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Tonya Dion Mitchell rediscovered her passion for accounting and returned to school in 2024 with support from her ReUp Success Coach, Skye. Together, they tackled challenges and built her confidence, proving it’s never too late to pursue your dreams.
Hannah is currently working as an esthetician in Dallas and going to school online at Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Her Success Coach is supporting her in finishing her Psychology degree and planning for her future. Q. Where did it begin for you? Why did you decide to go to college? Where I grew up, college was painted as the yellow brick road to a successful career and life. But school was always challenging for me, both educationally and socially. I feared the idea of continuing this process for another four years, so I created numerous plans on ways to bypass
Shawanna is a single mother of three children who had dreams of becoming a physician’s assistant after receiving her Associates in Radiology. She tried taking classes periodically but eventually had to postpone her decision to complete her bachelor’s degree after experiencing challenges. After connecting with a ReUp Success Coach, she decided that finishing a BS in Business online would be a more fulfilling and rewarding experience that better aligned with her career aspirations. Q. How has working with a success coach affected you? I use what we discuss in coaching to motivate and encourage me through many of the challenges
Alejundro works in customer service for a wireless company at a call center in Tampa, Florida, where he is enrolled in a cost-free program offered by his company in association with Bellevue University. His Success Coach is currently helping him to complete his Bachelor of Science in Call Center Operations & Management. Q. Tell us about your educational journey: when did it begin for you? I started going to school later in life, in my 20s, and only because a friend of mine told me about working for a wireless company and they would pay for me to go to
Stay positive and stay strong. I believe we all get second chances; third chances. I’m pretty much living proof of that. – Tiffany Currently in the process of working with her Success Coach to get back to college and complete her Bachelor of Science in nursing (BSN) degree. Presently working as a certified nurse’s assistant in a burn unit in a hospital in Bakersfield, California. Q. Did you always want to be a nurse? No! When I was little, I wanted to be in advertising. Nursing wasn’t even a thought. Q. What happened to change your mind about your educational
Jessica currently working with her Success Coach to get her B.A. in rehabilitative sciences with a focus on addiction support. Q. Did you consider going back to college after the first time you dropped out? Not until my son was 2 years old. I was determined to get my degree so I could get a better job and make more money. My financial issues just got too much between college and daycare, so I quit and took a 7-year hiatus from school. Q. What did you do during your 7-year break from college? I worked to pay the bills. Things