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Through our C2C program, we work with industry leaders to ensure students are prepared for in-demand careers.
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Students and alumni can search for jobs and internships from employers across the region via our Career Network.
CCC students take advantage of scholarships and financial aid, and save up to $40,000 on a bachelor's degree.
CCC students take advantage of scholarships and financial aid, and save up to $40,000 on a bachelor's degree.
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City Colleges Students Are Off to the Ivy League
May 27, 2020

Students from across City Colleges are transferring to four-year universities to continue their studies. You can read more about students who are transferring here and learn more about transfer services, and unique opportunities like guaranteed admissions at www.ccc.edu/transfer. Harold Washington College student Rudy Cordero has been working at a tech start up in a role […]

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May 27, 2020

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Hyde Park Herald: Kenwood seniors win more than $41 million in scholarships despite ‘fatigue’ of remote education
May 22, 2020

This year’s Kenwood Academy seniors have continued their predecessors’ record of winning tens of millions of dollars in scholarships even as almost every other facet of the school year is different this spring. Some students are changing their college plans because of the pandemic, though. Hill said around a 40 students do not want to […]

Chicago Crusader: CCC to award $12.7 Million in CARES Act Emergency Funds
May 21, 2020

CCC Foundation raises an additional $2.6 million to support students impacted by COVID-19 In an effort to support its students during this pandemic, City Colleges of Chicago is working to award eligible students $12.7 million in federal CARES Act funds. More than 22,000 City Colleges students are potentially eligible for CARES Act funds, and in […]

City Colleges of Chicago ofrece cursos introductorios de tecnología en línea y gratuitos para los residentes de Chicago con la nueva Academia de Redes Cisco (Cisco Networking Academy)
May 20, 2020

Estos cursos gratuitos incluyen introducciones a la ciberseguridad, las redes sociales, la programación de Python, el espíritu empresarial y más. Las inscripciones están abiertas hasta el 19 de junio. Las inscripciones ya están abiertas para las clases gratuitas de educación continua de City Colleges of Chicago, una nueva Academia de Redes Cisco (Cisco Networking Academy). […]

Deadline Extended: City Colleges of Chicago Offers Free Intro to Tech Courses, Helping Chicagoans Upskill Completely Online as a New Cisco Networking Academy
May 20, 2020

These free courses include introductions to cybersecurity, social networking, Python programming, entrepreneurship and more; deadline to register has been extended to June 19th Registration is now open for free continuing education classes through City Colleges of Chicago, a new Cisco Networking Academy. The courses offered, which are completely online and self-directed, are Cybersecurity Essentials, NDG […]

Student Success Stories

Alan Huerta
Daley College, Early College

As the youngest of four brothers, it is no surprise that Alan Huerta was looking ahead to how to pay for college earlier than many of his peers. Now, Alan is graduating not only from Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy with his high school diploma, but also from Daley College with his Associate in Computer...

Michelle Simmons
Daley College, Early College

Michelle Simmons has gotten an early start on a tech career. As part of the Early College program at Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy and Daley College, Michelle has earned an Associate Degree in Computer Science while still in high school. This fall, she heads to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIEU) to continue her studies...

Megan Simmons
Daley College, Early College

Megan Simmons chose to attend Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy because of its rigorous academics and the possibility of earning college credits in high school. High achieving and focused, Megan was ready for a challenge. Her sisters, Morgan and Michelle, were right there with her. What initially interested her about the Early College program was...

Freddy Lucena
Malcolm X College

Freddy Lucena came to the U.S. from Caracas, Venezuela in 2016. While he was here on vacation, the political and economic situation in his country was getting worse, so he made the most difficult decision of his life – to make a new life in Chicago. He started taking ESL classes through Truman College in...

Morgan Simmons
Daley College, Early College

Originally set on attending another CPS high school, Morgan Simmons decided that Goode would be the best fit her – and the bonus would be that she would be in classes with her sisters Michelle and Megan (they are triplets). As a high achieving student, the challenging academics and Early College program at Goode were...

Daniellia Marshall
Harold Washington College

When Daniellia Marshall graduated from Whitney Young in 2011, she had already found her passion – and immediately started doing freelance graphic design to build her portfolio. To help pay the bills, she worked a full-time job at emergency dispatch center. Not feeling totally fulfilled in her career, in 2018 she decided to pursue her...

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Patrice Henderson
Olive-Harvey College

It didn’t happen until later in life, but once Olive-Harvey College (OHC) Disability Access Center (DAC) director Patrice Henderson found her passion, she committed herself fully to her profession. Patrice grew up on Chicago’s South Side and attended Kenwood Academy. Once she completed high school, the mother of one took classes at Daley College and...

Tunisha Potter
Kennedy-King College

College advisor Tunisha Potter knows first-hand what some of her students are going through – because she’s been there herself. After graduating from Westinghouse High School in 2000, Tunisha moved to Texas with her mom. She was already a mom to a two-year old, and so community college was the best option for her. It...

Nicole Gould
Daley College, Early College

Nicole Gould always pictured herself working with young people, and has happily found her professional home at City Colleges as a college advisor, primarily for Star Scholars. Nicole is from Chicago, but after she graduated from Hyde Park Career Academy, she went on to earn her BA in criminal justice at Jackson State, an Historically...