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HENRY SHANNON: A May 2022
article by Baron Magazine

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noted that people with
a college education

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will be our leaders of tomorrow.

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They will become our
innovative scientists.

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They will create cost-effective
computer chips, heal the sick,

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and defend the Constitution
in our courtrooms.

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They also will teach,
run businesses,

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serve as social
workers, and help

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us cope during these
very challenging times.

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Some will become
college presidents.

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The bottom line,
college matters.

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It Matters to our country,
it matters in our community,

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it matters to our society.

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My name is Dr. Henry
D. Shannon and I

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serve as the Superintendent
President for Chaffey College.

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We live in a multi-cultural
world which--

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with different
races, ethnicities,

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sexualities, and genders.

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As educators, it
is important for us

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to not only equip our
students with the tools

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they need for their
chosen fields,

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but also the skills
to be successful to be

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global citizens.

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We all know that our students
value cultural representation

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because when their
professors and staff members

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look like them, they
gain a sense of belonging

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on our campuses.

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But what does success look like?

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For some students,
it's rooted in equity.

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And that is one of the
values we hold most dear here

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at Chaffey College.

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As a part of our
10-point plan, we

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hired a director of diversity,
equity, and inclusion in 2021.

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Please meet Ms. Tomeika Carter.

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TOMEIKA CARTER: In
its simplest form,

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equity means giving
each individual what

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they need to be successful.

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So it doesn't matter your
socioeconomic background

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or your gender or your sexual
orientation, the goal of equity

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is to eliminate barriers.

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My name is Tomeika Carter.

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I am the Interim Director
for Diversity, Equity,

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and Inclusion at
Chaffey College.

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We've been fortunate enough to
use some of our HEERF funding

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that we've received over
the last couple of years

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to provide students
with grants so they're

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able to purchase
books or whatever they

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need in our campus bookstore.

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Although financial
support is important,

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that's not the only
type of support

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that we offer at the college.

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This past July, we actually
just hired a new director

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for Social Wellness
and Behavioral Support,

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and that's Dr. Jennifer Henry.

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Jennifer Henry is supporting
our students' mental health

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and also just
providing students with

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the social-emotional
supports that they

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need to be successful.

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Another example of
equity for our students

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is some of our hiring processes.

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We serve such a diverse group
of students at Chaffey College,

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it's really important
to us as an institution

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that our students see themselves
reflected in the demographics

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of our faculty and staff.

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Representation does offer
the opportunity for people

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to see what's possible.

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You never know who
you're inspiring by just

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merely existing in
your position or being

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a student in the classroom.

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I see education as a
method of empowerment,

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changing lives through
education, improving lives

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through education.

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Chaffey College stands out from
the other community colleges

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because of everyone's
commitment to student success.

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Our ultimate goal is ensuring
that our students have

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a good experience,
not just academically,

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but as a whole person.

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HENRY SHANNON: For many
of us, being able to speak

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English is something that
we often take for granted.

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But for some of our alumni who
live and work in this region,

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it is a game-changing skill
that has opened the doors

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to successful careers.

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Hundreds of students whose
first language is Spanish,

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Chinese, Arabic, or
Korean, for example,

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come to us every
year to learn how

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to speak, how to read,
and write in English,

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opening countless
doors of opportunity.

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And the best part, this
is all tuition-free.

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JULISSA VARGAS: I arrived
in the United States

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around 18, 19 years old.

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That was difficult. All the
barriers we have as immigrants.

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I learned English at Chaffey.

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It helped me to [INAUDIBLE] for
myself, for me and for my kids,

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for my husband,
and for my family.

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It is a great program
because the professors,

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they help a lot of people.

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My first ESL class was writing.

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I had to write my first essay,
and I told my professor,

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I can't do that.

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I want to quit the class.

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And she told me,
no, you can't do it.

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And she is explaining
how to write a sentence.

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Because of her, I'm here.

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English changed my life.

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I can help my kids.

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I try to help my husband
with his company.

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I started at Chaffey
was with ESL classes.

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Then I get my citizenship.

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And then I have three
more certificates.

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I love school.

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My kids say I'm crazy.

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I love to learn.

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I try to teach my kids
that they can do it.

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That's why I encourage
my kids to go to school.

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You can see it through the
end, open door for everybody.

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HENRY SHANNON: We have
weathered significant challenges

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during the last two
and a half years.

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Colleges across our
nation share in our

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struggles working
to get students back

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on track to meet their
academic and career goals.

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Some of our students
continue to face hardships

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in the aftermath
of this pandemic.

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But you know, we as a community
have not given up on them.

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And we at Chaffey
College are continuing

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to serve students holistically
to ensure they all succeed.

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But what does success look like?

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Most of us can picture the
smiling face of a student

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in a graduation cap and gown.

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You may not realize this.

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For some students, just
getting basic resources

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to stay enrolled in classes can
be considered a major victory.

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At Chaffey College, around
60% of our student body

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is identified as
economically disadvantaged.

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And nearly 70% receive
some form of financial aid.

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The fact is, many Chaffey
students need extra support

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to make it to the finish line.

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RODOLFO FALS-ROSADO: I've worked
in warehouses and pizzerias.

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Every now and then
I get this feeling

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like I wasn't getting anywhere.

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You don't really
move up the ladder,

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and they weren't really taking
me where I wanted to be.

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My name is Rodolfo
Daniel Fals-Rosado.

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I would like to
specialize in psychiatry.

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I've been exposed to a lot
of mental health issues

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in my family.

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My grandmother got
dementia and Alzheimer's.

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At one point she couldn't
recognize who I was.

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I myself have post-traumatic
stress disorder.

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It was getting in the
way of my studying

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and I had a really hard time.

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I really needed help.

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EOPS stands for Extended
Opportunity Programs

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and Services.

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This is a program that
gives disadvantaged students

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the opportunity to succeed
in community colleges.

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They could pay for
your books, they

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could offer you
personal counseling.

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I had tried going
to college before.

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I remember going
to buy a backpack

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and I only had like $50
left in the bank account

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after buying it.

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And so when I applied
to EOPS and I got in,

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one of the first
things they do is

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they give you a free backpack.

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And so I'm like, well,
this would have been nice.

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To be honest, I was almost
at the verge of tears

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when I got it because I
had put college on hold

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several times before.

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But when I got
the backpack, it's

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like, well, it's going to
be different this time.

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You have help that you
didn't have before.

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Community college is like the
front line of opportunity.

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It's just going to
be the first step

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a lot of people that
are disadvantaged

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are going to take.

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And so it's important to have
these types of institutions

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in place to help
people get there.

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Like we talked about
being on a ladder,

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I felt like my ladder
wasn't going anywhere.

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But by going to Chaffey, my
destination was changing.

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So even though I still
have to climb the ladder,

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my end game was going
to be different.

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HENRY SHANNON: With jobs in
mechatronics, HVAC, welding,

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and industrial
electric technology

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increasing in demand, the
manufacturing industry

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continues to grow
in this region.

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Careers that are related to
manufacturing such as logistics

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and facilities management
are also on the increase.

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These are well-paying jobs with
salaries that can rise well

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beyond six figures.

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Now imagine being
a single parent

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of five kids making just $15
an hour as a security guard.

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That is a reality our
next student faced

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until she found her way
to Chaffey College's

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and InTech center.

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Meet Brenda Vargas who earned
a certificate in only four

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months, and that's double
her salary working for a jet

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propulsion laboratory.

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BRENDA VARGAS: Going back to
school after 20 years, I mean,

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it's like starting over.

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Chaffey, it changed
my life completely.

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My name is Brenda Vargas.

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I work for NASA JPL.

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I was married for
almost 21 years,

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and because of domestic
violence, I left with my kids.

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We were living in a motel,
in a really, really, really

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bad motel.

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There was a lot of
drug addicts there

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and prostitution
and stuff like that.

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They froze my bank account,
and that was the only money

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that I had left.

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I had so many excuses of
not to come back to school

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and just go get a job.

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Then I said, no, I'm going to
go to school for industrial

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electrical and mechanical
because I have to make money

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and I have to support my kids.

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People told me that
I couldn't do it.

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My mom told me, too.

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Don't do that.

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It was hard.

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Because you think your family
is going to support you,

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but they doubted you.

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So it hurts.

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I'm very thankful to Chaffey
and to everybody here.

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The staff, they were amazing.

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If it wasn't for them, for the
opportunities, for the help--

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amazing people.

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Amazing people that care.

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Coming to InTech
open doors not just

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for what you're going into,
but for other possibilities.

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Before I started at Chaffey,
I was making $15 an hour.

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Now I'm making more.

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More than double as a
technical supervisor.

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We live better, better
than we did before.

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And that is because of InTech.

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Four months changed
my life completely.

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If it wasn't for them,
I wouldn't be here.

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In December, before
Christmas, that's

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when we got our own apartment.

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That was the Christmas
present for my kids.

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Having our own apartment,
not living in the motel.

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Happy.

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I'm very happy that I took
a chance and I didn't stop.

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HENRY SHANNON: We are forging
ahead at Chaffey College.

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Into a new era
where students have

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more affordable opportunities
to obtain a college education

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than ever before.

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This is our investment.

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As we know, our role in the
region's economy is vital.

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For every dollar that taxpayers
invest in Chaffey College,

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you receive more than
double that amount back

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and added tax revenue
and other savings.

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Thousands of former
Chaffey College students

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are employed in the cities
that our district serves,

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contributing more than $320
million in added income

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in our region every year.

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As we approach 140 years
of serving this community,

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we continue to evolve to meet
the needs of our students

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and the workforce.

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Our doors are open
to every student

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from every walk of life,
both in-person and virtually.

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We have more flexible
options for students

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to reach their educational
goals than ever before.

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With more than 20,000
students currently enrolled,

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our helpful and
supportive staff are

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invested in successful outcomes
for each one of those students.

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This is truly the Chaffey way.

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In closing, I thank you, our
community, for supporting us

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and our mission to improve
lives through education.

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Go Panthers!

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[MUSIC PLAYING]

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