Lara Dodson-Tello remembers her dad telling her to find a recession-proof career. He struggled to sustain his graphic design career — back when graphic designers…
Gerald Davis was a 14-year-old dual credit student when he started at Dallas College. He remembers taking geology from Dr. Mark Presley and speech from…
As a high school teacher, Sayda Rapalo encouraged her students to follow their dreams. To pursue their passion. To reach for the stars. That script…
Asked why people should pursue a career in nursing, Vanessa Lozada had a simple message. “You will always have a job,” she said, “and you’ll…
If you want to change careers, Dallas College is the place for you. Just ask Qualonda Bennett, who went from working an accounting job to…
During a 15-minute stroll around the University of North Texas at Dallas campus on a recent Tuesday, Macario Hernandez stopped at least a dozen times…
Everything is still a little surreal for Alyssa Fox these days. She sometimes does a double take when she hops on the subway and sees…
Krystal Hamilton’s first job in banking was as a teller at a Bank of America location. It was the perfect entry-level job at the time…
Dallas College alum Dr. Mai Huynh is part of that elite team doing research at UT Southwestern. She’s living her dream doing this important research.
Ana-Maria Ramos still remembers the day she received an acceptance letter from Dallas College. “I was so elated,” she said, smiling. “I told everybody, ‘I…
