“My desire to continue my education and earn my high school diploma lead me to enroll at SSOC. What was very helpful to me was that the assessments that I took at the beginning of my enrollment at the adult school helped to gauge my proficiency levels for math and English comprehension.
If I had to tell a friend about my experience, I would tell him/her that the adult school system is a great resource for both earning a high school diploma and a certificate for various technical skills. My goal in the future is to earn a bachelor’s degree in Science in Applied and Computational Mathematics. Currently I’m attending Long Beach City College and on track to transfer to USC for the Fall semester of 2018.

Arlene came to SSOC cosmetology class right after high school. She had some personal obstacles that gave her the determination to complete the program. After listening to a guest speaker from a make-up company, she decided to take professional make-up classes while studying for the cosmetology state board exam. After she got certified, she did her internship at different studio sets. She also worked with many well-known music industry celebrities and TV show actors. Arlene has an insatiable appetite for learning. Her next goals are to earn a barber’s license and to acquire skills in special effects/theatrical make-up. The cosmetology class she took at SSOC certainly laid the foundation for her new career path. Roxana Sanchez, cosmetology instructor, has this to say about Arlene “As her teacher I am very proud of all her achievements. Seeing a young person change into an adult and helping them to improve their future is the most rewarding feeling I can have as a teacher”.