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

2022 class valedictorian, Migdaliz enrolled in the Health Information Technology program at Malcolm X College and was the first in…

Watching her mother’s experience with rehabilitation related to cancer and end-of-life care, Marie-Christine was inspired to change careers to become…

Frank Sochacki was familiar with City Colleges of Chicago even before he began classes at Malcolm X College.

“I feel very prepared to enter the workforce. I’m just wondering if the workforce is prepared for me.”

Danela Agoncillo credits her brother for encouraging her to dream big and achieve great things. The two have a lot…

Cielo graduated from Malcolm X College in the Fall of 2021 with an Associate in Science, and just a few…

Tia Wilson has always wanted to be a nurse. Now, the Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy High School senior is…

Focus. Determination. Perseverance. These were the values South Sider Paola Acosta had to focus on to achieve her dream of…

Ashley Darden fought through anguish, tears, and self-doubt on her way to graduating from Malcolm X College—but she didn’t let…

I decided to get my prerequisites done at Truman College, which was the closest campus to my home on the…

When the pandemic hit, Desiree was enrolled at another school, where she was taking mostly virtual classes. It wasn’t a…