ˈæftɚ hˈaɪ skˈuːl, ɹᵻkˈɑːnjoʊ ɐtˈɛndᵻd lɔɪˈoʊlə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ, fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ ʃiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd mˈæɡnə kʊmlˈaʊdi, ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ ɐ bˈætʃəlɚz dᵻɡɹˈiː ɪn mˈæs kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃənz.
After high school, Recaño attended Loyola University of Chicago, from which she graduated magna cum laude, receiving a bachelor's degree in mass communications.