Student Experiences

Whitney Hendrickson, RN, RID, EDAC

Interior Designer II, Perkins+Will

"Choosing where to go to school took some research. I had a hard time justifying the cost of a traditional university. At El Centro, I was able to take all the core classes I needed to take the licensure exam in a few years to become a Registered Interior Designer without the high costs of a university."

Interior Design

Will Zulu

Full-time student seeking job

"The Richland program has been an eye-opener. I’ve been exposed to quite a lot of things, and it’s so valuable to understand things from different points of view."

International Business and Trade

William Castro

Apprentice Electrician Amber Electric Irving

"I'd always dabbled in electricity and liked it since I was a teenager. The classroom work here helps with a lot of things — there are things you learn in class and things you learn on the job, and you need both."

Electrical Technology

Yolanda Lara

Director of Inmate Programs Dallas County Sheriff’s Department

"My Criminal Justice instructors were just so awesome. One in particular, Len Larsen, was a former police officer who provided such a reality check in our classes. He had information and experience that came from the street, not from a book, and that has helped me all through my career in probation."

Criminal Justice

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

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