Harold Washington College, at State and Wabash in the Loop, focuses on the arts, liberal arts, business and the sciences. The college’s academic programs prepare students for associates degrees, transfer and careers.

Truman College, on the northeast side, is home to Illinois’ oldest associate-degree nursing program, the state’s only community college biotechnology program and the largest English-as-a-Second-Language program in the city and state.

Kennedy-King College, in Englewood, encompasses the celebrated Washburne Culinary Institute, Sikia banquet facility, Parrot Cage restaurant, public radio and television stations WKKC and WYCC, the French Pastry School and Dawson Technical Institute.

Malcolm X College, just off 290, a stone’s throw from the Illinois Medical District, offers robust programs that train students for careers in the medical field, particularly medical technology, nursing, pharmacy technology and physician assistant.

Olive-Harvey College, on Chicago’s southernmost tip, has the largest campus of any of the City Colleges. The college is the city’s premier institution for programs in manufacturing technology and sustainable urban horticulture.

Daley College, on the southwest side, boasts a 60,000-volume library and labs for accounting, chemistry, physics, biology and math. It is also known for high-tech manufacturing training and allied health and transportation programs.

Wright College, on Chicago’s northwest side, administers the Humboldt Park Vocational Education Center, focusing on health care and manufacturing. The center recently earned national certification for its Computerized Numerical Control program.