Alid Alvarado earned her high school diploma at Malcolm X college, part of the City Colleges of Chicago.

Fresh Start program provided more than just debt relief: Letisha was also supported by credit counseling, which have helped her…

For as long as she can remember, Jamela Carrell has dreamt of becoming a lawyer. It’s the answer she gave…

By the time Valeria Davis walked through the doors of Olive-Harvey College in 2004, she had already built up an…

Completing the degree she’d put on hold for 40 years

Umara Zetino’s advice to anyone who has been out of the classroom for a while is pretty straightforward: “It doesn’t…

Tunde Oderinde is setting an example for his two children by not only earning his GED, but by pursuing a…

Full-time student with kids and two jobs—but still makes time to play college basketball

The 49-year-old mother of two started at Olive-Harvey with GED classes. Once that hurdle was cleared, she was encouraged by…

Newman Civic Fellow, Jack Kent Cooke Transfer Scholar Semifinalist, college student, CCC Luminary Award recipient, mom, and soon paralegal –…

Gateway Scholar received funding to help cover her credit-class tuition as she studied child development.

"I wanted to fulfill a promise to myself to finish my education and pursue my professional goals"