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Keondra Doyle Hampton addresses the crowd gathered at the Annual Vision Dinner

Keondra Doyle Hampton

Tulsa Achieves
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...
TCC Interns to Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Tiffany Verlander

2015 Graduate
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...

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Danny Aery

Danny Aery

Nursing
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 and TCC President Leigh B. Goodson

Terry Brown

First-Generation Student
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...

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Clayton Williams

Clayton Williams

Homeschool Student
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...

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Gabriel Weathers

Gabriel Weathers

Pre-Nursing Student
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...

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Taylor Finley

Taylor Finley

Management Information Systems Student
Taylor Finley found a calling and motivation at TCC that she didn’t anticipate. The Tulsa native’s experiences at TCC didn’t match what she expected. “I think I expected it to...
Nashoba Pannell

Nashoba Pannell

Engineering Student
Nashoba Pannell got more than he bargained for when he chose TCC. The Charles Page High School graduate likes TCC because it offers a similar feel to high school, but found he’s exposed to more...

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