Michael Nwaigbo grew up in Nigeria and moved to Chicago as a teen. He decided to attend Kennedy-King College after…

After working in the restaurant business, Kristen Medrano sought a second career in early learning at Olive-Harvey

Takeshia Carter has always loved cars. Growing up, she built model cars and walked around with small car parts in…

Bara Zalloum is a graduate of Wright College's Engineering Pathways program which, boasts guaranteed admission to the College of Engineering…

From winning a regional championship with the Malcolm X College Lady Hawks to earning her associate degree and transferring to…

Olive-Harvey College is where Kadi is realizing her ambition to help people from all walks of life understand how finances…

Imran Mohammad, a student at Truman College and the recently-elected Student Trustee for City Colleges of Chicago, looks forward to…

Going to college without debt is a “life-changer” for Precious Taiwo, who sees it as a first step to setting…

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

After receiving multiple scholarships and joining a network of support programs offered at City Colleges, including TRiO and One Million…

A graduate of Taft High School, Sareena Volkman attended Wright College as a Star Scholar and graduated debt free in…

Alec Telles’ ultimate goal is to help solve climate change and other environmental issues through engineering.