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Achiever and Dreamers
Students Meet Mary Heller. As a single mother of a two year old boy named Jordan, Mary looked around her and decided she wanted a better life for herself and her young son.
Mary had been receiving state support and knew that she was better and could do better than her current state. This is when she decided to take a big, deep breath and venture through the doors of North Central State College. Mary found that she was eligible for grants through the Financial Aid office. She was also able to use the Child Development Center to enroll her son in a great, day care program - right here on campus. Mary also took advantage of the opportunity to become an NC State work study in our Student Success Center, which she said "opened so many doors" for her. Mary completed her degree in Office Administration within two years and hit the pavement running. She started with a few of the local temp agencies and then found a full-time home at the Mansfield Area Y. She was then drawn back to North Central State College to help others who started out a lot like herself in the Student Success Center. After two years at North Central State College, Mary felt the need to be closer to her family in Sioux City, Iowa where she works today at another community college. Mary says, "I love NC State and loved my experience so much that I wouldn't be surprised if I end up back there someday." We are saying all of this to tell you one thing. You have a story too! You can start here, change your life, and succeed - so take that deep breath and walk through our doors. Let us help!!! |
Faculty Bev Walker, Director of Retention Services, Student Success Center, by
nature, sees several students cross her path. Many of them fit the bill
of the Achieving the Dream initiative with several barriers; instability
at home, financial problems, busy lives with families and jobs, etc.
Bev, and the Student Success Center staff, have several tools to help
students overcome their obstacles. Learn more about what the Student
Success Center has to offer by clicking here.
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