I explore how community college students achieve their goals — whether they’re fresh out of high school, or going back to school for the first time in years — and how colleges help them do so.
If you’re enjoying this article, you’ll love LAist’s early childhood newsletter. Every two weeks, you’ll receive top reads and resources on issues affecting families with kids ages 0–5.In the early nineties, Raul Pacheco enrolled at Pasadena City College with the intention of learning from jazz trumpeter Bobby Bradford. On top of being a gifted musician, Pacheco recalls Bradford's humor — and his commitment to students’ professional growth.
“OK,” he said, “this is for you, this is the most important thing I’m going to tell you about being a musician. You ready? Pay attention: Save. Your. Money.”. Since his time at Pasadena City College, he and his bandmates have won multiple Grammy Awards and toured the world. And on Saturday, they’ll return to Pasadena City College for a free concert in celebration of the school’s“Being an artist has a lot of ups and downs,” Pacheco said.
“I learn a lot from playing with other people,” he added. “So I'm looking forward to having some young person come up and, like, blow us away.”The Lancer Marching Band will perform its own rendition of “Happy Birthday.” The college will have food trucks and free cupcakes, and student video producers will gather oral histories of local residents’ experiences with PCC. The videos will be showcased at a future Centennial Celebration event. Ozomatli takes center stage at 2:30 p.m.
Part of a university library was to be used to house Native American cultural artifacts and human remains. Now they're in the basement of an academic building.Over 100 students from Cal Poly Pomona and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo learned life-changing lessons .
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