When she moved to Chicago with her parents and one of her older brothers, her first priority was to practice…

Rencie Horst has worked as a certified nursing assistant (CNA), a call center representative, a construction worker, and a photographer…

Jelena Trkuljic, Truman College's 2023 valedictorian, moved from Serbia to Chicago when she was 19 years old, right after finishing…

Italia Staine is currently enrolled in surgical technology classes with a bright future ahead of her. With consistency, hard work,…

I once heard the quote: “An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backward. When life is pulling you…

During my adolescent years, I was forced to make sacrifices to prioritize the attention required to care for my family.…

Bernice Agu's journey to the GED started when she moved to the United States from Nigeria in 2012.

When I signed up to earn my high school equivalency, I didn’t know what to expect. It had been years…

Naomi Monroe has no plans to stop setting and reaching her goals.

Determined to prove that “education is for adults, too,” she enrolled in free GED prep classes at Truman College.

Sharlise Harris, Gateway Program student at Kennedy-King College