From homeless shelter to healthcare hero
The Chicago Sun-Times published an op-ed from Shaylee Forester, a graduate of Rockford Career College. Three years before sharing her story, Shaylee, at age 17, lived in a homeless shelter for young women.
By the time her story was published, she was a registered medical assistant, helping patients in a clinic near an apartment she called her own. How did Shaylee turn her life around? She enrolled in Rockford Career College’s Medical Assistant program.
She’s proof that education – and, just as important, highly specific job training – can make all the difference in kick-starting a career.
Read Shaylee’s entire story in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Take Your Next Step Toward a Career in Healthcare
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