“I knew something was missing,” Kiara Ford says of her decision to quit her sales job and enroll in UA-PTC’s Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Institute. “My mom told me stories of her mother teaching her to cook and the moments they created. One day I want to create those same experiences with my children in hopes that they reminisce about them throughout their life. I want to work with youth, too, and continue the tradition of passing down food and culinary knowledge to younger generations.”

- Kiara Ford (Hospitality Management Program)

“I never realized how important it is to have an education until I tried to live my life without one, UA-PTC has been like a second home to me. I am so glad to have been given the privilege of being able to learn here. I have made lifelong friends at UA-PTC. I wanted to show my children that no matter how hard it is, if you try your best you can change your life for the better.”

- Heather McFarlane (Associate of Arts)

"I stepped out of my comfort zone and I jumped into what, for me, was the unknown. College was never a part of my family. I am the first to attend college and it has become a great part of my life. Deciding to enroll in UA-PTC was the best choice I have ever made, and although I am not completely done with school I know that I am a step further than what I was yesterday."

- Joselyn Apodaca (Graphic Design)

“Deciding to enroll at UA-PTC has easily been one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I didn’t know what was in store for myself after high school and after being at UA - Pulaski Tech the last couple of years, there’s no doubt in my mind I made the right choice on where to further my education. I am very appreciative of all the opportunities offered to me and will forever be grateful for them.”

- Sean Hinerman (Associate of Arts)