Destiny Scott dropped out of school in 9thh grade. Years later, as a mother of three, she enrolled into the OCCC Adult Learning Center in January, 2025 and completed her HiSET in May.

Advancing her high school equivalency diploma was the first step for Destiny to enroll into OCCC's new behavioral health and science program for the fall semester. Full of gratitude, Destiny reached out to the adult learning center staff to say, "I never thought getting my diploma and going to school would be in the cards for me. Thank you. The program is really important to people like me. Y'all are doing amazing."

Destiny's story has been an inspiration to the staff in our learning center as well as to stakeholders in our program at a time when funding has been at risk and success stories are important tools for advocacy.

Destiny has used her voice and social media to spread the good news to others about OCCC's high school equivalency program and the college, and several of her friends and relatives have been inspired to enroll.