Parents/Guardians/Caregivers

Wanda: A Dream Decades in the Making

For decades, Wanda wanted to finish what she started and earn her college degree.

Alumni of CCC Harold Washington College Kennedy-King College Olive-Harvey College Parents/Guardians/Caregivers Partners in Education Transfer

Jennifer: A Second Chance to Build the Future She Envisioned

Jennifer enrolled at Kennedy-King College to continue pursuing a dream she had put on hold years earlier: to become not…

Alumni of CCC Apprenticeship Earn and Learn Kennedy-King College Parents/Guardians/Caregivers Phi Theta Kappa Resilience Resource and Supports Student Life Transfer Work-Based Learning

Lashun: From City Colleges Student to Healthcare Educator

For decades, City Colleges has felt like a place full of opportunities where Lashun could grow personally and professionally.

Adult Education Alumni of CCC CCC Faculty High School Diploma Olive-Harvey College Parents/Guardians/Caregivers Resilience Resource and Supports

Zaneta Marcinik

Wilbur Wright College graduate Zaneta Marcinik arrived in the United States as a teenager with dreams of attending college and…

Alumni of CCC Center of Excellence Engineering and Computer Science Parents/Guardians/Caregivers Scholarships Transfer Wilbur Wright College

Deon Jones

Malcolm X College nursing graduate Deon Jones is no stranger to City Colleges. He began his nursing career 12 years…

Alumni of CCC Center of Excellence Healthcare Malcolm X College Parents/Guardians/Caregivers Wilbur Wright College

Karla Armour

Karla Armour, a fifth-generation baker and a proud alumna of Washburne Culinary & Hospitality Institute at Kennedy-King College, has turned…

Alumni of CCC Center of Excellence Culinary Arts & Hospitality Kennedy-King College Parents/Guardians/Caregivers Resilience Washburne Culinary and Hospitality Institute

Monique Ester-House

Monique Ester-House always had big dreams, but the road to achieving them wasn’t easy.

Alumni of CCC Parents/Guardians/Caregivers Resilience Richard J. Daley College Transfer

Silvia Garcia

When Silvia Garcia arrived in Chicago from Mexico in 1998, she wanted to learn English. After receiving a flyer Daley…

Adult Education Bridge and Gateway Programs ESL High School Diploma Parents/Guardians/Caregivers Resource and Supports Richard J. Daley College Scholarships

Katrina and Alexandra Flores

Nursing is a challenging field, and the education to become a nurse is just as rigorous. Sharing the demands of…

Alumni of CCC Center of Excellence Healthcare Malcolm X College Parents/Guardians/Caregivers Scholarships Star Scholarship

Marnee Ostoa

Persevere. It’s what Marnee Ostoa has always done.

Alumni of CCC Harold Washington College Parents/Guardians/Caregivers Resilience Scholarships Student Government Association Student Life Transfer

Ana Cristina Teixeira

My story begins in a small Brazilian town under the shadow of a past dictatorship. Growing up, I witnessed the…

Alumni of CCC Harold Washington College Parents/Guardians/Caregivers Resilience Resource and Supports

Raymond Burt

Raymond Burt had served as a live-in caregiver for his father for 15 years before he decided to return to…

Center of Excellence Engineering and Computer Science Parents/Guardians/Caregivers Wilbur Wright College