For the estimated 700,000 California community college students contending with basic needs insecurity, the complications of COVID-19 reach well beyond the classroom. As Californians stockpiled supplies in the early days … Read More – A Drive to Do More: NOCE Food Pantries Adapt to Distanced Distribution
All photos taken before the campus closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The monarch butterfly defies the limits of what is possible. The humble insect travels a staggering 3,000 miles … Read More – Undocumented Student Action Week Takes Wing in North Orange
This month, it is an honor to share some fantastic news from the NOCRC community. Recently, I had the privilege of visiting the North Orange County Regional Occupational Program’s (NOCROP) … Read More – New Facilities Expand Opportunities for Adult Learners
When it comes to keeping her promise to pay it forward, there’s no holding Dr. Ligia Hallstrom back. Adult education isn’t just a passion for Hallstrom. For the new Administrator … Read More – Full Circle: Adult Ed Experience Sets New NOCROP Admin’s Path in Motion
Cruz Segoviano played it cool when he found out he had landed a job as an environmental service worker at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange. Inside, though, it was like … Read More – Education at Work: Project SEARCH Opens Doors to Employment for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
For M’Liss Patterson, the new Director at Garden Grove Adult Education, the drive to serve came not just from handing adult learners the keys to success, but from giving them … Read More – Gearing Up for Growth with New Garden Grove Director M’Liss Patterson
Working since the age of 14 to help support her family, Kimberly “Kim” Jones was seldom a stranger to tough times. But amid lost jobs, missed opportunities, and even a … Read More – ‘Tremendous Courage’: A High School Grad 39 Years in the Making
Pictured above from left to right: Tanya Garcia, Araceli Huerta. It’s hard for young learners to thrive if their families can’t access basic services. Whether it’s medical insurance to receive … Read More – Access for Anaheim: Coordinators Taking Streamlined Services to School
One student drops out of high school every 26 seconds, according to DoSomething.org. Those young adults will earn $200,000 less than a high school graduate over their lifetimes, and about … Read More – Dropping Back In: An NOCE Alum’s Journey from High School Dropout to College Freshman