Deon Jones

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

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Nick Goodman

Nick Goodman’s journey to becoming a registered nurse didn’t follow a traditional path. Though he had previously earned a bachelor’s…

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John Williams

Wilbur Wright College and an apprenticeship at Accenture gave John Williams the jump start he needed to a career in…

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Dr. Hiram Isaac

My family of five made the bold decision to leave Puerto Rico and pursue the American Dream in Chicago during…

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Karla Armour

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

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Jacqueline Urquizo

For Jacqueline Urquizo, Daley College feels like home. She took Early College classes at Daley in high school, earned her…

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Monique Ester-House

Monique Ester-House always had big dreams, but the road to achieving them wasn’t easy.

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Carlthel Brent

At Olive-Harvey, Carlthel had the freedom to explore several academic pathways—business, nursing, and criminal justice—before earning an associate degree in…

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Jade Villalobos

Jade enrolled at Harold Washington to study marketing, and her ideas about community college quickly changed.

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Felicity Wheatley

Malcolm X College alumna Felicity Wheatley’s educational journey began with some uncertainty but is now filled with determination and ambition.…

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Jonathan Lopez

Jonathan Lopez fulfilled his childhood dream of attending college, but in the fall of 2008, he realized that dream was…

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