City Colleges Nursing Program Partnership with UIC Unveiled
Mayor Emanuel and City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) Chancellor Cheryl Hyman announced a new partnership that will give CCC students the opportunity to apply for 50 guaranteed, reserved spots per year in the University of Illinois Chicago's (UIC) nationally renowned College of Nursing. This partnership is part of the CCC College to Careers initiative, which fosters innovative approaches to ensure that Chicagos college students are prepared for jobs in high-growth industries.
The Mayor and the Chancellor also announced the launch of nine additional new or enhanced CCC degree and certificate programs in both the healthcare and the transportation, distribution and logistics (TDL) fields. These programs are the product of months of collaboration between CCC faculty and staff and the College to Careers industry partners.
Through College to Careers, industry leaders are providing insight into whats needed for the jobs of tomorrow, so we can prepare our students today, said Mayor Emanuel. From pre-k to college, we are preparing Chicagos students to succeed with a full education.
In Chicago, 84,000 jobs in the healthcare industry are projected to become available during the next 10 years, 15,000 jobs in nursing alone. There are currently opportunities for nurses holding two-year degrees, which are offered through CCC, but increasingly nurses may be required to hold an RN-BSN bachelors degree in order to practice. With this new partnership, 50 CCC students and alumni have spaces reserved in UICs College of Nursing Online RN to BSN program every year. This program offers the same high quality education and the same bachelors degree as the UIC on-campus program and will provide a clear path for CCC students to pursue the education required to secure jobs in this in-demand field for years to come.
Through the Mayors vision, we are creating real opportunity for Chicagoans and providing the most relevant coursework in fast-growing fields, said Chancellor Hyman. The programs we are announcing today will help our students gain the real skills they need to excel in the workforce.
City Colleges is also launching four additional new and five enhanced programs for students to enroll in this upcoming fall semester through College to Careers.
The new programs include: a free healthcare bridge program; a free warehousing career bridge program; an advanced certificate in supply chain management; and a basic certificate in sheet metal technology, along with the new partnership with automatic admission to the University of Illinois at Chicagos online bachelors in nursing sciences program.
The programs enhanced through input from industry partners include: basic certificates in medical billing and medical coding; a basic certificate in supply chain management; programs for Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDL-A for Big Trucks & CDL-B for CTA-Sized Buses); a forklift operator basic certificate; and enhanced nursing foundation courses.
Source: City of Chicago
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