Category: Transfer
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Angel Negron
Angel Negron, a recent Harold Washington College graduate, is getting ready to transfer to Columbia College Chicago to pursue a bachelor’s degree in interior architecture. As he prepares for the transition, one thing he won’t have to prepare for is the financial burden of his education. Angel was recently awarded Columbia’s Chicagoland Transfer Award (CTA),…
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Dominika Panek
For recent Wright College graduate Dominika Panek, getting involved on campus was an essential part of her college journey. She was an editor for Wright’s Great Books Symposium Journal, a student-run literature publication, and she organized bone marrow drives on Wright’s campus for Be the Match, a national nonprofit organization. Throughout her time at Wright,…
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Rencie Horst
Rencie Horst has worked as a certified nursing assistant (CNA), a call center representative, a construction worker, and a photographer throughout her career—but her most important role is as a mom. Rencie has five kids, ranging in age from 13 to 22, and her oldest son was born with cerebral palsy. To take care of…
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Selvin Tobar
Selvin Tobar, Wright College’s 2023 valedictorian, grew up on the North Side of Chicago and attended Von Steuben High School, where he discovered an interest in chemistry and engineering. It was there he found out that he could attend his first two years of college for free at City Colleges of Chicago through the Star…
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Christina Bernabe
Christina Bernabe, Daley College’s 2023 valedictorian, grew up in Chicago’s Clearing neighborhood and came to Richard J. Daley College in August of 2020. She was a returning college student who had previously put her academic career at another community college on hold due to financial obstacles. Christina had always dreamed of becoming an entrepreneur who…
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Ryan Caguia
While I was growing up in the Philippines, my parents always emphasized the value of education. They taught me that education is something that nobody can take away from you. This is something that has remained with me up to this date. My brother, who is a physical therapist, influenced me to explore occupational therapy.…
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Mia Jacobs
Mia Jacobs, a native of Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood, will soon be a graduate of Kennedy-King College with a degree in early childhood education. The aspiring teacher then plans to transfer to a four-year university in Pennsylvania to continue her journey. As she looks forward to her next steps, Mia recognizes that the road to graduation…
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Cesilia Aguilar
Twenty-year-old Cesilia Aguilar’s path to Wilbur Wright College and her future career wasn’t always so certain. But becoming a student at Wright has helped her decide on a future she thinks will be fulfilling, will inspire her siblings, and will support her entire family. Cesilia began college at a four-year university in Illinois, but she…
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Nina Florez
Nina Florez is an Emmy Award-winning journalist who is currently working as a field producer for NBC Chicago. Her job revolves around telling unique and impactful stories about other people—but her own story fits that description, too. Nina, who was born in Bogotá, Colombia, and moved to the U.S. when she was 8 years old,…
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Ivette Trevino
As a first-generation college student, Ivette Trevino feels proud of having received her associate degree from Richard J. Daley College in 2005. “Working at my pace at my time, at Daley, really prepared me for where I’m at today,” said Ivette. Ivette enrolled in accounting and business courses in 1999-2002 that sparked a huge interest…