Student Success Stories

Like so many Ventura County residents, Deonn Crilly was deeply affected by the Thomas Fire during the final days of 2017.

You might say Shawn McCoy has come through hell and high water. But as far as he’s concerned, the science of water is what matters most.

Born in the Philippines and settling in Oxnard at the age of nine, Carl Dela Cruz never imagined his future would go to the depths of its current course.

Giovani Bautista can remember a time not too long ago when life seemed a lot less certain — and a college education seemed almost surely out of reach.

Teresa Housley’s life has taken an incredible series of twists and turns. From six-figure sales supervisor to living in a campground.