Student Pathways
STUDENT PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS
Alumni Profiles
Arrupe graduates choose many different pathways after receiving their associate’s degree–straight into the workforce, motherhood, certificate programs, technical training development programs and trade schools, while others continue onto bachelor and graduate degrees. Read more about our graduates and their journeys post-Arrupe to find someone who’s taken the path you’re considering. What will your pathway be?
Student Stories
JOAQUIN GUZMAN (AA ’21, BA '23, MA '24)
Associate's Degree to Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees
“I have a strong desire to share my knowledge with others. Whether this involves pursuing a PhD or exploring other paths, I’m keeping my options open.”
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JOSHUA ADAMS (AA ’17)
Associate's to Year Up Workforce Preparation to Bachelor's Program
“I was surrounded by people that I considered family that didn’t want me to give up.”
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KAREN ROMERO (AA ’21)
Associate's Degree to Year Up Workforce Preparation to Workforce
“Arrupe helps you become your best self.”
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JOSH MORGAN (AA ’18, BA ’20, MA ’23)
Associate's Degree to Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees and Full-Time Instructional Assistant
“All of the staff and faculty make it their individual mission to make sure students can do their best.”
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STEPHANIE RAMOS (AA ’18); University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (BA)
Associate's Degree to Doctoral Program
"Arrupe has networked me with great people”
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CAMERON ANDERSON (AA ’22, BS ’24)
Associate's Degree to Bachelor's Program
“You’ll have tons of support. You can do it, too.”
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XIMENA RODRIGUEZ (AA ’22)
Associate's Degree to STEM Scholarship for Bachelor's Program
“The idea of engineering started to open up as a possibility for me.”
READ MORE57%
of Students Employed or Who Participate in Internships while at Arrupe
86%
of Arrupe students who graduate with $0 debt
72%
of Arrupe Graduates who go on to a BA Degree Program
50%
of Arrupe Students who Graduate with an AA within 3 Years (National average is 34%)
Arrupe graduates have earned BA degrees from:
- Aurora University - George Williams College
- Columbia College Chicago
- Concordia Chicago
- DePaul University
- Dominican University
- Eastern Illinois University
- Elmhurst University
- Georgetown University
- Governors State University
- Illinois College
- Illinois State University
- Lake Forest College
- Loras College
- Loyola University Chicago
- Loyola University Maryland
- Loyola University New Orleans
- Marquette University
- National Louis University
- North Park University
- Northeastern Illinois University
- Northern Illinois University
- Regis University
- Ripon College
- Robert Morris University
- Roosevelt University
- St. Xavier University
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign
- University of Scranton
- University of Southern California
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Western Illinois University
Employers of Arrupe graduates:
- Accenture
- Ada S. McKinley Community Services
- AIM Specialty Healt
- AmeriCorps City Year
- Berkshire Hathaway Home Services
- Cannon Cochran Management Services Inc
- Centers for New Horizons
- Chicago Community Trust
- Chicago Fire FC
- Chicago Public Schools
- Civic Consulting Alliance
- Code of the North
- Come To Believe Network
- Cook County Sherriff’s Department
- Cristo Rey Jesuit High School
- Cultivate Behavioral Health and Education
- Defend Them All Foundation
- Environmental Systems Design, Inc.
- Fifth Third Bank
- Grant Thornton
- Help at Home LLC
- Illinois Housing Development Authority
- Jewel Osco
- Lakeshore Food Advisors
- LM Consultants, Inc.
- Loadsmart
- Loyola University Chicago
- Mazars USA
- MedTec
- National Immigrant Justice Center
- Northwest Flyers
- Oak Park & River Forest High School
- Our Lady of Tepeyac Grade School
- PepsiCo
- Prairie State Legal Services
- Proviso East High School
- Redwood Logistics
- Relativity
- SAGA Education
- Santander Global Solutions
- Serving People with a Mission
- Society of Helpers
- Target
- TD Ameritrade
- The Anti-Cruelty Society
- Tiny Giants Early Learning Center
- Trilogy Behavioral Healthcare
- Walgreens Boots Alliance
- Wintrust Financial Corporation
Graduates have completed job training programs and full-time volunteer work from:
- City Year Volunteer
- Jesuit Volunteer Corps
- Year Up
- ISACorps
“Loyola’s promise is to prepare people to live extraordinary lives and I plan to do exactly that... I plan to do the unexpected.” Jaymilla Booker (AA ’22, BA ’24)
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“The opportunities that have been given to me at Arrupe have allowed me to become the person I am today.” Kira Ibarra (AA ’22, BBA ’24)