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Dawshierra Melton

Malcolm X College’s Phlebotomy program has already set Dawshierra Melton up for a successful career: she’s a phlebotomist at Northwestern.…

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Zach H.

I discovered that City Colleges of Chicago had a lot of non-traditional students like me who were forging their own…

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Joi Harper

While Joi is extremely grateful for the education she’s received at the college, she’s also grateful for the things she’s…

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Flor Roman

Flor Roman hopes others will hear her story and feel inspired to reach their own career goals and to ask…

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Tomika Bernstein and James Robinson

Tomika Bernstein and James Robinson are starting new careers in the transportation, logistics, and distribution field thanks, in large part,…

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Nancy Barrera

With the help of the Harold Washington Transfer Center she applied for and was awarded the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke…

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Deynna Rey

Through a combination of her own hard work and the encouragement she received from faculty and staff at City Colleges…

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Eric Williams

Eric Williams’ future students are going to have a great teacher. He’s bubbly, positive, and described by others as a…

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Chakyra Space

Growing up, Chakyra Space discovered her interest in numbers and realized she wanted to work in the business industry.

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Kam Tim Kwan

ESL courses gave him the confidence and motivation he needed to continue his education and transfer into college credit courses

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Florencia Laino

Being undocumented has always played a big role in who I am. But it’s also been my biggest challenge in…

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Diego Ramirez

Diego Ramirez knew he’d be successful in college if he had the motivation and the financial resources. The City Colleges…

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