Student Experience: Alexis Wheeler
“I’m a single mom, and it was important to me to find a career where I could provide for my daughter. I was always interested in dentistry because my mom worked as a dental consultant in a dentist’s office for 25 years. I liked that the work was different every day and that she got to interact with all different kinds of people.
“What I like about this as a career is that oral hygiene can help people have better health and live longer. Now I understand more about how what you eat affects your health, and the importance of oral health on your overall health. This is a good job — everyone has teeth! So it’s a profession guaranteed to always have jobs available. I'm looking forward to having an impact on people’s lives in a healthy way.”
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Alyssa Young
Nursing Student and Athlete
“Community college gives you the opportunity to grow into adulthood while figuring out what you want to do with your life. With all of the resources available, it gives everyone a stable place to begin their college journey.”
Nursing
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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
Jose (Josey) George, RCIS, LMRT
Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist
Baylor Garland Hospital
“My training and education at El Centro provided me with the knowledge and skills required to perform my job very well as an invasive cardiovascular specialist. The best part of my job is the satisfaction I gain at the end of each day, due to the fact that I’ve made a difference in my patients’ and their families’ lives by being a part of the lifesaving medical team.”
Invasive Cardiovascular Technology
Lupe Ortiz, RRT, NPS
Respiratory Care Practitioner
Baylor University Medical Center
“I chose El Centro one, it was closer to home. It was a little more affordable than going to somewhere out of state or somewhere else. Just those two things were, were the main thing, the reason why I chose to go to El Centro.
I think El Centro did an excellent job of preparing me for going into the workforce.”
Respiratory Care Program
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Alexis Wheeler
Dental Hygiene Student
Dental Hygiene
School of Health Sciences