"Kathy Bui graduated from Cal State Fullerton in 2020 with a bachelor's degree in health science, did not have a solid career path. But she did always seemed to fixate on people's teeth. "Whenever I meet people, I'm someone who looks at their teeth," said Bui, 27. "It was just a weird little thing that I noticed, and I was like, 'Hey, I can actually get a career out of this.'" She enrolled in Cerritos College's dental assisting program, graduating with a certificate in 2023."
"She has since returned to Cerritos, which offers a bachelor's degree to help her achieve her goal of becoming a dental hygienist. "I just felt like I could do more," said Bui. "I just took it upon myself to challenge myself ... to be at a higher level in dentistry." Her experience at Cerritos College in Norwalk exemplifies the findings of a new study that looks at an increasingly important metric in higher education: price-to-earnings."
Kathy Bui graduated from Cal State Fullerton in 2020 with a bachelor's in health science but lacked a clear career path. She enrolled in Cerritos College's dental assisting program and earned a certificate in 2023, which led to a job at a private dental practice in Lakewood specializing in orthodontics. Bui returned to Cerritos to pursue a bachelor's degree aimed at becoming a dental hygienist. Cerritos College's outcomes align with the Golden Returns study, which ranks California community and career colleges by how quickly students recoup education costs. Skyline College ranked No. 1 among 327 schools. Moorpark (No. 7) and Cerritos (No. 10) placed in the top 10.
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