicago leadership celebrates funds, new equipment for Englewood HVAC program

April 23, 2025

Amid recent concerns about job security for some, there is an industry hiring, as more are needed in heating, ventilation and air conditioning -- or...

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Student Athlete Success Highlighted at End of Year Celebration

April 18, 2025

Student athletes from across the district gathered with leadership to celebrate a year of wins and tough losses - but overall, a year of growth...

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Hundreds of Star Scholars Prepare to Earn their Associate Degree, Are Honored with a Cording Ceremony

April 16, 2025

More than 1,000 City Colleges of Chicago Star Scholars are expected to earn their associate degree in the 2024-25 school year. These scholars gathered along...

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City Colleges Students Honored Nationally for Advancing Voter Engagement

April 14, 2025

Four City Colleges of Chicago students have been recognized by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge for their efforts to promote civic engagement on campus....

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WGN reports: Dawson Tech welcomes the Pink Power Project along with ComEd and Peoples Gas

April 9, 2025

More than 100 young people from Chicago Public School joined the event to learn about career pathways offered at ComEd and Peoples Gas. Participating Chicago...

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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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