Always passionate about social justice, Ada Marys started out studying sociology, but switched to political science after a particularly inspiring…

“School is the gateway for opportunities. Even if you aren’t sure what you want to do yet, you never know…

Adriana aims to eventually complete her bachelor’s degree, but her immediate plans are to complete the MA program in 2019…

Daiana always knew she wanted a career that helped people, and once she earned the Star Scholarship, she knew she…

Vashon Jordan, Jr., a current Star Scholar at Kennedy-King College, was not eager to go into all the debt that…

Elijah Ruiz is a Star Scholar from Wright College who transferred to Cornell University. Watch Elijah’s story to learn more.

For 19 year old Salma Campos, that’s exactly what happened, though it all worked out for her. This fall, for…

Adeola Fayemi was unsure about what he wanted to do after high school until he heard about the Star Scholarship…

Naomi Brown is happy she found Daley College and wishes she started there first.

The lifelong Avondale neighborhood resident took some classes at Harold Washington College (HWC) and came to City Colleges of Chicago…

When Vicky Mejia was fresh out of high school, she had the dream of going to a four-year university, but…

Stephanie Maltos is a fierce leader both on the Daley College campus and in the surrounding community.