MCC Hosts National Geographic Summer Symposium on How to Bring the Classroom to Life June 11, 2018. On Saturday, June 2, Midwestern Career College (MCC) hosted the National Geographic Summer Symposium, a special event for VESL instructors in the Chicagoland area. It featured VESL and education experts speaking on trends on how to bring the...Read More

Best Exhibits at The Field Museum of Natural History June 4, 2018. As VESL student, I love exploring the city that has been hosting me since my arrival to the U.S and that city is none other than, Chicago. As I mentioned before in other articles, Chicago is a city with tons of options and...Read More

Deep Dish Pizza You’ve probably heard about New York style pizza and pizzas with a thin and crunchy crust, but you haven’t experienced pizza until you’ve had Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza. As its name suggests, the crust is very deep, with cheese and other toppings to your desire, creating a very thick and layered pizza. Unlike other pizzas, Chicago Deep Dish does not layer it’s ingredients as...Read More

Chicago’s Neighborhoods – Wrigleyville Edition May 2, 2018. Chicago is one of the largest cities in the U.S, with around 200 square miles, 2.5 +  million residents and buildings that surpass the 90th-floor. Chicago is famously called The Windy City! The city has 77 neighborhoods which range from north, west, south or east side and...Read More

April 18,  2018. Chicago is a city that was designed for walking and exploring! It does offer plenty of free (or super cheap) options, especially in the summertime when festivals, parades, and other activities are added to the things-to-do calendar. If you are looking to take some great photos, spend time with your friends or...Read More

5 Study Tips for Finals Week April 4, 2018. Finals week is here at Midwestern Career College! Check out these 5 study tips to help you prepare for your finals. We hope these help! Best of wishes for a successful Finals Week to all our students!Read More

A library card is a great resource for ESL students in Chicago March 27, 2018. Chicago has more than 70 public libraries around the Metropolitan Area, where residents and ESL students, can access an immense variety of books, music collections, movies, online resources and even museum passes. Also, it is not only for avid readers,...Read More

It’s time to get serious about kidney health. Fifteen percent of Americans—about 30 million people—suffer from chronic kidney disease, or CKD. So why don’t we hear about it? Why aren’t people talking about it? One major reason is lack of awareness. Nine out of ten Americans with stage three CKD do not know they have...Read More

On November 18, 2017, Midwestern Career College celebrated its first annual Festival of Cultures. Students, staff, and faculty from MCC’s Vocational English as a Second Language and other allied healthcare programs joined together to share their cultures and diversity and enjoy the benefits of our worldwide, on-campus community. According to Olga Gusak, vice president of academic...Read More

This year Midwestern Career College is participating in a food and fund drive to support the Greater Chicago Food Depository.  I hope you will join us in this effort to help thousands of Chicagoans who are at risk of going hungry in our community. Our goal is to raise $500 and 1500 meals. People are...Read More