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City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College

Chicago, Illinois Public 2-year Large city

Overview

Located in Chicago, Illinois, City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 7,798 students in fall 2024. It is part of City Colleges of Chicago.

City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College offers certificates and associate degrees across 25 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Biological and Physical Sciences, and General Studies. It awarded 1,381 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 72% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 28 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
7,798
Students enrolled
72%
First-year retention
1,381
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
25
Programs and majors
28:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 25

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
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Precision Production 1
Computer and Information Sciences 6
Engineering 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Health Professions 2
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Architecture 1
Engineering Technologies 2
Library Science 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1

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
72%
First-year retention, part-time students
51%
Student-to-faculty ratio
28:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
811
Certificates under 1 year
208
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
362

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
7,798
Undergraduates, fall 2024
7,798
Full-time, fall 2024
32%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
12,201
Full-time, 2024-25
26%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

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

Women
54%
Men
46%
White
20%
Hispanic or Latino
64%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
25%
Students taking some online courses
23%
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: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Andres Oroz
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, 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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