Career Jumpstarter

April 17, 2024

Cheryl Freeman-Smith is committed to diversifying the manufacturing, transportation and logistics industries. When Cheryl Freeman-Smith looked around at Commencement in 1992, she was one of...

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Rolling Out reports: Olive-Harvey College honors 1-Year criminal justice graduates

April 10, 2024

City Colleges of Chicago are providing a path to an impactful career in half the time Chicago’s Olive-Harvey College reverberated with applause and pride on...

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Northwest Side Job Training Program Helps Students With Developmental Disabilities Succeed After High School

April 9, 2024

The program provides hands-on training and connects students with jobs — and independence. “He immediately came home and felt like he was really a part...

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CBS 2 Reports: Students prepare to become Chicago police officer in 1-year City Colleges Criminal Justice program

April 4, 2024

CHICAGO (CBS) – Some students at Olive-Harvey College are on the pathway to become Chicago police officers. They're graduating on Thursday and will soon take a...

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Chicago Tribune Reports: High schoolers can fast-track into careers in cybersecurity through new partnership by CPS, Illinois Tech, City Colleges

March 20, 2024

In May, Armando Rodriguez will graduate from Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy. By August, he will be a junior at Illinois Tech, made possible by...

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Chicago Sun-Times Reports: CPS launches fast track to STEM master’s degrees

March 20, 2024

The Runway 606 program, starting this fall, will allow any CPS student with a 2.5 GPA to apply for dual enrollment with City Colleges of...

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City Colleges, U. of C. to open lab technician training program and new facility in Washington Park

March 7, 2024

New nursing school program coming to Kennedy-King College in Englewood The community college system’s new training facility, the Malcolm X College Learning Center, will be...

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Chicago Sun-Times Reports: City Colleges brings back South Side nursing school

March 5, 2024

A new facility in Washington Park will return health care training to an area that lost it years ago. City Colleges of Chicago plans to...

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City Colleges of Chicago to establish full nursing program on the South Side

March 5, 2024

Two local higher education institutions, City Colleges of Chicago and the University of Chicago, said Tuesday they will invest in new learning facilities on the...

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CBS 2 Chicago reports: "If someone had told me that this little girl from the south side of Chicago would grow up and become a nurse..., I wouldn't have believed you."

March 5, 2024

A partnership between some education and medical giants in Chicago could be the key to opening the door for more young people on the South...

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UChicago, City Colleges plan lab tech facilities near Washington Park

March 5, 2024

Eligibility checks for immigrant health care plans to begin Measles case reported at Pilsen migrant shelter The University of Chicago and City Colleges of Chicago...

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Kennedy-King College Celebrates Chicago’s Soul Food Legacy

February 27, 2024

Students, instructors and community members came together at Kennedy-King College in Englewood on Monday to celebrate Chicago’s soul food scene as part of Black History...

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Richard J. Daley College Announces New Hospitality Course for Job Preparation

February 22, 2024

City Colleges of Chicago has created a new pathway for people interested in working in the hospitality industry and completers are guaranteed a job interview...

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City Colleges of Chicago launch hospitality courses

February 20, 2024

City Colleges of Chicago, in collaboration with the Illinois Restaurant Association Foundation, have launched a new education program aimed at supporting those who want to...

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Kennedy-King College invites community to free Black History Month festivities

February 17, 2024

Kennedy-King College is set to host a series of public events in honor of Black History Month, inviting the community to participate in these enriching...

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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,...

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