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As the first in his family to attend college, Juan Gandara, is on track to graduate with an associate degree in Mechanical Engineering in May 2023 from �鶹��Ƶ.

“I've been involved with STEM since I was kid,” says Juan. “I plan to use my degree to obtain a job working with aircraft organizations here in Tulsa or with a local firm on projects that require research, design, and development.”

His �鶹��Ƶ degree, he adds, “is the first step before getting a professional engineering license to do projects for the public such as highways and such.”

Juan credits the �鶹��Ƶ Education Outreach Center for the support provided to him. “It is a huge asset for me. They've helped me find a job as a Federal Work Study, which has exposed me to �鶹��Ƶ's outreach in the community.”

To those wondering about �鶹��Ƶ, he says, “I went through a huge struggle when I was selecting which college to attend and considered the cost of each program. In the end, I knew starting my college journey at a four-year institution was going to cost more for the same degree I could get at �鶹��Ƶ for a more reasonable price.”