2021 Winners
Congratulations to the Winners of a FREE year of college at NIACC!
Oscar Madong of Mason City, IA and Yanileth Guzman of Belmond, IA are the winners of North Iowa Area Community College’s Extreme Makeover: College Edition. Each will receive free NIACC tuition plus textbooks and more for the 2021-2022 school year.
Oscar Madong – Mason City, IA
Why I Deserve A College Makeover:
I want to become a genuine inspiration to many that lose hope in pursuing big dreams while setting a precedent of successfully and practically achieving an admirable life and career.
Yanileth Guzman – Belmond, IA
Why I Deserve A College Makeover:
I should be the winner of the NIACC Extreme Makeover because even I deserve an opportunity. I came from nothing with the only goal in mind was to meet my father. I left everything in Mexico and I would do it again because I have had many opportunities here. A simple dream turned to a bigger one. This country is my home now and I want to do everything in my will to help in any way that I can because it has helped me. Everyone deserves the opportunity to go to college. I have been thinking about returning to college for a while now and then this opportunity popped out of nowhere and I knew right away that the time is now. More than ever I am ready. I am determined, Inspired, motivated. I have worked hard my whole life to provide for my family. I have overcome every obstacle that I have faced. With this scholarship I would not have to worry about having enough money to pay for school or if I will be in debt. I know that as DACA students we don’t get as many opportunities. We do not qualify for FAFSA or other scholarships. We have to work twice as hard in order to accomplish our goals. The NIACC Extreme Makeover is definitely a blessing for us who cannot afford school or think that we have missed out on our chances. Not only would I make my family proud but NIACC as well.