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Nhi Nguyen |
She has
attended colleges and universities across the world, from law school in Vietnam
to an MBA program at Marshall University in West Virginia and a student exchange
program in Sweden. But Nhi Nguyen is sold on Grossmont College, where she’s now
studying business administration.
“I know it’s a
community college and not a university, but it gives me much more than what I
expected,” said Nguyen, 28. “In a small class size, you can easily talk to your
professor, plus a lot of professors here are also teaching at a university, so
what’s the difference? If you’re taking general education or lower division
courses in a particular subject, and you’re learning from the same instructors,
it makes sense to go to a community college, which is a lot more economical.”
Nguyen, who has
long aspired to work at one of the Big Four accounting firms, took a detour to
Grossmont College after a combination of financial challenges her parents were
facing in Vietnam and the added cost that came with her younger brother’s decision
to pursue a college degree.
She left
Marshall University in 2018 and moved to an aunt’s home in La Mesa determined
to enroll at a community college to save money. Her experience with Grossmont
College left her impressed.