City Colleges of Chicago is partnering with the Greater Chicago Food Depository to offer free meals to students in an effort to combat food insecurity across their campuses. The Food Security for Life ...

Olive-Harvey College in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood is making it easier for high school students to get a head start on their careers. The college at 10001 S. Woodlawn Ave., part of the City ...

Students who started getting help from the nonprofit One Million Degrees while in high school were more likely to earn an associate degree and, on average, earned $14,000 more than their counterparts, ...

One Million Degrees (OMD) — the Chicago-based nonprofit that pioneered a comprehensive approach to boosting completion rates for community college students — and City Colleges of Chicago today ...

CHICAGO, Nov. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- One Million Degrees (OMD) and City Colleges of Chicago today announced results from a multi-year study by the University of Chicago Inclusive Economy Lab (IEL) ...

A long-term study finds that students in Chicago’s One Million Degrees program increase their likelihood of graduating, securing stable jobs and earning a livable wage.

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