Student Experiences – Dallas College

Vernessa Williams

Part-time Instructional Associate in ESL/Developmental Studies Computer Lab

"My Dallas College education gave me a love to teach and share what I know. I’ve learned so much here — the faculty show you things that just aren’t in the book because they bring real-world experience to the classroom."

Computer: Web/Internet Services

Veronica Alejandro

Dallas College student and hopeful future police officer

"I want every day to be a new challenge and I want to help people – but not from behind a desk. My criminology classes have all been good and I like the life experience my professors bring to the classroom."

Criminal Justice

Virgilio Fernando

Surgical Technician USMD Hospital at Arlington

"The best part of the program was how qualified the instructors are. They’re actually operating room nurses, so they not only understand the theory of what you’re studying but also have a totally practical standpoint."

Surgical Technologist

Viridiana Almanza

Dallas College student and hopeful future FBI agent

"My experience in the program has been great. We just started the Criminal Justice Club and I’m the vice president. We’re going to focus on helping each other, tutoring, looking for jobs and visiting universities with transfer programs."

Criminal Justice

Vonda Bailey

Judge, Dallas County 255th Family District Court

"Along the way, we all get discouraged and might say, ‘Maybe I’m not worthy enough to go to law school.’ Well, I would want people to read my story and see, you know what, I can do this. I can get it done."

Core Curriculum

Whitney Hendrickson, RN, RID, EDAC

Interior Designer II, Perkins+Will

"Choosing where to go to school took some research. I had a hard time justifying the cost of a traditional university. At El Centro, I was able to take all the core classes I needed to take the licensure exam in a few years to become a Registered Interior Designer without the high costs of a university."

Interior Design

Will Zulu

Full-time student seeking job

"The Richland program has been an eye-opener. I’ve been exposed to quite a lot of things, and it’s so valuable to understand things from different points of view."

International Business and Trade

William Castro

Apprentice Electrician Amber Electric Irving

"I'd always dabbled in electricity and liked it since I was a teenager. The classroom work here helps with a lot of things — there are things you learn in class and things you learn on the job, and you need both."

Electrical Technology

Yolanda Lara

Director of Inmate Programs Dallas County Sheriff’s Department

"My Criminal Justice instructors were just so awesome. One in particular, Len Larsen, was a former police officer who provided such a reality check in our classes. He had information and experience that came from the street, not from a book, and that has helped me all through my career in probation."

Criminal Justice

Zlatko Prijic, RRT

Pulmonary Rehab Coordinator Baylor University Medical Center

"I think I'd recommend El Centro to anybody, and I always do. If someone wants to go into respiratory or wants to learn more about respiratory, I point them in that direction."

Respiratory Care Program

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