… as Harvard, USC, UCLA, Stanford, and more. “Graduates, there is a world of opportunities waiting for you. It is understood that your degree will propel your career, open doors, provide financial stability, and advance opportunities for success,” … Aside from focusing on her academics, Leslie participated in several activities during her two years here at ELAC. She has served as a Student Ambassador for the STAND at ELAC program and holds a position in the Associated Student Union board … and dismantle the stigma around it. “All my life I believed myself to be a follower, yet ELAC I learned that I along with everyone else has the potential to be a leader. We learned that community college is not what we were taught. I thought that …