As he made the base for an award with a machine that he learned about in class, Greg Aldridge learned about the different aspects of machinery. Hes in the machine tool technology program at Pima Community College.

Even if you have no experience you can succeed here and you can get career skills, Aldridge said about the program.

Its his third year in the program and he transferred from the University of Arizona. While at the university, he felt like he wasnt getting much out of his program.

I felt that I wasnt getting the career potential that I needed from the degree I was pursuing, he said.

One of the aspects he took into consideration before transferring to PCC was how much the U of A costs.

For the fraction of the cost of what the university is, Im able to have many career opportun

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