COLLEGE TO CAREERS AT HAROLD WASHINGTON COLLEGE
Offers general education courses and a College to Careers focus in: BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
City Colleges partners with leading companies to ensure graduates are ready for the 300,000 business DEGREE & CERTIFICATE PATHWAYS OFFERED and professional services jobs coming to the Chicago region over the next decade. D: Degree 16–24 months AC: Advanced Certificate 4–8 months BC: Basic Certificate 2–4 months GET THE SKILLS. GET THE JOB. D AC BC Complete an associate degree in insurance and qualify Accounting • • • for more than 200 openings with starting salaries in the Business Administration – General Chicago area of up to $15 per hour. • • Business* •
Business/Economics • • •
ATTEND HAROLD WASHINGTON COLLEGE AND YOU WILL: Insurance • • • àConnect with hundreds of employers looking to hire through our Career Network. Management/Marketing • • •
Paralegal* • • • àPrepare to transfer to a four-year university, saving up to $40,000 on the cost of a bachelor’s degree. COMING IN 2015
àLearn effective networking skills, how to shine at career Programs in Human Resources and CPA Prep fairs, time management and more. COMING IN 2016
Programs in Management, Marketing, Real Estate, and Project Management HIRING & ACADEMIC PARTNERS: *Check www.ccc.edu/programs for program location. • AON • Illinois State University’s Katie • Gap, Inc. School of Insurance • Randstad • University of Illinois at Chicago • Fifth Third Bank • University of Illinois
IN ADDITION TO THEIR COLLEGE TO CAREERS FOCUS, ALL COLLEGES OFFER GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES. RICHARD J. DALEY COLLEGE MALCOLM X COLLEGE HARRY S TRUMAN COLLEGE WILBUR WRIGHT COLLEGE Advanced Manufacturing Healthcare Education, Human & Natural Sciences Information Technology
KENNEDY-KING COLLEGE OLIVE-HARVEY COLLEGE HAROLD WASHINGTON COLLEGE Culinary Arts & Hospitality Transportation, Distribution & Logistics Business & Professional Services Construction Technology & Drafting
ENROLL TODAY CCC.EDU | 773-COLLEGE Harold Washington College Facts General Information About Degree Programs COLLEGE TO CAREERS All seven colleges offer general education courses in addition to a College to Careers focus to position you ACADEMICS 300,000 Business & for a career in an in-demand industry. City Colleges partners with leading companies and universities to College to Careers and Professional Service jobs are ensure programs re ect workforce demands and to offer real-world learning opportunities, internships, and a Other College Credit: 97%* Harold coming to the Chicago region in the rst pass at job opportunities. By starting at City Colleges and then transferring to a bachelor’s degree next decade. Harold Washington Washington College works with Business & program, you can save up to $40,000. College offers Professional Service industry partners to prepare you to seize these jobs. See associate degrees, back page for more information. Total City Colleges of Chicago is an open enrollment institution and students are accepted year-round. certi cates, and The rst step in enrollment is completing an online application at www.ccc.edu/apply. professional & enrollment: STUDENT SUCCESS personal 14,048 COMPLETION development Degrees and Certi cates Offered at Harold Washington College programs. Since City Colleges’ Associate Degree Pathways Mathematics Basic Certi cates (2-4 months) Reinvention began in 2010: (16-24 months) Philosophy Accounting Accounting Political Science Architectural Drafting Professional & Personal Architectural Drafting Psychology Computer Information Systems Development: * 3% Business/Economics Religious Studies Criminal Justice: Public Police *Students may be counted in more than one enrollment category. Biology Social Work: Generalist Digital Multimedia Design 175% Chemistry Social Work: Youth Work Environmental Geographic Information Child Development: Bilingual Teacher Aide Theater Arts Systems (GIS) The Federal IPEDS Child Development: Pre-school Education World Languages Management/Marketing STUDENT FACTS graduation rate for rst-time, Child Development: School-age Childcare Music Business full-time students at Computer Information Systems Advanced Certi cates (4-8 months) Music Technology The college is home to students from all walks of life—from recent high school HWC has increased Criminal Justice: Public Police Accounting Social Work: Youth Work graduates to returning adult students looking to make a career change. Digital Multimedia Design Child Development: Pre-school Education Elementary Education Child Development: Pre-school Engineering and Physics Education/Infant Toddler English Computer Information Systems Environmental Biology Criminal Justice: Public Police Geosciences Digital Multimedia Design 36% Black 146% The number of degrees Health/Physical Education Elementary Education 30% Hispanic awarded is up Human Geography Management/Marketing 56% Insurance Social Work: Generalist 18% White International Studies Social Work: Youth Work Journalism 10% Asian Management/Marketing of students receive nancial aid. CAREER 6% Other For program availability, please visit ccc.edu/programs of graduates are employed in their training eld with a RESOURCES FOR SUCCESS Supporting you from your rst day to graduation day 52% median income of Scholarships & Financial Aid 67% $28,985 within a Financial aid of cers work with you to help you understand Full-time* 21 year of graduation. Advising your college costs and nancial resources, including years old Dedicated advisors help you chart your educational course to scholarship opportunities. TRANSFER align with your professional and academic goals. 33% Tutoring Part-time* median student age of graduates transfer Faculty Commitment Professional and peer-to-peer tutoring and mentoring services to four-year college Our faculty are teachers and mentors who are dedicated to are available in all disciplines. *Full-time vs. Part-time percentage re ects Fall 2013 credit students 61% programs within two helping you succeed academically and personally. years of CCC Veterans Resource Center graduation. Career & Transfer Centers Veterans services specialists assist student veterans with class Students and alumni have access to a broad range of services registration, degree planning, and personalized assistance that make launching a career a reality, as well as support to with VA bene ts. STUDENT LIFE Harold Washington HWC CONTACT transfer to bachelor’s degree programs. Explore career options Wellness Center The college offers students the College has an active via our CareerFinder tool, and nd the career that best suits INFORMATION Wellness Centers provide personal and practical assistance to opportunity to take part in more than and diverse arts your interests by taking a Focus 2 career assessment—both support and enrich your personal life, so you can focus on your a dozen clubs and organizations, community on campus, available online at ccc.edu. academic success. All services are free and con dential. like Phi Theta Kappa and the Student which includes a Harold Washington College Government Association. competitive speech 30 E. Lake Street team and an art gallery. Chicago, IL 60601 For more information about our graduation rates, the median debt of students who completed the program, and other important information, please use our ccc.edu/hwc | 312-553-5600 ProgramFinder at www.ccc.edu/programs to nd the program of interest and click on the link for Gainful Employment Disclosures. City Colleges of Chicago does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age or disability in all educational and vocational programs, services, activities, and employment.