The Impact of Investing in LBCC Students: Katie Reynolds’ Story of Perseverance and Resilience

to choose between work and school,” Reynolds explains. “What we pay for to fund these programs in the short term will be far outweighed by what the Oregon economy will benefit in the long run.”

Reynolds is confident that her fellow students at LBCC will be the answer to the state’s problems someday.

“The people I’m going to school with are brilliant, outof-the-box thinkers,” she says.

Reynolds’ personal goals include giving back to her community when she is able. “One of my goals is to take my education and earn as much as possible so I can give back,” she explains. She believes that education, especially community college, should be free.