When she graduated from high school, Briana Mendoza decided to take time off before starting college. She figured the break would give her an opportunity to work and save money while she contemplated her next move. Feeling the pressure of deciding what future path to take, she still felt stumped. Then she started to hear […]

Luis Martinez and his younger brother, Ruben, are proving true the adage that great minds think alike. The Blue Island brothers chose to pursue career training at Moraine Valley Community College. Luis, who graduated in May from the Sleep Technology Program, was offered a position prior to graduation. Ruben, enrolled in the Therapeutic Massage Program, […]

Sara Cook recalls being asked many times by her elementary school teachers what she wanted to be when she grew up. “I want to be like you,” she told each one who asked. “I definitely knew I had that spot in my heart for teaching.” Cook started at Moraine Valley with plans to go into […]

Like many high school students, Mike Mpiana was deciding the next steps he would take. “It was my dad who helped me put together my goals, and I’m very grateful for that,” he said. Mike moved to the Chicago area in 2018 from Toronto, Ontario and took some computer classes in high school. “They were […]

“I chose Moraine Valley Community College because of its affordability and unique transfer program partnership with DePaul University. The transfer program placed me on the unique academic track I needed to succeed in the Public Relations and Advertising Program at DePaul. I’m anticipating my graduation in the spring of 2022 and credit a lot of […]

Moraine Valley Community College alumnus Billy McCormick spends his days on the lookout for fraud, threats, dishonesty and deception. And he wouldn’t have it any other way. As a senior auditor on the Chicago IT Assurance team at Crowe, LLP, McCormick is tasked with protecting clients by preventing all the above and advising on IT […]