Student Success
Octavius Licon: Dancing into a New Era
Xavier Terminello is grateful for the many memories, friends, and strides they have made in their two years at Ventura College. But one message stands out above all others to the versatile, energetic, and talented 19-year-old Economics and Psychology major.
Xavier Terminello: Hitting Their Stride Thanks to VCF
Xavier Terminello is grateful for the many memories, friends, and strides they have made in their two years at Ventura College. But one message stands out above all others to the versatile, energetic, and talented 19-year-old Economics and Psychology major.
Anna Heaton: Veteran Scholarship
Anna Heaton came to the United States from Russia at the tender age of five. When she entered kindergarten, she didn’t speak a single word of English.
Erick Pina: Phoenix Scholarship
Erick Pina doesn’t have to think back too long ago to remember his darkest days.
“Just a few years ago, I had no direction and felt like I had no purpose,” remembers Erick.
Daisy Castillo: Textbook Support Spotlight
Daisy Castillo has held a lot of responsibilities in just 19 years. A first-generation college student at Ventura College, Daisy grew up in a low-income, single-parent household in Santa Paula.
Edward Ramirez: VC Promise Spotlight
Growing up in Santa Paula, Edward Ramirez recalls his parents always emphasizing the power of education.
Christina Montrose: Phoenix Scholarship
Christina Montrose has overcome many challenges in her life. She grew up in a household with an alcoholic father who insisted college was a waste of time and money.
Elijah Walker: STEM Scholarship
Elijah Walker knows exactly what he wants to do. Where he wants to go. And who he wants to take with him. You might say his dreams and goals are pretty far out.
Vanessa Velasquez: Marketplace Profile
Vanessa Velazquez feels she owes a lot to Ventura College – as well as the Ventura College Foundation’s Weekend Marketplace.
TJ Foreman: Athletics Profile
TJ Foreman found tremendous success at Ventura College. Both on the baseball diamond and inside the classroom. You might even say he was Golden.
Audrey Castillo: Athletics Profile
Audrey Castillo is on quite a run.
The 19-year-old Oxnard native turned in a sensational sophomore soccer season at Ventura College, leading the Pirates to a 10-7-5 record…
Claudia Pariso: Textbook Support
Difficult childhood to medical assistant goals Claudia Pariso was born and raised in Oildale, Calif., a town of about 32,000 just north of Bakersfield.
Safia Reazi: Scholarship Spotlight
The financial struggle of pursuing education is a reality for so many, including myself Safia Reazi had long wanted to join the engineering field but, upon graduation from high school, her financial situation was tenuous.
Samuel Ponce: Promise Spotlight
From low-income housing to a double major Samuel Ponce grew up in low-income housing, in an environment where higher education was unobtainable.
Daniela Orozco Tinoco: Textbook Lending
Just four years ago, Ventura College pre-nursing student Daniela Orozco Tinoco was living in Mexico. She never thought about attending Ventura College on a series of scholarships.
Deonn Crilly: VC Fire Fund
Like so many Ventura County residents, Deonn Crilly was deeply affected by the Thomas Fire during the final days of 2017.
Shawn Mccoy: Phoenix Scholarship
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.
Carl DeLa Cruz: Veterans Promise
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: VC Promise Spotlight
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:
SCHOLARSHIP SPOTLIGHT
Teresa Housley’s life has taken an incredible series of twists and turns. From six-figure sales supervisor to living in a campground.