A Second Chance at College: City Colleges Expands Fresh Start Debt Forgiveness Program
For two years, City Colleges of Chicago’s Fresh Start debt forgiveness program has given former students a second chance at their education. The program has invited those who left one of...
City Colleges of Chicago Celebrates 50 Years of Gender Equity Through Title IX
Diane Bailey is the Title IX District Director at City Colleges of Chicago. She works to ensure Title IX compliance in the City Colleges office of Equal Employment Opportunity/Title IX. Bailey...
City Colleges of Chicago Celebrates Adults Who Earned Their High School Equivalency
Gaspar Sanchez will speak at City Colleges of Chicago’s Adult Education High School Equivalency Recognition Ceremony on Saturday, June 4 at Arturo Velasquez Institute with his head held high. Naomi Monroe...
26 City Colleges Students Named Semifinalists for Competitive Transfer Scholarship
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation recently announced the semifinalists under consideration for its highly-competitive Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship—and the list is packed with soon-to-be graduates from City Colleges of Chicago.
In total,...
21 Star Scholars Receive New “Star Plus” Award to Transfer to 4-Year Institutions
For seven years, the Star Scholarship has helped Chicago students seamlessly transition from high school to one of our seven City Colleges of Chicago, creating an affordable pathway for students to...
2021: 1s to Know
Every day, our students break down barriers to achieve their dreams—and the last 360+ days have been no different. In 2021, we witnessed our students' successes, whether they gained skills to...
Art as Expression: Non-Arts Students Exhibit Their Original Photographs at Daley College
They say a picture is worth a thousand words—and on Wednesday, December 1st, students at Daley College had the chance to put their words on display.
Participating in the “I Am the...
Community colleges, a ‘game-changer’ for low-income families, see free tuition cut from social safety...
CHICAGO TRIBUNE | By KAREN ANN CULLOTTA
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After Tamika Powell lost her job during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, her uncertainty was replaced with hope when she decided to...
The Chicago Roadmap: Meet Raquel, Jaime, and Yidedya
CPS and CCC have partnered on many initiatives and programs in the past, but the Chicago Roadmap is different.
The unprecedented partnership is supporting students like Raquel, Jaime, and Yidedya along a...
Connecting Veterans With High-Demand Careers: Program at Kennedy-King College’s Dawson Tech Gives Former Service...
“It’s relieving to understand I will have a job at the end of this," said Steven Richardson, a student veteran.
Over the last 10 years, hundreds of veterans have walked through the...