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Jose has conquered a lot of adversity: being a first-generation student, being a native Spanish speaker, and being displaced from his home after a fire. No matter what he faced, he focused on his education and in May 2018 completed his associate in arts degree at Daley College. He was an active student on campus as a Star scholar, One Million Degrees member, and part of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.
Jose plans to transfer to Elmhurst College to major in psychology. His hard work has paid off with a full scholarship from Elmhurst College, as well as the US Dream Scholarship.
At Olive-Harvey College, Jedidiah is a business management and economics student who wears many hats — student-athlete, peer tutor, and campus leader. Originally from Toronto, Canada, he chose City Colleges of Chicago to pursue his academic goals while continuing his basketball career and preparing for what’s next.
When Dr. Kana Nagai first arrived at City Colleges of Chicago, she knew learning English would be a big task. What she didn’t know was that returning to school would open the door to multiple academic degrees, advanced research, and work funded by NASA.
