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SPEAKER: IVC has done[br]an incredible job

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since I have been here.

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YONDA CATANO: When[br]we think about Aspen.

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Obama said that this was like[br]the Oscars, of all community

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colleges.

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EFRAIN SILVA: IVC[br]is being considered

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one of the top[br]colleges in the nation.

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Dr. LENNOR JOHNSON: The[br]people are incredible,

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the employees,[br]the team is great,

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they're committed[br]to student success.

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Dr. DANIEL ORTIZ: It's[br]humbling as a product

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of this institution, to be[br]designated as one of the top 25

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candidates for Aspen.

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EFRAIN SILVA: That's really[br]a testament of all the work

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that we've done, starting[br]from the leadership

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of our president, Dr. Johnson.

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Dr. LENNOR JOHNSON:[br]This award is

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like the highlight of any[br]college presidents career.

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YONDA CATANO: Everything[br]from the Lotus living

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to increasing enrollment[br]to upwards of 70%

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Dr. DANIEL ORTIZ:[br]We connect students

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from in-class services to[br]careers, they finish on time.

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We have high success rates[br]in our NCLEX pass rates.

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YONDA CATANO: When it comes to[br]IVC, getting that award really

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means that we've[br]stepped up to the plate,

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it means that we've[br]done our work,

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and we're still continuing[br]to push forward.

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Dr. LENNOR JOHNSON: To[br]be recognized as one--

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as a top 150th finalist, and[br]then drilled down to a top 25

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in the whole nation out[br]of almost 1,200 schools,

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says a lot about[br]the people here,

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our students and that[br]commitment to excellence.

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EFRAIN SILVA: We want[br]IVC to be the best

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and we're all working[br]together to be the best.

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Dr. LENNOR JOHNSON: It[br]definitely took a team effort.

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YONDA CATANO: Honestly, I have[br]no doubts that IVC will make it

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to the top 10.

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I'm really excited to see[br]what the next steps are going

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to be for IVC, and we're[br]really, really making sure

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that we get there.

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Dr. DANIEL ORTIZ: You know[br]what our secret sauce is?

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Our faculty, our[br]students, our community

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we are IVC, that is[br]the secret sauce.

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