VCTC Competitors

Inspired academics, real-world experiences, and dedicated mentoring, all in the heart of New York. Pace is for people who are going places—the dreamers, strivers, achievers, #PaceGoGetters.

Today, more than 120,000 students attend Miami Dade College, a state-supported college with eight campuses and numerous outreach centers that offer more than 300 distinct degree pathways including associate and baccalaureate degrees, career certificates and apprenticeships. We are one of the largest and most highly regarded institutions of higher education in the nation. MDC is the recipient of many top national awards including the Aspen Prize. As Democracy’s College, MDC changes lives through accessible, high quality teaching and learning experiences. We have been named among the nation’s “Great Colleges to Work For” since the program’s inception. The College embraces its responsibility to serve as an economic, cultural and civic leader for the advancement of our diverse global community. Our alumni and employees contribute more than $3 billion annually to the local economy, and MDC graduates occupy top leadership positions in every major industry.

City Colleges of Chicago is the largest community colleges system in Illinois and one of the largest in the nation, with over 4,000 faculty members and staff serving more than more than 80,000 students annually at seven colleges and five satellite sites. With locations across the City of Chicago, the seven colleges include Richard J. Daley College, Harold Washington College, Kennedy-King College, Malcolm X College, Olive-Harvey College, Harry S Truman College and Wilbur Wright College. CCC also oversees the award-winning Washburne Culinary & Hospitality Institute, the French Pastry School, the Parrot Cage Restaurant at South Shore Cultural Center, the Sikia Banquet Facility, five Child Development Centers, the Center for Distance Learning, the Workforce Academy and radio station WKKC FM 89.3.