Alumni Profiles

Debra Dykes

Hometown: Jackson, MS
Program: Teacher Assisting
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Graduate Debra Dykes, Jackson, MS, received her Teacher Assisting Diploma at the 2008 Ceremony. For Debra, her diploma represented a major step toward her dream of working in education, specifically with deaf and special needs children. It's a field for which she has a particularly high affinity. Ms. Dykes is deaf herself.

"Graduating from Ashworth definitely has had its advantages," she commented. "For one, I have been able to command more money with my current employer. For another I'm more certain than ever that childhood education is where I am meant to be. I'm looking forward to continuing my education with Ashworth and soon will be perusing an Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education."