Century-old City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) is rebuilding from the ground up. On a parcel on Chicago's near west side, crews are drilling caissons for the new Malcolm X College School of Health, a $251-million, 500,000-sq-ft community college that will provide hands-on training for careers in health science with simulated hospital spaces and patient rooms.
Room dimensions, beds, headboards and finishes will match those of major health care operators in the neighborhood, including Rush University Medical Center and John Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, both consultants on the project.