Ways to Partner With Us
Your organization can access a continuous pipeline of skilled IT professionals when you partner with City Colleges of Chicago. Our students are trained in the latest technologies by leading experts in the field, and we are committed to economic responsiveness.
We offer many forms of partnership, including customized training for your employees so they can meet your evolving needs.
Workforce Partners
Partner with City Colleges to develop skilled, diverse employee pipelines and fill talent gaps, through work-based learning, recruitment of students/alumni to fill open positions, and upskilling/reskilling opportunities for your current staff.
- Apprenticeships
- Internships
- Micro-internships
- Job placement
- Training for existing employees
Advisory Partners
Review course designs to ensure their relevance in the workplace, and inform capital projects so that new facilities are state-of-the-art and provide tools students need.
- Curriculum and skills alignment
- Infrastructure consultation
- Assistance with strategic goals
- Professional development for City Colleges faculty & staff
Student Support Partners
Provide guidance to students outside the classroom and participate in professional-development opportunities.
- Volunteering
- Mentorship
- Coaching
- Guest lectures
- Workshops
- Networking events
Current Partners
- SDI
- Innovate Illinois: Beyond Silicon Partners
- DoIT
- Microsoft
- National AI Consortium
- Data Science Institute
- University of Chicago Office of Civic Engagement
- World Business Chicago: THINKChicago
- Xchange Chicago
- AWS Tech Alliance
- Discovery Partners Institute
- Bank of America
- Protiviti
- Verizon
- Northern Trust
- P33
- Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
- Chicago Quantum Exchange
- QuSTEAM
- Hidden Genius Project
- Black Girls Code
- Youth Guidance
- Illinois Science and Technology Coalition