Jose Almazan is a stand-out pitcher at John Wood Community College. Jose came to America from Venezuela to attend JWCC. Learning the english language and fitting in to the American culture were only a few challenges for Jose. Performing at such a high level Jose attracted attention from Division 1 baseball programs. The decision to go to Alabama State was made and Jose feels a strong connection with their coaching staff.
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I graduated from JWCC with no student debt and transferred to U of I to finish my bachelor's degree.
—Brent Mansfield, Crop Production Researcher
I would recommend starting with one or two years of community college to anyone.
—Katie Richárd, FBI
I took classes in different subjects to find what I wanted to do for a living & learned what I was truly passionate about.
—Breckon Bice, Project Engineer- Nenan Co.
When I was accepted to medical school, my credits transferred easily like they were from Mizzou.
—Greg Havermale, Physician
My professors were tough, but I knew they were doing their jobs when Purdue made an exception for me to join the program in the middle of the third year.
—Sebastian Francis, NASA
