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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.

Janet Teng

Before she was accepted to MIT, she was exploring ways to save our planet at PCC.

Janet Teng,
MIT Transfer, Goldwater Scholarship Recipient

Dave Smith

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

Reyna Grande

Before she was a best-selling author, a PCC professor nurtured her talent.

Reyna Grande,
UC Santa Cruz Transfer, Best-Selling Author

Nathan Kemnitz

Before this purple heart recipient earned his PH.D., he discovered his passion at PCC.

Nathan Kemnitz, PH.D.,
USC Transfer

Dr. Adriana Ocampo Uria

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

Break Barriers at PCC

Breanna Clark

Before she became a Paralympic gold medalist, she was a student at PCC.

Breanna Clark,
Paralympic and World Championship Athlete

Ingrid Flores

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

Jasmin Lopez

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

Tracy-Cooper Harris

Before she was an LGBTQ+ trailblazer, she traded her army boots for books at PCC.

Tracy Cooper-Harris,
Cal State Northridge and Clemson Transfer

Ryan Liu

Before he transferred to Yale then Oxford, he graduated from PCC.

Ryan Liu,
Yale and Oxford Transfer, First-Generation Student

We're breaking barriers daily here at PCC.

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