truenews-slider03/13/2026USDA Grant to Expand Urban Agriculture TrainingThe grant will help expand sustainable urban farming training and create new career pathways for under-resourced and incarcerated students across DuPage County. The initiative builds on the College’s partnership with the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office and JUST DuPage to offer detainees at the DuPage County Correctional Facility the opportunity to earn college credit while pursuing certificates in urban agriculture or power equipment technology. Angela Menneckestudents plant flowers in garden beds outside COD's greenhouseAcademics