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City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College

Chicago, Illinois · Public community college

CNA classesEMT & paramedic trainingMedical assistant programsPhlebotomy classesRadiology & sonography programsLPN / LVN programsSurgical technologist programsDental hygiene programsMedical billing & coding programsPharmacy technician programsCulinary & pastry schools
18%completion rate · Illinois avg 58%
$8,375median debt of graduates
$26,891median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$32,427median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing | American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation | American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation | American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Edu | Higher Learning Commission | Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (Accredited)
Address: 1900 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60612 · Phone: (312) 850-7000 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
Sanction on record, not yet lifted — Apr 2026 · Other · American Board of Funeral Service Education; Aug 2025 · Renewal of Accreditation.
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
City Colleges of Chic… City Colleges of Chic…: 17.6% 17.6% Illinois average Illinois average: 58.4% 58.4% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Nursing assistants$37,590$45,960$48,380
Emergency medical technicians$36,420$42,260$49,640
Medical assistants$36,400$46,090$49,460
Phlebotomists$37,370$46,010$49,720
Radiologic technologists and technicians$59,350$79,930$97,950
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$58,880$75,000$79,560
Surgical technologists$48,560$64,650$77,670
Dental hygienists$74,280$96,670$101,800
Medical records specialists$38,890$56,440$64,360
Pharmacy technicians$36,550$46,650$49,150
Chefs and head cooks$40,330$58,830$73,620

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Illinois (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, under 300 hours 314 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, under 300 hours 118 $33,115 not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 76 $33,115 not reported not reported
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 50 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 39 $49,736 not reported $9,572
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 32 not reported not reported not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 300–899 hours 28 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 25 $32,027 not reported not reported
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate degree 25 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 23 $32,027 not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 23 not reported not reported not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 18 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 17 $33,115 not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 9 $49,736 not reported $9,572
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 1–2 years 7 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 5 $49,736 not reported $9,572
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, under 300 hours 2 not reported not reported not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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