Category: Alumni

Success Story: Amanda Heck

Amanda Heck always had an interest in college, but like many others at Peirce, she didn’t have a clear cut path to school. “My family wasn’t really supportive of me going to college,” Amanda explained. “I knew that if I wanted to go, [I’d need] straight A’s and a scholarship.  I didn’t have anyone to […]

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Featured Learner: Wanda Amaro ’16

According to her mom, Wanda Amaro ‘16 has always done things her own way. “She’s always called me her backward girl,” remembers Amaro. This adage has rung especially true for her over the last few years as she returned to college nearly three decades after graduating from high school. Wanda Amaro pictured here with her […]

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Peirce Fit Success Story: Erika Barreto

When Erika Barreto ‘11 was making the decision to go back to school there was only one thing that really scared her; not being able to finish what she started.   “I didn’t know if I could handle fitting one more thing into my schedule,” she says.   But when she made the decision to […]

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