PCC center offers way to high school diploma

From: Pasadena Star-News | Date: June 4, 2006| Author: Judy Wang | Copyright information

PASADENA - Three years ago, Michelle Ann Pavila dropped out of high school during her senior year after realizing she was pregnant.

Pavila moved from El Paso, Texas, to the Southland in search of better job opportunities, eventually settling in Pasadena to be near her mother, who was undergoing treatment for cancer at City of Hope in Duarte.

The experience inspired Pavila to pursue nursing as a profession, so she decided to enroll in Pasadena City College Community Education ...