School of Business, Hospitality and Global Trade Student Experiences

No matter where these current or former students are in the process of reaching their goals, we salute them. They have dared to turn dreams into reality through education in the School of Business, Hospitality and Global Trade. Could you be next?

Rasheeda Gillis

Chef Educator, Cedar Hill High School

“Dallas College changed my life and belief in myself. I learned so much about striving for a college education and career and pushing through in spite of my family history.”

Culinary and Pastry Arts

Rami Coppock

Event Manager, J.Shay Event Solutions

“My HEEM courses gave me knowledge that I really needed, including ethics and communication skills for the industry. That training helps me to be more successful at my job and in my own business.”

Marketing

Josephine Maduagwu

Real Estate Broker John Rob Real Estate Group

“As a student, being able to have access to professors who were knowledgeable and actually worked in the field was a rewarding experience in many ways. The opportunity to work alongside classmates and/or adjunct faculty was the best part of the Dallas College experience.”

Real Estate

Jennifer Kohl

Administrative Assistant Highland Village Police Department

“My experience in the Management program was outstanding! I was able to complete the entire degree online while still getting the ‘classroom’ feel. The instructors were truly interested in my success and my implementation of the skills I was learning.”

Business and Management

Jeff Tarver

Food Service Manager, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital

“The training I received at El Centro has been invaluable in my 22-year career at the hospital. My advice for up-and-coming students considering a career in culinary arts: A degree from El Centro Food and Hospitality Institute will unlock an unlimited amount of doors, but it is up to you to step through them.”

Culinary and Pastry Arts

Isaac Juarez

Ascender student

“Ascender has helped me come out of my shell, be more active on campus, and step outside my comfort zone. It has also allowed me to build meaningful connections and find inspiration. Through this journey, I have come to see my friends as my family.”

Business

Icela Robles

Realtor Sandyland Estates Home Builders

“In the classes, I learned basically everything I needed to know to work in the real estate business: ethics, laws, guidelines, about the Texas Real Estate Commission — really, all that the business entails — through the Real Estate program.”

Real Estate

Gina Becerra

Program Services Assistant Workforce Training

“I was nervous when I first started, but I soon felt comfortable and more confident in myself thanks to the instructors and staff in the BOSS program. They inspired me to try harder and to believe in myself. I feel prepared and ready for what comes my way, and I also know that there are people out there who truly care about me and others like me who want to get ahead in life.”

Business

Gilberto Tellez

Manager Fernando’s Mexican Cuisine

“The best and most important thing is the knowledge I learned in Richland’s program. I’ve learned things that I know I will use someday in my career. I’ve learned a lot of things that I’ll be able to put into practice.”

International Business and Trade

Gary Jackson

Owner, GJAC Exports Independent Missionary, Fire and Life International Ministries

“I looked at both two-year and four-year colleges, and this was the only one that had a true international business program. Other schools had a business degree with a foreign language component, but that wasn’t really what I wanted.”

International Business and Trade

Gary Holub

Transportation Manager Tuesday Morning, Inc.

“My professors at Brookhaven were really outstanding. I especially enjoyed Mary Lou Avera’s classes. I’d go to her class on Monday nights and begin applying what I’d learned in class at work on Tuesday morning. I’d think, ‘This is real-world stuff that you can really use!’”

Business and Management

F. Scott Bauer

Property Owner

“The best part of my Dallas College education was having had the opportunity to gain an overview of the Texas-specific real estate arena under professor Redwine’s tutelage. It’s obvious that she knows her business, and I considered it an honor to learn from her wide array of experiences over many years of being in the real estate world.”

Real Estate

Eileen Jahn, CPS/CAP

Executive Assistant Mattress Giant

“I really enjoyed my experience in the program. As an adult attending college for the first time, I felt very comfortable and not overwhelmed with a big campus atmosphere.”

Business

Dunia Borga

Founder and Chief Pastry Angel, La Duni Restaurants

“The most beautiful feeling of being a pastry chef is that you become part of the most important memories of your guests. El Centro gave me the foundation to make those memories magical and in doing so helped me reach my dreams. I couldn’t have asked for a better education.”

Culinary and Pastry Arts

Dhruv Pandya

Assistant Director of Trinity Watershed Management Dallas Water Utilities

“With my first management class, I was hooked. Everything I learned at community college was a real-life experience. I could apply what I was learning at work and really see results. My education helped me to do more and more on the job.”

Business and Management

Carol Taylor

Registered dietician

“El Centro has committed educators and professionals who offer invaluable support and advice as you begin your career or even your second career. With the opportunities, encouragement and quality education I received at El Centro, I was able to find my path, achieve my goals and move on to the next phase of my life and career.”

Culinary and Pastry Arts

Carol Holmes

Realtor, JP & Associates Realtors Office Manager, Holmes Inspection Company President, Women’s Council, Dallas Association of Real Estate Brokers Adjunct Faculty, Dallas College

“This program taught practices that helped me streamline my home inspection company. But most of all, the knowledge I gained from this program gave me confidence to be a community influencer and leader.”

Real Estate

Carlisa Moné Cooper

Assistant Chief, Biomedical Department Lead Biomedical Technician Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center

“I recommend this program to anyone seeking a degree in the fields of management or business administration.”

Business

Bryan Abercrombie

Licensed Realtor Integral Realty Services

“I was prepared for the uncertainties not reflected in course content but addressed within my coursework with the instructors at Dallas College North Lake Campus.”

Real Estate

Angelita Williams

Associate Program Manager FedEx Office

“The management courses touch on so many different areas of management that it really is a deep dive into the structure of corporations today with real-life current data.”

Business and Management

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