Community Corner

 

Annually the College hosts over 1,000 meetings and community events serving in excess of 150,000 individuals. In partnership with the Shule Ya Watoto (School for Children), Malcolm X College has the distinction of hosting one of the nation's only seven day Kwanzaa observances in the country, open to the public. In addition, the College addresses the needs of a multi-cultural student body and its surrounding community through events celebrating African American History Month, Asian American Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, Women's History Month and Veterans' Day, to name a few.

By creating a top-of-the mind presence as a high quality institution with exemplary programs, services and core values, Malcolm X College has demonstrated its commitment to the enhancement of the community at large and the citizens of the City of Chicago . Heightened awareness of program offerings, job placement rates, university articulation agreements, educational achievements, and collaborative partnerships have made the institution the icon it has become.