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Barriers
Paralympic athlete. Yale graduate. Social justice warrior. Planetary geologist.
At PCC, it’s all possible.
Strength comes from the barriers we overcome. Together, we can knock down those walls, burst open the floodgates and take on this world. Every day, PCC students are dreaming, learning, creating, inventing and reinventing.
We salute you – the ones who never give up and always strive to be better. Opportunity awaits regardless of where you are on your journey. Let’s break barriers.
Before she was accepted to MIT, she was exploring ways to save our planet at PCC.
Janet Teng,
MIT Transfer, Goldwater Scholarship Recipient
Before he was a rock star professor, he was a drummer who found his rhythm at PCC.
Dave Smith, M.S.,
Cal Poly Pomona and Georgia Tech Transfer, BlackSTEM PCC Co-Lead
Before she was a best-selling author, a PCC professor nurtured her talent.
Reyna Grande,
UC Santa Cruz Transfer, Best-Selling Author
Before this purple heart recipient earned his PH.D., he discovered his passion at PCC.
Nathan Kemnitz, PH.D.,
USC Transfer
Before taking on Stanford, she'll continue taking on gender equality worldwide.
Haein Shim,
Women's Rights Activist, Stanford Transfer
Before she broke ground as a planetary geologist, she graduated from PCC.
Dr. Adriana Ocampo Uria,
Cal State LA then, Cal State Northridge Transfer, one of Discover Magazine’s Most Important Women in Science
Before she became a Paralympic gold medalist, she was a student at PCC.
Breanna Clark,
Paralympic and World Championship Athlete
Before his passion inspired a hit Hollywood movie, he was a proud PCC student.
Jaime Escalante,
Inspirational Teacher, Presidential Medal Recipient
Before she started her journey to a Master's, she learned English at PCC.
Ingrid Flores,
Cal State LA Transfer, Full-time Social Worker & Master's Student
Before she transferred to UCLA, she became a social justice warrior at PCC.
Jasmin Lopez,
UCLA Transfer, California Community College Board of Governors Student Leadership
Award Winner
Before mastering Machine Learning at Westpoint, he was a learning machine at PCC.
2LT Keno Deary Jr.,
West Point Transfer, PCC Graduate at Age 16, and Homecoming King
Before she was an LGBTQ+ trailblazer, she traded her Army boots for books at PCC.
Tracy Cooper-Harris,
Cal State Northridge and Clemson Transfer
We're breaking barriers daily here at PCC.
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