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Karla Armour

Karla Armour, a fifth-generation baker and a proud alumna of Washburne Culinary & Hospitality Institute at Kennedy-King College, has turned…

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Monique Ester-House

Monique Ester-House always had big dreams, but the road to achieving them wasn’t easy.

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Silvia Garcia

When Silvia Garcia arrived in Chicago from Mexico in 1998, she wanted to learn English. After receiving a flyer Daley…

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Katrina and Alexandra Flores

Nursing is a challenging field, and the education to become a nurse is just as rigorous. Sharing the demands of…

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Ana Cristina Teixeira

My story begins in a small Brazilian town under the shadow of a past dictatorship. Growing up, I witnessed the…

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Raymond Burt

Raymond Burt had served as a live-in caregiver for his father for 15 years before he decided to return to…

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Elaina N. Frieson

Elaina N. Frieson is very candid about what it’s like to balance being a parent and a student. The Kennedy-King College…

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Ruben Lopez

Ruben Lopez initially turned to City Colleges to learn English. Now, he's advancing his tech career in our cutting-edge Machine…

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Maria Garcia

City Colleges of Chicago helped connect Maria Garcia to the tools she needed to succeed.

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Jevon Covington

Jevon Covington doesn’t consider himself to be a “traditional” student—but now that he’s back in school, he wants to continue…

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Toyia Parker

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

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