Graduate Voices: Mandy Scanlon
As we celebrate our graduates, we get to hear their stories of overcoming obstacles to reach their goals. Read how Mandy found the support she needed to thrive.
Advice for the Non-Traditional Student: Your Education/Experience is Always Valuable
In our fast-paced society, it’s so easy to believe that we are too old to go back to school—that we have to achieve certain things by a specific age—or that we are not allowed to make a drastic change once we are established in a career. As a non-traditional student myself, let me tell you: […]
Reinventing Yourself as a 40-Something
Gerry Cordutsky was in his early 40s when he was laid off from his job as an electrical engineer. “There were not a whole lot of opportunities in my niche area,” he says. “I needed to reinvent myself. I wanted something I would be interested in and that there was a market for.” Pharmacology fit […]
The Joy of Being Non-Traditional
Hello, my name is Kaia and I am a “non-traditional” student. Doesn’t that sound just awful? I have never met a phrase with such inherent judgment as “non-traditional student.” Even when I hear it from others it leaves me wondering what mistakes were made to land here, in a community college, non-traditionally. This stigma is, […]