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Omar Alexis Cervantes

Omar Alexis Cervantes is glad he found Harold Washington College, where he could work toward his associate in computer science…

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Summer Baptiste

Summer Baptiste graduated from both City Colleges of Chicago and Kenwood Academy High School in May 2018. Thanks to the…

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Sara Kragness

Her experience at HWC not only helped her regain confidence and a strong GPA, but put her on the path…

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Stephanie DeLeon

Stephanie DeLeon didn’t plan on learning about an opportunity that would change her life while working at Starbucks, but that’s…

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Paul Moreno

Paul Moreno’s long term goals include securing work in software development at a large company like Google or Facebook.

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Cordelro Medley

Cordelro Medley enrolled at Harold Washington College to pursue an education that would help him help others.

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Sam Villalobos

Sam Villalobos grew up in South Chicago, one of four brothers, attending Chicago public schools. Today, at just 21 years…

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Chanel Wiley

Chanel Wiley graduated from Harold Washington College in Fall 2017 with her Associate of Arts, and transferred in Spring 2018…

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Samer Hassan

Harold Washington College student Samer Hassan was born in Venezuela, but is 100% Palestinian, and he has a deep connection…

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Rikyah Wright

Rikyah Wright is not your average 17 year old. Given what she’s accomplished already and her interest in sports, you…

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Donggyun (Kevin) Woo

Looking for a college offering a convenient location at an affordable price, Kevin picked Harold Washington College sight unseen. In…

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