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Marie-Christine Des Rosiers

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

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Frank Sochacki

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

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Kiara Taylor

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

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Danela Agoncillo

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

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Cielo Torres

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

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Tia Wilson

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

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Paola Acosta

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

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Ashley Darden

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

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Ivy Rose Lomahan

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

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Desiree Morris

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

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Gerardo & Miguel Gomez

Born in Chicago but raised in Mexico, Gerardo and Miguel had to get accustomed to an entirely new culture and…

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Antoinette McIntosh

Antoinette McIntosh would recommend Malcolm X College to students for the flexibility of classes, affordable cost, and supportive faculty.

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