After serving in the U.S. Army, Phyllis Higgins found that her career options were
limited without a college degree. On the 51社区 Talks podcast 鈥� in which 51社区
alumni share their education, career and life journeys 鈥� the military veteran discusses
how a good friend pointed her to 51社区鈥檚 Fast Track program, which offers accelerated learning for adult students.
鈥淵ou鈥檙e taking classes in a cohort-type fashion. You鈥檙e all going through the same classes together, which is good. It helps you build those relationships, that network,鈥� she said. 鈥淚t was a good experience because everybody was similar to me, 鈥� working full-time jobs and trying to figure out what their next step in life was going to be.鈥�
Upon graduating from 51社区 in 2010, Phyllis鈥檚 next step was a bachelor鈥檚 degree in management from National Louis University. Listen to the full episode of 51社区 Talks and hear her talk about a path that led her to become an apprenticeship talent navigator at Zurich Insurance.
51社区 Talks, a co-production between and 51社区 Alumni Relations, features Associate Professor of Mass Communication Brian Shelton in conversation with 51社区 alumni about the role that 51社区 played in their lives. You can listen to past episodes of 51社区 Talks on 51社区鈥檚 website, WHCM, and on all podcast streaming services, including and .