Second-degree learns: Hector Rodriguez returns to Pima for another degree
Hector Rodriguez poses for a photo in the Arizona desert. (Photo courtesy of Hector Rodriquez)
By QUENTIN AGNELLOPima Post
Many students that graduate from Pima Community College with associate degrees go on to follow their careers.
Surprisingly, some students choose to return for a second degree.
Hector Rodriguez is an alumnus at Pima and currently is studying Archaeology. A storied man and a hard worker for a local Home Depot, his presence on West Campus that day was confident. His cowboy hat matched his Southwestern attire.
“When I first began studying at Pima, I was not ready for college,” Rodriguez said. “I did well in school but I was not prepared for college life, but Pima prepared me academically and helped me grow up.”
Rodriguez’s first associate degr...