Success Stories

Abel Gutierrez earned a Culinary Arts certificate and now works as a chef
I have been working in the restaurant business for a few years. My dream was to obtain a degree or certificate in Culinary Arts.

Brenda Zazueta
My second goal is to obtain my GED because I want to study to be a Real Estate agent to help other Latin people buy their first house.

Carmen Garcia
I like the tutoring program because I learn how to read to my children. I have two children. I want to be able to help them with their homework.

Carmen Sanchez
I will learn English to help my children do their homework.

Claudia Cantu
My goal is to learn to read, write and speak English because my father will have a transplant and I want to help him with English in the hospital.

Cutberto Martinez
I like my CBET class because I can learn English and I can help my children with their homework.

Gary McCullah
The Web server course provided me the tools and insight to pursue a Microsoft Certification program.

Gustavo Salgado
I have taken CBET classes four times. I like to come to my English class because I get to practice my English.

Josephine Okwudu, CATESOL Adult Essay Contest winner
When I was in my native country, I was NOT able to read or write. And at present, I am in school. I can not express how patient the teachers are.

Maria Davis
My first goal is to get my G.E.D. and to start my career. I want to be a nurse. I hope one day my dream comes true because I like to help people.

Maria Fernandez
I have a big goal. I want to learn English. That goal is special for me because it is a personal goal.

Maria Reynaga
Maria Reynaga worked as a migrant farm worker, following the lettuce crop from Arizona to California and back for ten years.

Maria Salgado
By learning English I have been more involved in my daughter's education.

Maribel Espino
I need to speak, write, and read English to help my daughter in school and get a better job.

Marielena Perez
I can understand, read and write more than before. But my goal is to read, write and speak English 100% to be successful in this country.

Martha Arreola
I feel very excited when my family comes from Mexico to visit because I get to translate in English for them.

Martha Price
My teacher had thirty-plus years of experience and the patience to teach people from square one...

Michell Ramirez
My goal is to read, speak and write basic English language because I need to help my children with their homework.

Mowlid Mohammed earned a GED and is now pursuing a college degree and a career as a Humanitarian Aid Worker.
My whole life I dreamed of having a good education but ran into financial obstacles in school.

Najib Haidary, Afghanistan
When I first came here I couldn't write or read English, only Farsi. I learned a lot in the VESL class.

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