{"id":28,"date":"2021-09-20T21:02:47","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T21:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/tips-for-returning-adult-students\/"},"modified":"2021-12-16T16:58:33","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T16:58:33","slug":"working-adults-at-dvc-set-their-pace-and-stay-on-track-to-graduate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/working-adults-at-dvc-set-their-pace-and-stay-on-track-to-graduate\/","title":{"rendered":"Working Adults at DVC Set Their PACE and Stay on Track to Graduate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">S<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">ofia Deleuse knew she wanted to complete her college education. But like so many other working adults, she was juggling multiple responsibilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">\u201cI was a single mother of a beautiful young girl, and we were living with my parents in San Francisco. They were helping me raise my daughter. I was managing a small business in Burlingame. I was ready to move on because I had gone as far as I could in that company. I had been attending a community college in San Francisco, but didn\u2019t really know what direction I was going into. I just knew I wanted to be more educated and be a person my daughter could look up to,\u201d said Deleuse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-142 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/51651179676_a7d0c5356e_5k-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Sofia Deleuse\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/51651179676_a7d0c5356e_5k-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/51651179676_a7d0c5356e_5k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/51651179676_a7d0c5356e_5k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/51651179676_a7d0c5356e_5k-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/51651179676_a7d0c5356e_5k-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Deleuse and her daughter moved to Concord in 2016. A year later, she enrolled at DVC to continue her education. That\u2019s where she found the Program for Adult College Education (PACE) Program. PACE was created for working adults, including stay-at-home parents, who would like to obtain an associate\u2019s degree and\/or transfer to a four-year university.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">\u201cThe teachers are understanding about the adults having a life. They know we are not young adults with no responsibilities,\u201d said Deleuse.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">What is the PACE program?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">\u201cPACE is a learning community program designed to support adults juggling work, life, and school.\u00a0 We offer a set curriculum with reserved seating, dedicated counseling, and instructional faculty. We also offer tutoring, mentoring and established partnerships with receiving transfer institutions to ensure the success of our PACE students. All working adult students are welcome,\u201d said Sheila Lau, counseling faculty and PACE program coordinator.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_73\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73\" class=\"wp-image-73 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/10\/final-zoom-pic-1024x437.jpg\" alt=\"PACE Program Zoom Pic\" width=\"1024\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/10\/final-zoom-pic-1024x437.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/10\/final-zoom-pic-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/10\/final-zoom-pic-768x327.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/10\/final-zoom-pic.jpg 1269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-73\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10pt;\">Shiela Lau (top left) teaches an online class to PACE students.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">PACE students can select from three tracks:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">General Education: The general education track is geared for students pursuing a variety of majors. Students complete a breadth of general education courses required for associate degree completion and\/or transfer to CSU, UC or private\/independent colleges and universities. Students work with a PACE counselor to select classes that satisfy their individual major requirements as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Business: The business track is<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>offered in collaboration with the San Ramon campus. Students are able to earn a business administration associate in science degree for transfer. This track includes curriculum for both general education and major requirements.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Administration of Justice: Beginning in spring 2022, PACE students may also choose the administration of justice track. Students can complete a designated certificate of achievement, administration of justice associate in science degree, or an administration of justice associate in science degree for transfer.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_74\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74\" class=\"wp-image-74 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/10\/51593419519_9c70f98576_k-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"San Ramon Campus\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/10\/51593419519_9c70f98576_k-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/10\/51593419519_9c70f98576_k-1024x546.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/10\/51593419519_9c70f98576_k-768x410.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/10\/51593419519_9c70f98576_k-1536x819.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/10\/51593419519_9c70f98576_k.jpg 2044w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-74\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10pt;\">PACE participants can choose the Business Track in collaboration with the DVC San Ramon Campus.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">PACE students enjoy the flexibility of the PACE program, as they can enroll in a mixture of evening, online, and hybrid classes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Deleuse chose the business track.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">\u201cI plan on pursuing my BA in business, hopefully focusing on leadership. I would like to continue my education at Saint Mary\u2019s College. They have a program that is similar to the PACE program at DVC. I am also applying for Cal State East Bay just in case Saint Mary\u2019s College doesn\u2019t work out,\u201d said Deleuse.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Why join the PACE program?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">\u201cIf a student is juggling a full plate, the PACE program can help streamline their college experience with support. Curriculum is taught by PACE instructors. Students also receive PACE counseling support, tutoring and mentors,\u201d said Lau.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">The PACE team is able to anticipate and respond to student needs. This helps keep students on track to graduate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">\u201cStudents in the PACE program don\u2019t have to search for classes, tutoring and support. We bring it all to the students, understanding the demands and needs of the working adult, we work everything around to accommodate their busy lives and schedules,\u201d said Shaeehea Hollis, counseling faculty and PACE program coordinator.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">PACE program participants enjoy a smoother transfer path as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">\u201cWe have established transfer partnerships with PACE-friendly receiving institutions to make transferring a viable option while continuing as a working adult learner,\u201d said Hollis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Employers find PACE to be an affordable, flexible learning opportunity for their employees. Skills their employee learns in class can be applied on the job.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">\u201cThis enables PACE graduates to have the opportunity to advance into higher level positions, fostering options for retention and continued employment in the company,\u201d said Lau.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Benefits<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Reserved seating in impacted courses with PACE instructor<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Assigned counselors within the PACE program<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Focused curriculum\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Mid-term success reports\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">PACE mentorship support\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Additional graduation ceremony for PACE students<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Access to transfer partner universities that also have programs built for busy adults, including CSU East Bay, Saint Mary&#8217;s College, University of San Francisco, Western Governors University, and more.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Deleuse is grateful for the support she received from the PACE team, especially after suffering a personal loss.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">\u201cShortly after this semester started, my mother passed away from cancer. I cared for her myself most of that time. PACE professors and my counselor, Sheila Lau, have been very understanding of my situation,\u201d said Deleuse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-143 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/51651848949_3c86d95c35_5k-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"Sofia Deleuse typing on the computer\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/51651848949_3c86d95c35_5k-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/51651848949_3c86d95c35_5k-1024x698.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/51651848949_3c86d95c35_5k-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/51651848949_3c86d95c35_5k-1536x1046.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/51651848949_3c86d95c35_5k-2048x1395.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Despite all that she has gone through, Deleuse is trying to remain focused as she looks ahead to the next step on her college journey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">The goal I set for myself when I started this journey was that I was going to graduate and transfer to a university. I was going to be a better student than I was in high school. I was going to actually learn something and use the skills I am learning to pursue a career that I enjoy. DVC has kept me on track and PACE has sped up my timeline that I had planned for school,\u201d said Deleuse.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Getting started<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Submit a DVC application, if you haven&#8217;t completed one previously<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Submit the PACE application<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Attend PACE student orientation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Meet with a PACE counselor<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Submit the FAFSA to see what financial aid you qualify for (most of our students don&#8217;t pay any tuition)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvc.edu\/pace\">www.dvc.edu\/pace<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">STUDENT SUCCESS<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Felicia Hill<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-37 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/09\/2021Grad-Pic_Felicia-Hill-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Felicia Hill\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/09\/2021Grad-Pic_Felicia-Hill-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/09\/2021Grad-Pic_Felicia-Hill.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>When Felicia Hill first learned about the PACE program, she knew it would be an ideal fit for her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">&#8220;When I met with my counselor, she walked through the educational program and designed a plan specifically for me,&#8221; said Hill.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Through the PACE program, Hill was able to earn her associate in science in business, as well as a certificate of achievement in general business, and a real estate salesperson certificate of accomplishment in just two and a half years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">&#8220;I feel the teachers and counselors were available for guidance and were committed to helping us all be successful. I am absolutely satisfied with the PACE program at DVC,&#8221; said Hill.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Jeff Heath<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/09\/Jeff-Heath-png-295x300.png\" alt=\"Jeff Heath\" width=\"295\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/09\/Jeff-Heath-png-295x300.png 295w, https:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/09\/Jeff-Heath-png.png 410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/>Jeff Heath started college at the age of 41.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">I realized I needed a degree in order to reach a higher level in my career,&#8221; said Heath.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Heath really appreciated the support and guidance he received through the PACE program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">&#8220;My PACE counselor, Sheila Lau, was always available when I needed her. She played an important role in seeing me through the pandemic and helped me pick which school I should transfer to,&#8221; said Heath.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Tanya Flucher<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-40 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/09\/Tanya-Fulcher-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Tanya Fulcher\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/09\/Tanya-Fulcher-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/09\/Tanya-Fulcher.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Tanya Flucher was determined to complete her college journey. But like many working adults, she found it difficult to balance multiple responsibilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">&#8220;I attempted college several times, and I wasn&#8217;t successful. I made up my mind in 2016, that I was going to complete my AA transfer degree,&#8221; said Flucher.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">She entered the PACE Program in Summer 2016, beginning with a public speaking class.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"> &#8220;I got an A in the class. That helped me to find the determination and drive to keep moving forward. I just took things one semester at a time,&#8221; said Flucher.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Flucher felt the support she received from the PACE program advisers was really helpful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">I was working full time, going to school, and supporting my daughter through high school. I encountered several obstacles along the way. I didn&#8217;t let that stop me, I persevered,&#8221; said Flucher.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Flucher transferred to Cal State East Bay in 2020 to obtain a bachelor of arts in human development\/women&#8217;s studies. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">&#8220;I&#8217;m living proof that it&#8217;s never too late to complete your educational goals,&#8221; said Flucher.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sofia Deleuse knew she wanted to complete her college education. But like so many other working adults, she was juggling multiple responsibilities. \u201cI was a single mother of a beautiful young girl, and we were living with my parents in San Francisco. They were helping me raise my daughter. I was managing a small business&#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/working-adults-at-dvc-set-their-pace-and-stay-on-track-to-graduate\/\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15],"article_type":[18,19,20],"class_list":["post-28","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-non-traditional","tag-3-1","tag-3d-printing","tag-a-century","tag-a-to-z","tag-accounting","tag-additive-manufacturing","tag-administration","tag-administrative-assistant","tag-admission","tag-admissions","article_type-admissions-and-enrollment","article_type-college-services","article_type-easy-to-adapt"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Working Adults at DVC Set Their PACE and Stay on Track to Graduate - Winter\/Spring 2022, Volume 4 \u2013 Issue 2<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dvc.mycareerfocus.org\/winter-2021-volume-4-issue-2\/working-adults-at-dvc-set-their-pace-and-stay-on-track-to-graduate\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Working Adults at DVC Set Their PACE and Stay on Track to Graduate - Winter\/Spring 2022, Volume 4 \u2013 Issue 2\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sofia Deleuse knew she wanted to complete her college education. 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