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City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College

Chicago, Illinois Public 2-year Large city

Overview

City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College is a public two-year institution in Chicago, Illinois. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 3,274 students in fall 2024. It is part of City Colleges of Chicago.

City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College offers certificates and associate degrees across 38 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Culinary Arts/Chef Training, and Carpentry. It awarded 738 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 50% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
3,274
Students enrolled
50%
First-year retention
738
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
38
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 38

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Construction Trades 6
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 4
Computer and Information Sciences 7
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Health Professions 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Business, Management and Marketing 7
Communication and Journalism 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Precision Production 1
Communications Technologies 3

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
50%
First-year retention, part-time students
25%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
227
Certificates under 1 year
323
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
188

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,274
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,274
Full-time, fall 2024
35%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
5,465
Full-time, 2024-25
30%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
55%
Men
45%
White
3%
Hispanic or Latino
30%
Black or African American
62%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
30%
Students taking some online courses
24%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
City Colleges of Chicago
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Katonja Webb Walker
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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