Cristian Olivares, born on the south side of Chicago, is a young entrepreneur with a plan, but he never intended…

Adrian Pickett has dreamed of being a part of the Chicago Fire Department since he was a child. Malcolm X…

Being a recovery coach has given Mayra Hurbieta the confidence and skills to open up about her own addiction, and…

Mike earned his associate degree at Wright College while gaining valuable work experience in the software development field.

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

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

Malcolm Ryce came to Olive-Harvey College after spending his freshman year of college at a state university that didn’t quite…

Aon apprenticeship program provided on-the-job training, a salary, and benefits from the company, as well as an associate degree from…

After graduating from Chicago Vocational Academy in 2009, Burnham neighborhood resident Antoinnette Smith spent some time figuring out her next…

As part of the Early College program, Jacori was taking college level classes and earning college credit as a high…

When Alexander Hernandez came to the U.S. from Guatemala in 2011, he knew he wanted to learn English first –…

“I wanted to learn how to work on bigger projects, and on developments that could change the landscape of communities,”