CHICAGO — More than two years after Chicago launched a program that offers a swath of high school students a free ride at its community colleges, city officials are touting their growing list ...

Eighty-thousand students attend the City Colleges of Chicago, the largest community college system in the state of Illinois. Each of the seven campuses has a different focus, preparing students ...

Illinois High School Diploma Recognition Ceremony at Malcolm X College in Chicago (Photo credit: Eddy “Precise” Lamarre) On June 3, 2023 200 students from the City Colleges of Chicago came ...

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 South Side, launching a plan to ...

Several Illinois and midwestern colleges and universities landed in U.S. News & World Report's newest ranking of "Best Colleges" for 2025, with many moving up spots on the prestigious list.

According to the 2023 list, the University of Chicago holds the country's seventh strictest acceptance rate, coming in at just 7%. The Hyde Park institution had a tighter acceptance rate than ...

The median family income of a student from City Colleges of Chicago is $31,700, and 4.9% come from the top 20 percent. About 2.7% of students at City Colleges of Chicago came from a poor family ...