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Maureen Burns

After 17 years in the workforce, Maureen began the community health worker program at Malcolm X and went on to…

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James Featherstone

From art to engineering, my pathway from high school to college wasn’t linear, but City Colleges of Chicago helped me…

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Rosetta Sellers-Varela

Music has always been one of Rosetta Sellers-Varela’s passions—she’s a professional freelance musician with a degree in music. Now, she’s…

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Eivan Herrera-Valdez

My academic path has been unique, and I’m excited to see where it takes me next. In high school, I…

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Anthony Huerta

Anthony Huerta has already locked down a job at Amazon headquarters in Seattle – and he hasn’t even earned his…

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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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Barbara Nowak Yee

Barbara Lee Nowak became acquainted with a Wright College advisor who stands out as the most crucial person in shaping…

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Hussain Gilani

When Hussain Gilani heard about Wright College’s Engineering Pathways program, he knew it would be a great fit.

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Juan Madrigal

Juan Madrigal's dream was to become a teacher to help students reach their potential.

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Ashley Moncrief

City Colleges of Chicago alumna Ashley Moncrief has persevered to get to where she is today, and she’s not done…

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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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