Melissa Romualdo looks forward to graduating from Malcolm X’s Nursing program and going straight into the workforce to help patients…

South Sider Tina Castillo is a second-year student at Kennedy-King College who is working towards a degree in clinical psychology.…

Claretha Morrell is an Olive-Harvey College alumna and a lifelong learner. At age 62, her desire to work in the…

Tracey Thompson, a Kennedy-King College student studying criminal justice, has always been motivated to achieve her goals. She’s also been…

Mia Jacobs, a native of Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood, will soon be a graduate of Kennedy-King College with a degree in…

Shortly after completing high school, Angelika Szymanowska moved from Poland to the Northeast side of Chicago and began her journey…

Jonathan Cifuentes Barrios came to this country because he knew of the opportunities here, and college created even more opportunities.…

After moving to Chicago from California, Giovanny Reyes started at City Colleges of Chicago hoping to further his career. While…

Beatriz Lockett was afraid to return to school. She considered herself an “older student” who had to learn to use…

Charles Weaver enrolled at Truman College after recovering from a drug and alcohol addiction and was drawn to the college…

Italia Staine is currently enrolled in surgical technology classes with a bright future ahead of her. With consistency, hard work,…

A program at Malcolm X College helped Isabel Cervantes “see” herself in places she had never thought about before and…