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.

Nouha Aleem isn’t sure how she would have paid for college, or if she would have gone at all, without…

Jose Andrade is a first-generation college student who conquered adversity.

The Star Scholarship helped Nusrat Imtiaz graduate debt-free with her associate degree.

Paul Moreno’s long term goals include securing work in software development at a large company like Google or Facebook.

"Coming to Malcolm X College ended up being the best decision I could have made," says Pablo Manriquez.