Graduate Success Stories

"The education program offered at UAC-CP makes you think that anything is possible if you
just dare."

—Andres Pardo Asllani, UAC-CP graduate, M.A. Boston College 2006, Head of Primary Education Department at UAC-CP

Maribel Villca

She's a wife, a mother, a daughter, and a sister. She's also a business owner. Maribel is a recent graduate of the UAC-CP's Veterinary Science Program and the only certified veterinarian in the Municipality of Irupana, South Yungas.

Her respect and appreciation has grown. A few weeks ago a former UAC-CP student mentioned that he had heard of Maribel's success. "They were talking about her and her business on the radio," he said. "It wasn't advertising, they were just saying how great it is to have someone in the pueblo who is a trained professional who is willing to go out to the communities and attend to animals."

Porfirio Kapa

Since leaving the College, Porfirio has worked as the assistant manager of CORACA Irupana--an organization that provides technical assistance for an association of more than 800 organic farmers in South Yungas.

Porfirio manages several areas of agricultural production, trains producers, develops and manages projects, and makes contact with outside markets. In collaboration with government agencies and private organizations, Porfirio has written training manuals about conservation and organic practices. Bolivia's Vice Ministry of Social Control has paid him to give presentations to more than 4,000 producers. In addition, Porfirio works as a farmer himself--using his land to model successful agricultural practices.

Genoveva Orosco

Genoveva (pictured with her parents on graduation day) is the first person in her family to graduate from college and work as a professional.

Genoveva now lives in her home community of Sapanani, Cochabamba, where she works as the coordinator of a public health center funded by Fundación San Lucas. Genoveva manages three other people at her site.

Agustin Apaza

An orphan who was found abandoned in a plaza in La Paz as a baby, Agustin grew up in a system of public and private orphanages. Then, as a child, he was diagnosed with a life-threatening heart defect. He spent more than 10 years in and out of hospitals before a Rotary Club made it possible for him to travel to the U.S. for surgery.

Agustin, a 2009 graduate of the College's Nursing Program, is employed by Doctors Without Borders and works with an emergency medical mission team throughout Latin America.