Alec Telles
Alec Telles’ ultimate goal is to help solve climate change and other environmental issues through engineering.
City Colleges graduates are always ready for more—transferring to four-year universities to earn a bachelor’s degree, getting career-focused experience in an apprenticeship or internship, and jumping into the workforce with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed.
The City Colleges of Chicago Class of 2024 is ready for more—are you? Share your own success story as a City Colleges alumnus here or start your journey today at www.ccc.edu/apply.
Alec Telles’ ultimate goal is to help solve climate change and other environmental issues through engineering.
“I was in the corporate world, working with people in the field. It’s something more students should have the opportunity…
Tatiana Foster is well on her way to becoming a labor and delivery nurse and midwife after finding her true…
Freddy Lucena came to the U.S. from Caracas, Venezuela in 2016. While he was here on vacation, the political and…
When Daniellia Marshall graduated from Whitney Young in 2011, she had already found her passion – and immediately started doing…
Full-time student with kids and two jobs—but still makes time to play college basketball
2020 Wright College Valedictorian
Gerardo Franco has always known he wanted to work in film, but didn’t know how he would afford his education.
A few years ago, Rocio Martinez Villa had never heard of rehabilitation therapy – now, it’s her passion and future…
Patrick Shaffer chose Kennedy-King College because it was close to his Bronzeville home and it was affordable.
India Walker says she didn’t have the best grades in high school, but Malcolm X College gave her the chance…
Newman Civic Fellow, Jack Kent Cooke Transfer Scholar Semifinalist, college student, CCC Luminary Award recipient, mom, and soon paralegal –…