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Help me finish a diploma in hospitality management at San Jose Community College - $2,550 to go

Mackenzie has worked and saved for four years to study a diploma in hospitality management; a $2,550 gap now stands between her and graduation.

🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States1,674 views
Mackenzie N. Tucker
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San Jose
I'm the first person in my family to go to university. I'm studying a diploma in hospitality management at San Jose Community College, and I'm one semester away from graduating. I have worked as a shop assistant to pay my way, but this term my hours were cut and I have an unpaid balance of $2,550. The registrar has told me I can't enroll for the next term until the balance is cleared. I have a top-ten-percent average, and my department head has written in support of my application for a payment plan. Graduating means a stable job and the chance to support my younger siblings. Without enrolling this term I'd lose my place and my scholarship eligibility. I'm not asking for a handout - I want to finish what I started and then help the next student. The payment will go directly to the San Jose Community College bursar's office. I'll post the receipt. Where the $2,550 goes: • Exam and lab fees: $150 • Textbooks and materials: $240 • Outstanding tuition balance: $2,160 Every share and every dollar helps.
due date
2026-07-15
bill type
University tuition
#tuition#first-generation#graduation#education

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  • Ursula SchreiberID verified

    Sending good thoughts, Mackenzie. It takes guts to ask. Well done.

    • Ricardo Eduardo Castro

      Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of San Jose.

      • Zuzanna Halina Mazurek

        Thinking of you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Put this on a community board in Dundee this morning. Thinking of San Jose

        • Douglas HopkinsID verified

          Rooting for you, Mackenzie. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't give up. God bless

          • Roberto G. LozanoQuestionID verified

            how is Mackenzie doing now?

            • Wendy N. Curtis

              Your post was clear and honest. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Love from Seoul.

              • Beatrice Grace Ssebuliba

                Good luck. Shared it with a few friends. I hope July is when things finally get easier. Blessings.

                • Soledad C. Acosta

                  Praying for you. Study hard! It's not much but it's yours

                  • Charles Haynes

                    good luck, Mackenzie. Good luck with the exams, you've got this. I have a 14 year old who wants to send good wishes too. All the best.

                    • Dina Hana Benali

                      Hang in there. Good luck with the exams, you've got this. After 10 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Thinking of San Jose.

                      • Antoni MichalakPhoto verified

                        Best of luck, Mackenzie. This could happen to any of us. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of San Jose.

                        • Quentin Jean Renaud

                          Rooting for you, Mackenzie. I hope things turn around soon. Please keep us posted. Greetings from Malang.

                          • Valérie Barbier

                            Thinking of you. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We're a small family in Semarang but we're thinking of you. Blessings

                            • Chioma Juliet Yusuf

                              Good luck. Study hard! I went through something like this 8 years ago and strangers helped me out.

                              • Akoth Nakato Otieno

                                Rooting for you, Mackenzie. Study hard!

                                • Carol G. Cortez

                                  Best of luck. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Stuttgart

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