City Colleges of Chicago’s Early College program helped Leila Ebdair get on track to earn her doctorate by 25-years-old.

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Harry S Truman alum Cecil Barnes decided to begin working full-time straight after high school. He was a bartender when…

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DeMar English walked away from a 15-year career in the corporate sector to pursue his passion: a career in health…

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When Yehiri Gonzalez was growing up, school didn’t feel like a safe space. As a future teacher, she wants to…

In 2016, Olivert Mbah’s life changed forever. That June, she moved to the U.S. from Cameroon. By August, she was…

Joshua Adereti is on a path to earn his bachelor’s degree tuition-free.