Umara Zetino’s advice to anyone who has been out of the classroom for a while is pretty straightforward: “It doesn’t…

Tunde Oderinde is setting an example for his two children by not only earning his GED, but by pursuing a…

Full-time student with kids and two jobs—but still makes time to play college basketball

The 49-year-old mother of two started at Olive-Harvey with GED classes. Once that hurdle was cleared, she was encouraged by…

Newman Civic Fellow, Jack Kent Cooke Transfer Scholar Semifinalist, college student, CCC Luminary Award recipient, mom, and soon paralegal –…

Gateway Scholar received funding to help cover her credit-class tuition as she studied child development.

"I wanted to fulfill a promise to myself to finish my education and pursue my professional goals"

The skills Ivan Escobar learned at Malcolm X College as an emergency medical technician (EMT) and nursing student, then on…

"I had a great experience at Wright. The school is so diverse – there were people of all ages and…

Cindy is this year’s class valedictorian for Kennedy-King College, an honor earned by being the school’s top student.

Born and raised on Chicago’s South Side, Robert Newson had been out of the classroom for 29 years before he…

She’d advise other moms who are thinking of going back to school to “go for it, but manage your time.…