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 Urban Agriculture Department

  

 Get Started in Illinois' Newest Industry

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     Akilah Easter, Interim Dean of Urban Agriculture

    Phone: 
    (773) 291-6196
    10001 S. Woodlawn
     
    Chicago, IL 60628
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     Cannabis Education and Community Partnerships

     Cannabis Advisory Council

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    The mission of the academic cannabis programming at City Colleges of Chicago is to educate the future workforce, activists, thought leaders and entrepreneurs in the Illinois cannabis industry and empower individuals who have been disproportionately affected by the war on drugs through restorative justice.​​​
                                                                                                      
    Meeting monthly, our council advises and guides our curriculum, future program growth, and continued community advocacy within the industry.                                                                                                                                    
    Partners include:                                                                                                  
    Cabrini Green Legal Aid                                                                                                   
    Chicago NRML                                           
    Origo Labs                                                                                                
    Chicago State University                                                                                                                     
    City of Chicago Mayor's Office                                                                                                   
    Cresco Labs                                                                                                                                       
    Gromentum Lab                                                                                      
    Grow Greater Englewood                                                                                                   
    Illinois Equity Staffing                                                                                CFC Construction                                                       
    Minority Cannabis Business Association                                                                                                   
    PharmaCann                                                                                      
    Super Critical LLC                                                                                            
    Team Human Cultivation                                                                                                
    ​​​​​Illinois Women in Cannabis
    Redmond Construction                                                 
    GTI​​​​​                                                 
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    Are you a budding entrepreneur or an industry expert? Become part of the conversation today and join our Advisory Council!


     Social Equity Inclusion Plan opportunities

    Olive-Harvey College would like to be your community college solution for Social Equity inclusion needs!                                                                                                 
                                                                                                           
    Benefits to our program:                                                                                                     
    • Licensed as one of the 7 community colleges to offer a “Career in Cannabis” certificate from the State of Illinois
    • Industrial Hemp greenhouse onsite
    • Community need and engagement
    • Industry experts guiding our curriculum
    • Engaged Advisory Council
    • State of the art equipment
    ​View Sponsorship Opportunities (PDF)​
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    Contact us today to learn more about our tiered donation opportunities
    Akilah Easter
    aeaster5@ccc.edu

     Scholarship Opportunities

    ​​​​​Urban Agriculture Scholarship application​                                                

       
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    Impact Scholarship                                 
    • ​Be an Olive-Harvey College student or new student (OH is your home campus)  
    • Complete FAFSA form and shows ineligibility for Financial Aid- priority is given to candidates who are not Financial Aid eligible     
    • Ethnic background of African American or Hispanic ethnicity
    • Full time / Part-time assistance available    
    • ​In district / out of district and out of state scholarship available  
    • Must turn 21 before the completion of the certificate or course completion  
    Golden Scholarship   

     
    • ​Be over the age of 65+ years
    • Be an Olive-Harvey College student or new student (OH is your home campus)  
    • Complete FAFSA form and shows ineligibility for Financial Aid- priority is given to candidates who are not Financial Aid eligible 
    • Full time / Part-time assistance available    
    • In district / out of district and out of state scholarship available 
    • Must turn 21 before the completion of the certificate or course completion         
     

     
    Service Scholarship 

     
    • ​Active or retired and/or deceased Veterans and family members (spouse, widow, natural child, stepchild or adopted child of the veteran)
    • Be an Olive-Harvey College student or new student (OH is your home campus)  
    • Complete FAFSA form and shows ineligibility for Financial Aid- priority is given to candidates who are not Financial Aid eligible 
    • Full time / Part-time assistance available    
    • In district / out of district and out of state scholarship available  
    • Must turn 21 before the completion of the certificate or course completion  

    Accessibility Scholarship

    • ​Be an Olive-Harvey College student or new student (OH is your home campus)  
    • Complete FAFSA form and shows ineligibility for Financial Aid- priority is given to candidates who are not Financial Aid eligible 
    • Full time / Part-time assistance available    
    • In district / out of district and out of state scholarship available  
    • Must turn 21 before the completion of the certificate or course completion   
    • Recorded Disability within one of these dimensions:                                
    • Impairment in a person’s body structure or function, or mental functioning; examples of impairments include loss of a limb, loss of vision or memory loss.                                
    • Activity limitation, such as difficulty seeing, hearing, walking, or problem solving.                                
    • Participation restrictions in normal daily activities, such as working, engaging in social and recreational activities, and obtaining health care and preventive services.    
     
    Redemption Scholarship

    • ​Be an Olive-Harvey College student or new student (OH is your home campus)  
    • Complete FAFSA form and shows ineligibility for Financial Aid- priority is given to candidates who are not Financial Aid eligible 
    • Full time / Part-time assistance available    
    • In district / out of district and out of state scholarship available  
    • Must turn 21 before the completion of the certificate or course completion   
    • Have lived in a Disproportionately Impacted Area in 5 of the past 10 years (Disproportionately Impacted Areas).                                
    • Have been arrested for, convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent for cannabis-related offenses eligible for expungement, including cannabis possession up to 500 grams or intent to deliver up to 30 grams.                                
    • Have a parent, child, or spouse that has been arrested for, convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent for cannabis-related offenses eligible for expungement, including possession up to 500 grams or intent to deliver up to 30 grams   
    Undocumented Student Scholarship
    • ​Be an Olive-Harvey College student or new student (OH is your home campus)  
    • Valid work authorization
    • Full time / Part-time assistance available    
    • In district / out of district and out of state scholarship available  
    • Must turn 21 before the completion of the certificate or course completion 
    Check out our many scholarship opportunities for credit and continuing education classes!

      


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