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KCC Offers Free Career Mentorship to Students

After a four-year hiatus, KCC is fortunate to once again have a dedicated career specialist to help students navigate a path after graduation. KCCʻs employee prep center has been sporadic since its inception in 2015 with counselors moving into different positions of and on without someone to replace them. Thanks to a federal grant, Clark was hired in July to get the program up and running again, offering the kind of personalized, free mentorship that is hard to find outside of college.

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  • Loreto Mendoza Jr.Loreto Mendoza Jr.
    Loreto Mendoza Jr., a 24-old future radiology technician, is currently enrolled in the Liberal Arts degree program. "Here in the KCC Veterans Resource Center, my job is to help the veterans and dependents that attend school here," Loreto said. "I help them by processing their enrollment certificate request form so that they can use their benefits like the Post 9/11 GI Bill or the Vocational Rehabilitation." Loreto Mendoza Jr., a 24-old future radiology technician, is currently enrolled in the Liberal Arts degree program. "Here in the KCC Veterans Resource Center, my job is to help the veterans and dependents that attend school here," Loreto said. "I help them by processing their enrollment certificate request form so that they can use their benefits like the Post 9/11 GI Bill or the Vocational Rehabilitation." Loreto is from Kahului, Maui and has lived on O‘ahu for two years. In his free time, he goes to the gym and enjoys to go spearfishing. He also plays Fortnite which he says is an "awesome game!" Loreto plans to be accepted into KCC's radiology technician program this summer. "This month I plan to go back to Maui to go camping and spearfishing," Lorento said. "I'm really excited to go see family and friends.

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