Hector says returning to Harold Washington and chasing his dream transformed his life.

Demacion grew up riding the CTA, so stepping into the driver’s seat feels full circle.

Through Wright’s engineering program, I committed to computer science, a field I had long been curious about but never fully…

Growing up in Chicago’s Belmont Cragin neighborhood, Jade Ocampo never imagined that her post-high school journey would take her into…

When a global pandemic halted Sheila’s original educational plans, she discovered a new pathway at Richard J. Daley College while…

After arriving in the United States from Poland, Malgorzata knew that the only way to improve her life, was to…

Through eight years of dialysis and health challenges—including losing her first kidney transplant—Nina never lost sight of her dream.

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

At 15, I never imagined I’d one day work in the automotive industry. Back in middle school, I told everyone…

In 2013, Hugh Nguyen immigrated to the United States from Vietnam, eager to embrace new opportunities despite not speaking English.…

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

Nick Goodman’s journey to becoming a registered nurse didn’t follow a traditional path. Though he had previously earned a bachelor’s…