海角乱伦

鈥淕reat Bay gave me the perfect jumping-off point. The hands-on training prepared me directly for my field.鈥�

“Great Bay is probably the most important stepping stone in my career.”

“It has been a challenge, but it has been so much fun because I have a goal now and I am going to school for a real reason.”

After graduating from 海角乱伦 and before enrolling at the University of New Hampshire in the fall, Corina Panciuc has spent her summer

鈥淪eeing my mom work so hard to build a better future for herself and for us showed me that nursing school was possible.鈥�

鈥淏efore, studying felt like a tiring activity鈥�.But now, with my improved study habits, I actually enjoy it.鈥�

鈥淭his school is the only reason I can attend college at all. The affordability of a Great Bay education makes all the difference in the world. It allowed me to explore my interests and figure out what I want to do.鈥�

As a third-grader, Brandon Blood dressed up as a fish-and-game officer for a career-day program at his grade school. Ever since, he鈥檚 thought about pursuing

鈥滻 had been out of school for 40 years. But so far, so good. I am going in the right direction.”

鈥淎t Great Bay, I was able to practice actual physical skills. It also got me excited about where I am headed.鈥�

鈥淲hen I started, I thought I had no business being at a college. But I did. I just didn鈥檛 know it at the time.鈥�

鈥淚 am a caregiver and always have been,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 have to help people. I am focusing on the emergency management aspect to help people who are in the situation I was in…”

McNeal recommends the program to any current chef who wants to hone and improve their skills or an aspiring chef eager to join the industry.

Milena Woods, 鈥溾�淗aving this scholarship means being one step closer to my dreams.鈥�

鈥淭o be there on someone鈥檚 scary day and help then through it is really wonderful.鈥�

Resilience, Determination and Access to Support Leads to Success

鈥淭he way Great Bay helps us connect with local professional massage therapists through externships is a great opportunity to get hands-on experience in a real-world setting, which leads directly to gainful employment.”

鈥淭aking a five-year break is a long time鈥�.I finally said to myself, 鈥楲et me get back on track.”

鈥淲hat I learn on the job helps with my education, and what I learn at Great Bay helps with my work.鈥�

鈥淚 am so impressed with the faculty and the staff. There are amazing professors there who are just as good as any I have had at four-year universities.鈥�

鈥淚 got a letter from Columbia University that said, 鈥榃e hear you are a high-achieving non-traditional student,鈥� and they invited me to apply.鈥�

鈥淕reat Bay has helped me a lot. Every teacher I had has been extremely helpful in my development and confidence as an artist.”

鈥淚 could get college credit while taking high school classes鈥�It helped me shave a year off my college education.鈥�

鈥淩egardless of who you are, the world cannot afford to live without the help you could offer to others.鈥�

鈥淎t first, I had a hard time understanding the language and some of the technical words. But the instructors are so good鈥�.They made it very comfortable for me鈥�

鈥淕oing to Great Bay has allowed me to affordably pursue my degree while also making decisions about where I want to work after I finish my education.鈥�

鈥淕reat Bay is where it made the most sense for me to start my academic journey.聽 It was the first and only college I looked at.鈥�

When it came time to reinvent her life, Karina Taylor chose 海角乱伦 to help her do it.

鈥淎lways in the back of my mind, I was logging Great Bay as a resource for the future when I was ready to resume my education. When I actually looked into it鈥�it was the perfect fit.鈥�

Alexander Van Blake had his eyes set clearly on his professional future when he enrolled as a Business Administration major at 海角乱伦 in Fall 2020.

鈥淣ot a lot of people can say they went to school, got certified, and got a new job within four or five months鈥�

I enjoyed my time there, and I thought it was a great program. If I can do anything to urge others to discover it, I am 100-percent interested in doing that.