Adriana Oceguera
Even before Adriana Oceguera graduated from Curie High School in 2016, she knew she wanted a...
Category Archives: Center of Excellence
Each of the seven City Colleges is a comprehensive community college that also houses a center of excellence, forging partnerships with industry leaders to better align our curricula with the demand in growing fields. These partnerships provide City Colleges’ students access to real-world experience via teacher-practitioners, internships and top-notch facilities, and offer City Colleges’ students and graduates a first pass at job opportunities.
Daiana Lugo
Daiana Lugo is a Star Scholar at Malcolm X College. The 19-year-old grew up in Arizona,...
Adesewa Adefowokan
Adesewa Adefowokan was born in Nigeria, but moved to Chicago when she was 14 years old....
Lisa Faser
Lisa Faser didn’t intend on being a personal trainer. After growing up in Arizona and graduating...
Leida Mendoza
When Leida Mendoza arrived in the U.S. from the Philippines in 2011, she was close to...
LaToria Williams
Washburne Culinary student LaToria Williams was motivated to go back to school by a fellow classmate....
John Rodriguez
John Rodriguez was born and raised in Humboldt Park. He joined the U.S. Army at the...
Dominique Willingham
Dominique Willingham was working in early childhood education when she decided that she wanted to increase...
Glenda Flores
As a senior at Little Village World Language High School, Glenda Flores’ counselor talked a lot...