Student Stories

Meeting Soran and seeing his incredible joy and excitement was contagious. Soran came to Rochester in December of 2019 and … Read More

Students at Office of Adult and Career Education Services’ (OACES) come from all over the world to learn English as … Read More

Wendy Huie, came to New York with her young daughter in 2018 to be closer to friends and family and … Read More

Shayka Lopez, a stay-at-home mom of three girls, dropped out of high school at a young age. Years later, she … Read More

Nervens Versailles, a native of Haiti, says he has much more confidence these days. He’s been developing his English skills … Read More

Paloma Morales, 34, came to the United States from the Dominican Republic. She has been attending the Office of Adult … Read More

Unquia Smith joined the Office of Adult and Career Education Services (OACES) Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program  because she knew it … Read More

Eric Searles, Jr. had children at a young age and did not finish high school. He knew that in order … Read More

Abdoulaye Cisse is an enthusiastic English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) student at OACES who dreams of getting a … Read More

Budhi Gurung is a Bhutan native who lived in a refugee camp for 23 years. He came to Rochester four … Read More