Why wait? That was the thinking of Dagny Parayao, who took part in a dual enrollment program that allowed her to simultaneously earn her associate degree in computer science from… Read More – Earning a College Degree and High School Diploma at the Same Time

As a single father, Marc Cintron knew he would have to make sacrifices when he chose to become a carpenter. He knew entering the Southwest Carpenter’s Training Fund (SCTF) apprenticeship… Read More – Journeying Out: Santiago Canyon College Student and Southwest Carpenter Training Fund Apprentice Marc Cintron

Jovan Rodriguez always had an eye on the sky. But he never would have dreamed that the fastest runway to a career in aviation was right in his backyard. The… Read More – The Sky’s the Limit: Cypress College’s Jovan Rodriguez

Sometimes, getting laid off can be the best thing that ever happens to your career. That was certainly the case for Juan Andrez Castro. In 2014, he was working as… Read More – ‘The Power to Make Almost Anything’: Fullerton College’s Juan Castro

The job of a Psychiatric Technician isn’t for the timid or the faint of heart. So when Jaime Ramos, Director of the Cypress College Psychiatric Technology Program, first saw “tiny,”… Read More – The ‘Heart of a Teacher’: Cypress College’s Monica Vargas