Back to Stories

Malcolm X College

Edgar Florentino

“I enrolled at Malcolm X College and applied myself. It took about four months, three days a week, but I…

Read more

Fanya Burford-Berry

Fanya Burford-Berry’s entire City Colleges journey centers around paying it forward.

Read more

Toyia Parker

Toyia Parker has held a lot of titles: wife, mother, fitness instructor, student, and most recently, scholarship recipient.

Read more

Tyla Allen

Fitness is Tyla Allen’s passion. Thanks to Malcolm X College’s Personal Fitness Trainer program, her passion is now making her…

Read more

Shottees Melton

Malcolm X College’s Project MPACT has given Shottees Melton a second chance. She’s now working as a certified nursing assistant…

Read more

Fatima Asadi

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

Read more

Dr. Quintin Williams

Dr. Quintin Williams’ lives by a simple motto: everything will work out the way it’s supposed to.

Read more

Veronica Sek

The first few weeks at a job are challenging—you’re adjusting to a new role, new coworkers, and a new company…

Read more

Stephanie Meeks

Stephanie Meeks, Olive-Harvey's 2023 valedictorian, hopes to combine her passions for mental and physical healthcare, as well as childcare, by…

Read more

Michael Turner

Michael Turner isn’t done striving for greatness. Even as he’s currently deployed overseas, he’s preparing to continue his education by…

Read more

Mariela Gallegos

Mariela Gallegos has completed the basic nursing assistant (BNA) certificate at Malcolm X College, she’s a certified nursing assistant (CNA),…

Read more