I actually came to Community College of Philadelphia via an alternative program, Gateway to College. For those who don’t know what that is, it’s a dual enrollment program for disengaged high students to come back to school and earn their high school diploma, while simultaneously earning college credits. Currently I’m still in that program, I haven’t finished it and I came with zero credits. So, thankfully when I graduate from that program, I’ll also have enough credits to earn my Associate’s in Liberal Arts from the College, so I’ll be graduating simultaneously from both institutes. After I graduate, I should be done in the fall of this year, is to attend University of Pennsylvania.

Editor's Update: Jachai graduated from the College in May 2017 and is now taking steps to further his career.