Hector says returning to Harold Washington and chasing his dream transformed his life.

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…

Growing up in Chicago’s Belmont Cragin neighborhood, Jade Ocampo never imagined that her post-high school journey would take her into…

Through eight years of dialysis and health challenges—including losing her first kidney transplant—Nina never lost sight of her dream.

Wilbur Wright College graduate Zaneta Marcinik arrived in the United States as a teenager with dreams of attending college and…

At 15, I never imagined I’d one day work in the automotive industry. Back in middle school, I told everyone…

Malcolm X College nursing graduate Deon Jones is no stranger to City Colleges. He began his nursing career 12 years…

I found so much more than an affordable, quality education at Wilbur Wright College, I found a community.

Karla Armour, a fifth-generation baker and a proud alumna of Washburne Culinary & Hospitality Institute at Kennedy-King College, has turned…

Sabine Ramirez’s journey to a career in mechanical engineering began with some indirect help from a household name—Oprah Winfrey.

Tatiana has found tremendous support at Malcolm X College, including the financial assistance she received through the Monarch Scholarship.