Working full time and going to college full time is hard, but it’s the only way

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EL PASO – Attending college is difficult enough, but imagine going to school full-time and working full-time. Many of us at the University of Texas at El Paso are living proof that this is very possible, but it is one tough trek. Affordable tuition makes it accessible to students who cannot afford more expensive universities and its location as a border city gives more people the chance to attend UTEP. The university is diverse in culture and in the ages of its students, since many of them take more time to graduate than expected because they are working full time. Going on my fifth year of college, I have felt a little ashamed at times that I wasn’t able to finish it in four years.

Students Employed on Campus Have Better Chances of Success

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EL PASO – Students working as staff at the University of Texas at El Paso are teaching their counterparts in Melbourne, Australia, a thing or two about working where they study. Daniella Nevarez stands in front of 30 of her fellow students and begins to show them how to use a webpage-design program, as well as video and audio editing software. But this is not a class presentation. It’s her job. According to the UTEP Budget office, Nevarez is one of 2,209 students employed at UTEP.