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Marcus Whittaker

Marcus Whittaker will receive his associate degree from Daley College in December of 2019—but that’s only part of his story.

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Timothy Avant

Timothy Avant is a student at Truman College, preparing to become an early childhood educator tuition-free with the support of…

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Isabel Cervantes

A program at Malcolm X College helped Isabel Cervantes “see” herself in places she had never thought about before and…

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Dawshierra Melton

Malcolm X College’s Phlebotomy program has already set Dawshierra Melton up for a successful career: she’s a phlebotomist at Northwestern.…

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Mike Dougherty

Mike earned his associate degree at Wright College while gaining valuable work experience in the software development field.

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William Ma

William Ma was the first student to be accepted to Wright College’s Engineering Pathway. He earned his A.E.S from…

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Maureen Burns

After 17 years in the workforce, Maureen began the community health worker program at Malcolm X and went on to…

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Quintae Dorsey

As she works towards earning her Associate Degree in Nursing—and later, a bachelor's degree—Quintae Dorsey knows her military background will…

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James Featherstone

From art to engineering, my pathway from high school to college wasn’t linear, but City Colleges of Chicago helped me…

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Anthony Huerta

Anthony Huerta has already locked down a job at Amazon headquarters in Seattle – and he hasn’t even earned his…

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Hussain Gilani

When Hussain Gilani heard about Wright College’s Engineering Pathways program, he knew it would be a great fit.

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Brian Lee

Brian Lee has big plans for the future, and Daley College is helping him prepare to achieve them.

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