Basic Needs Community Helps Students Survive and Thrive
Nov 30, 2021
Gerardo De La Torre arrived at DVC as a re-entry student, hoping to fulfill his dream of a college education. “I wanted to give myself another opportunity to be the first in my family to graduate from university. My parents immigrated from Mexico so their children could have a better life. I had always wanted to be a computer engineer, and work for NASA. I always dreamed of being amongst the stars in the night sky,” said De La Torre.