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Dr. LENNOR JOHNSON: IVC has done
an incredible job

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since I have been here.

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YONDA CATANO: When
we think about Aspen.

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

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colleges.

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EFRAIN SILVA: IVC
is being considered

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one of the top
colleges in the nation.

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Dr. LENNOR JOHNSON: The
people are incredible,

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the employees,
the team is great,

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they're committed
to student success.

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

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

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candidates for Aspen.

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

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that we've done, starting
from the leadership

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of our president, Dr. Johnson.

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Dr. LENNOR JOHNSON:
This award is

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like the highlight of any
college presidents career.

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YONDA CATANO: Everything
from the Lotus living

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to increasing enrollment
to upwards of 70%

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Dr. DANIEL ORTIZ:
We connect students

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

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We have high success rates
in our NCLEX pass rates.

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

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means that we've
stepped up to the plate,

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it means that we've
done our work,

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and we're still continuing
to push forward.

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Dr. LENNOR JOHNSON: To
be recognized as one--

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

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in the whole nation out
of almost 1,200 schools,

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says a lot about
the people here,

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our students and that
commitment to excellence.

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EFRAIN SILVA: We want
IVC to be the best

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

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Dr. LENNOR JOHNSON: It
definitely took a team effort.

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YONDA CATANO: Honestly, I have
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
what the next steps are going

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

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that we get there.

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

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Our faculty, our
students, our community

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we are IVC, that is
the secret sauce.

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