Anna Wolak
If there was a silver lining to Anna Wolak’s grandfather passing away, it was that the...
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.
Amanda Bowers
Memories of building computers with her self-taught dad helped motivate Amanda Bowers to get a degree...
Shaniah Singleton
Shaniah Singleton knows she has a long academic road ahead of her to reach her goal...
Jacqueline Amezcua-Lopez
Baking always had a special meaning for Jacqueline Amezcua-Lopez while she was growing up. “My dad...
Ryan Krull
After his first college experience, Ryan Krull had good reason to give up on higher education....
Suzzette Anderson
Suzzette Anderson grew up in Jamaica but moved to Chicago five years ago. The 48 year-old...
Janneth Alvarado
When Janneth Alvarado moved from Ecuador to Chicago at only 20 years old, her objective was...
Marvin Herrera
Marvin Herrera is an adjunct welding professor and student at Daley College. A first generation Mexican/Guatemalan...
Adriana Oceguera
Even before Adriana Oceguera graduated from Curie High School in 2016, she knew she wanted a...
Daiana Lugo
Daiana Lugo is a Star Scholar at Malcolm X College. The 19-year-old grew up in Arizona,...