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Rene Nunez was just 17 years old when his father passed away
it took a heavy toll on his family and the Los Angeles teen dropped out of high
school not long after his father's death
with its future uncertain Rene knew he had to finish his education somehow
his older sister heard about the community GED program at American Career
College in Los Angeles
and brought him to campus to learn more within a month
he completed his GED
was the GED program hard? Not really, I remembered a lot
from high school so I kinda, it wasn't that hard for me
but for other people, you see it's pretty tough
what did getting your GED mean to you? It meant a lot
it meant like... for me I meant like
its equivalent to a high school diploma so finishing school was a big thing for
me, so when I got my GED
it felt really awesome, really great, like I had achieved something
Renee was so motivated by earning his GED
that he decided to enroll in the optical dispensing program, which he is
completing this week. He is also a work-study student in the Financial Aid Office
I chose optics because I mean it's a great thing to see
I would love to help anybody who cant see be able to see
What are the teachers like?
the teachers are fantastic, the teachers are great
there... I mean some are hard, some are tough but I mean
that's what you need to get pushed and pushed even more
well Rene's great, anything you ask him to do he's willing to do
he's so professional about it, he always comes in at shirt
and tie, he's happy, he's friendly and always willing to help with anything
Renee is working with career services to identify a place for his externship
after graduation he will pursue a job in optics but he also wants to continue his
education in business
with the goal to one day run his own optical store
thank you for making this program possible for
us students like me to participate in and get our GED
the GED program is a no cost community service available at all
five ACC locations
to learn more visit American Career College dot edu