After high school she began working and deciding exactly what she wanted to do with her future. At 27, she enrolled in classes at Malcolm X College with clarity and a plan.

When Dr. Kana Nagai first arrived at City Colleges of Chicago, she knew learning English would be a big task. What she didn’t know was that returning to school would open the door to multiple academic degrees, advanced research, and work funded by NASA.

Demacion grew up riding the CTA, so stepping into the driver’s seat feels full circle.

Through Wright’s engineering program, I committed to computer science, a field I had long been curious about but never fully envisioned for myself at a top engineering institution.

At Olive-Harvey College, Jedidiah is a business management and economics student who wears many hats — student-athlete, peer tutor, and campus leader. Originally from Toronto, Canada, he chose City Colleges of Chicago to pursue his academic goals while continuing his basketball career and preparing for what’s next.

Elisabethe has always been guided by her parents and her calling to serve others.