Stories

TCC aviation student Rodolfo Baez Astacio always wanted to fly. A native of the Dominican Republic, Rodolfo remembers going to the beach and seeing the huge passenger jets land on a nearby runway,...

TCC student Camille Hager loves language. “Language shapes how you think, which determines how you act,” she says. “It’s a big part of culture. Understanding how language...

Pizza Ordorica didn’t think attending college was a possibility. “I hadn’t attended school for 10 years,” he said. “I didn’t think I could afford it.” After...

Caitlin Lewis knelt down on the grass to be on the same level with Marko. He is a 5-year-old Belgian Malinois who is also a highly trained K-9 Trooper with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Lewis and her...

Keondra Doyle Hampton has a lot to say about Tulsa Achieves. The pioneering program, which started in 2007, has become a nationally recognized model being replicated at other colleges across the...

Tiffany Verlander didn’t know that coming to TCC was going to give her skills that would extend out of this world and connect her to real rocket scientists. “Growing up I always loved...

Danny Aery won’t let anyone think they’re too old for school or past the point of charting a new career path. That’s because the 52-year-old has just completed his third degree from...

Terry Brown’s route to Tulsa Community College was unconventional. After growing up and living in New Orleans, she became a Tulsa transplant in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. But even after...

Clayton Williams had to make some adjustments when he came to TCC. As a home-schooled student making the transition to college classes, he had to adjust to not only a new peer group, but also a new...

For Gabriel Weathers, TCC is the bridge to a career that he sees as a source of both income and personal fulfillment. The Charles Page High School graduate is enrolled in the pre-nursing program at...