Ida Willis

Ida Willis

Ida Willis always thought she had her high school diploma. Then, 9 years ago at the...

Jul 10

17

Hortensia Castro

Hortensia always had faith that she would we make it into UIC’s nursing program, but it...

Jun 29

7

Roderick Moore

Roderick left high school in the Roseland neighborhood his junior year – in 1999 – and...

Jun 26

11

Emmanuel Betson

A native of Ghana, Emmanuel Betson didn’t finish college – he opted to start a career...

Jun 25

10

Elaine Brooks

Elaine Brooks stopped attending high school when her kids were born. While working her way up...

Jun 25

8

Yassine Nenni

Yassine emigrated from Algeria in 2008 for better opportunities and to explore the world. His first...

Jun 25

5

Fatima Peters

Fatima Peters decided to return to school to get her GED because of the possibility of...

Jun 8

4

Dorothy Johnson

May of 2018 was a big month for Dorothy Johnson. She received CCC’s first ever Luminary...

May 14

9

Aifeng Chen

When Aifeng Chen first moved to the United States in 2012, she decided to take ESL...

May 5

4

Shujie Lin

Shujie Lin has come a long way in a very short time. Having come to the...

May 4

5