Sentences with phrase «dream of a college degree»

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Coming from losing my dream of playing professional football, not having a college degree at the time and looking to jump into the business world at a young age was pretty daunting for me.

With dreams of becoming a doctor, Tatiana had to rethink her degree in biomedical sciences after failing her college calculus class twice.

Fulfilling its dream of becoming an independent, degree - granting institution, in 1987 the Waldorf Institute applied for a charter as Sunbridge College from the Board of Regents of The State University of New York.

New York's Dream Act seeks to provide state financial aid to undocumented youth in pursuit of a college degree.

«Through this scholarship, Fernando, Tony, Narelys, Ramanjot, and Nayelhi will be given the full financial support to allow each of them to earn a quality college degree and pursue their dreams.

While they were in college, she put her dreams of earning her archeology degree on hold so she and Dan could start a family, always thinking she'd go back and finish her final year of college at a later date.

9) In his groundbreaking book, «The Rage of a Privileged Class,» published in 1993, Newsweek Contributing Editor Ellis Cose eloquently illustrated how the American Dream has remained a dream deferred for many black college grads, even those with advanced degDream has remained a dream deferred for many black college grads, even those with advanced degdream deferred for many black college grads, even those with advanced degrees.

The latest incarnation is as president and chief executive officer for Achieving the Dream, Inc., a Washington, D.C. - based nonprofit that helps community college students, particularly students of color and low - income students, stay in school and earn certificates or degrees.

According to Reyes, who worked closely with New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn on drafting this policy, many of the immigrants identified in this group are unlike those of the DREAM Act group, who are typically college - bound, in college, or degree holders.

Are we satisfied with a school system that that will send the other three - quarters of students into low - wage jobs or into college with little opportunity to complete a degree or certificate that might allow them to chase the American Dream?

GEO Academies, utilizes the TAP framework to promote teacher and student advancement because we believe that regardless of socioeconomic status of our students, they can all achieve at a high level, pursue a four year college degree, and achieve their dreams and goals, regardless of where they live, what color they are, and what their family education level is.

While working, Jessica pursued her dream of teaching and began her Special Education Master's degree program at CUNY Lehman College.

In a lot of these stories, the student ends up leaving college to pursue a dream, with no degree and a bunch of student loan debt.

In order to fulfill my dream to teach in public schools (there were a shortage of teachers and they would hire with degrees out of field) I went back to college to finish my Bachelor in Business Administration through an online college.

As soon as you left undergraduate school, you should have quickly found that the entire system of accruing «good debt» (i.e. student loans) in order to pay for a college degree that would allow you to find your dream job was a giant hoax.

However, college students are also graduating with much more than just a college degree and a dream, they are graduating with a substantial amount of debt.

Here's the scenario... you've graduated college with a good looking degree, and you feel on top of the world and ready to pick and choose your dream job.

Many college seniors and recent grads exit college with a high degree of optimism only to be confronted with the tough realities of locating and securing the job of their dreams.

Graduating from college with a degree opens a lot of doors for your long - term career, but did you know that your student debt could also hold you back from those dreams?

Rasmussen College offers medical assisting diplomas and associate's degrees for students who are ready to take the plunge and pursue their dreams of working in a doctor's office.

Awarded to one Head Start graduate each year, the $ 1,500 award will help Heidi continue her dream of achieving a college degree.