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Wednesday, 17 July 2024

PCC trying to help students make ends meet

Credit: KGUN, Tucson, AZ
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PCC trying to help students make ends meet
PCC trying to help students make ends meet

College students in a pandemic may be wondering if they will be able to a navigate a new world of online learning.

LEARNING.

BUT IT COMES WITH ACOST -- ONE THAT MANY YOUNGADULTS MAY NOT BE ABLE TOAFFORD.

NINE ON YOUR SIDE'SBRIAN BRENNAN LOOKS AT HOWPIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE -- ISHELPING STUDENTS MAKE ENDSMEET.BRIAN BRENNAN 6-14 PIMA COUNTYCOLLEGE SAYS THEY ARE DOINGTHEIR BEST TO GET STUDENTS OFFON THE RIGHT FOOT DURING THISUNPRECEDENTED SCHOOL YEAR.ITS GOING TO BE A FALLSEMESTER LIKE NO OTHER.

LIBBYHOWELL PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE5:46-5:50 ITS ALWAYS THE THEMOST EXCITING TIME OF THE YEARTHE START OF THE FALLSEMESTER.

PIMA COMMUNITYCOLLEGE SPOKESPERSON LIBBYHOWEL SAYS THEY WANTED TO MAKESURE STUDENTS WERE PREPAREDFOR A YEAR WITH A WHOLE NEWSET OF CHALLENGES.

LIBBYHOWELL PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE1:07-1:18 WE HAVE PURCHASED2.6 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OFLAPTOPS, TABLETS AND HOT SPOTSTO ALLOW STUDENTS WHO DONTHAVE COMPUTERS TO CHECK THEMOUT.

600 STUDENTS HAVE CHECKEDOUT EQUIPMENT SO FAR.

ZENENSALAZAR PCC STUDENT 6:26-6:37I HAVE FRIENDS STILL AT PIMAPROVIDED THOSE LAPTOPS AND ITHELPED THEM A LOT BECAUSE ITDIDNT HAVE TO COME OUT OFTHEIR OWN POCKET AND THEYCOULD STILL AFFORD THE SCHOOLAND GO TO CLASSES EVEN IF ITWAS JUST ONLINE.

ZENEN SOLAZARIS HEADED TO NAU NEXTSEMESTER.

HE TOOK PART IN ASTUDENT SUCCESS COURSE THATPCC IS NOW OFFERING FOR FREETHIS YEAR.

DATA SHOWS STUDENTSWHO TAKE THE COURSE ACHIEVEMORE ACADEMIC SUCCESS.

ZENENSALAZAR PCC STUDENT 1:18-28ANYTHING THAT REQUIRESAPPLICATION DEADLINES, PAYMENTDEADLINES STUDENT SOCIALINVOLVEMENT OR INTRAMURALS THESCHOOL IS ALSO OFFERING A 100DOLLAR REBATE FOR SELF PAYINGSTUDENTS WHO PERSIST THROUGHTHEIR FALL STUDIES.

LIBBYHOWELL PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE12:58-13:06 WE WANT THEM TOFEEL GOOD ABOUT COMING BACK TOSCHOOL THAT THEY ARE MAKINGPROGRESS TOWARDS REACHINGTHEIR GOALS AND THEY ARE SAFEIN DOING SO.

BRIAN BRENNANKGUN 9 ON YOUR SIDE.LET'S GO TO CUYLER DIGGS -- IT

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