Douglas Graves traveled across the country and across the world as he served in the U.S. Marine Corps for eight…

Always passionate about social justice, Ada Marys started out studying sociology, but switched to political science after a particularly inspiring…

Although she has her sights on the future, Jessica is grateful for her past time at City Colleges and has…

Dalal Orfali’s education has had a few unanticipated interruptions, but that has never stopped her from pushing forward and achieving…

Adesewa Adefowokan chose to attend Malcolm X College because she was interested in nursing and it is the City Colleges…

Safiyyah Shakir is following pretty closely in her mother’s footsteps, but carving out a path all her own.

In his own words, Jimmy Ellis is obsessed with coding.

“Wilbur Wright College was one of the best things that ever happened to me," says Omar Martinez Gonzalez.

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.

Maria had been a cosmetologist for eight years when she decided she was ready for a career change. Knowing she…

When Ellijah Fristoe graduated from high school in the south suburbs, he thought he wanted to go right to work.…