Registration Open for Fall 2013 Term at City Colleges of Chicago

Angela O'Connor
Published: July 31, 2013

Registration Open for Fall 2013 Term at City Colleges of Chicago

Quality, affordable education to prepare for

further college or a career available at locations throughout city

Now is the time to register for the Fall 2013 semester at City Colleges of Chicago before the first day of class begins August 26. City Colleges of Chicago offers a wide-range of quality, affordable educational options from certificate and associate degree programs to English as a Second Language and GED high school equivalency instruction.

City Colleges’ College to Careers programs prepare students for the more than 500,000 jobs coming to the Chicago region in fast-growing fields, including: health sciences, business, advanced manufacturing, culinary/hospitality, information technology, and transportation/distribution/logistics.

For students interested in transferring to a four-year institution, City Colleges offers a wide variety of transferable courses. Courses labeled “IAI” in the City Colleges academic catalog have been approved by the Illinois Articulation Initiative and will transfer to the more than 100 Illinois colleges and universities participating in IAI. Students who complete the first two years of college at one of the seven City Colleges can save up to $40,000 versus comparable coursework elsewhere. A 60-credit hour associate degree costs approximately $6200, significantly less than those same credits would cost at four-year institutions. Program length and course fees vary so students should check with an advisor for more information.

Registration is now available for the new Weekend College, launching in the Fall 2013. Open to any college-ready student with no prior college credits, Weekend College allows students to earn an associate of arts degree in five semesters while taking classes at Kennedy-King College on Friday evenings and Saturdays as part of an accelerated, full-time course load pathway. More details can be found here.[1]

For students interested in pursuing a career in the exciting culinary industry, Washburne Culinary Institute is hosting an Open House on Wednesday, August 7, from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. and on Thursday, August 8, from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. The event will feature tours of Washburne’s state-of-the art facilities, as well as an opportunity to meet Washburne’s chef-instructors and representatives from financial aid, academic advising and financial aid. Information can be found here or by calling 773.602.5485. City Colleges of Chicago offers programs to meet the needs of all students, including:

Associate of arts (A.A.) and associate of science (A.S.) degrees that transfer to four-year colleges and universities.
Associate of applied science degrees (A.A.S.) and certificates that prepare students to immediately enter the workforce in high-demand careers.
- Degree programs range from nursing to culinary arts, from biology to computer information systems.
- Certificate programs include business administration, pharmacy tech, supply chain management and more.
Free GED (high school equivalency) courses and free English as a Second Language courses. These adult education classes are conveniently offered at 70 neighborhood-based off-site instruction locations around the city. They are scheduled on evenings and weekends, and are also online.

To begin the registration process, call 773-COLLEGE or visit our website’s admissions page.[2]

About City Colleges of Chicago

City Colleges of Chicago is the largest community college system in Illinois and one of the largest in the nation, with 5,800 faculty and staff serving 115,000 students annually at seven colleges and six satellite sites city-wide. City Colleges of Chicago is in the midst of a Reinvention, a collaborative effort to review and revise City Colleges programs and practices to ensure students leave City Colleges college-ready, career-ready and prepared to pursue their life's goals.

City Colleges of Chicago includes seven colleges: Richard J. Daley College, Kennedy-King College, Malcolm X College, Olive-Harvey College, Harry S Truman College, Harold Washington College and Wilbur Wright College. The system also oversees the Washburne Culinary Institute, the French Pastry School, two restaurants, five Child Development Centers, the Center for Distance Learning, the Workforce Institute, the public broadcast station WYCC-TV Channel 20 and radio station WKKC-FM 89.3. For more information about City Colleges of Chicago, call: (773) COLLEGE or visit www.ccc.edu.

[1]http://www.ccc.edu/colleges/kennedy/departments/Pages/Weekend-College.aspx

[2] http://www.ccc.edu/departments/Pages/Admissions.aspx

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