After a century of educating students in River Forest, Dominican University is proud to announce its expansion into the city of Chicago to further extend its mission and access to its top-ranked academic programs. In partnership with The Resurrection Project, Dominican will establish a Chicago campus in the vibrant Pilsen neighborhood, occupying Resurrection’s La Casa Residence Hall and neighboring Resource Center. This campus will be Dominican’s hub for a variety of programs, including a residential, cohort-based associate’s degree, credit and non-credit workforce development certificate programs, adult degree completion options and select graduate programs (pending all appropriate accreditation and state approvals). Dominican’s new Chicago campus will offer an associate’s degree pathway, pending accreditation and state approval, with a job-ready focus at La Casa that utilizes Dominican’s hallmark wraparound support model. Students enrolled at the Chicago campus will reside in a living-learning community, with access to academic advising, tutoring, mentoring and career services at the same location in which they live.  Using a city-as-a-classroom approach, students will gain in-demand skills, preparing them for meaningful work in professions of critical need such as healthcare, technology and community services. In this way, they will be well-equipped to support the workforce upon graduation. They will be seamlessly accepted to Dominican’s bachelor’s degree programs should they choose to continue their studies.

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