Adam Brauer earned his Associate in Arts degree in economics at Saddleback in 2016, graduating cum laude, and knows his community college experience provided an excellent platform to build his higher education and future career on.
“Attending Saddleback College was the best personal investment I’ve made,” Brauer said. “It inspired me not only to love learning but to trust that I could come to love doing so at an institution with like-minded peers.”
He transferred to UC Berkeley and received his Bachelor of Arts, majoring in the political economy of innovation, corporatism, and governance. Brauer now works in the technology industry in the Bay Area, serving as a Regional Director for a software company, and appreciates how Saddleback equipped him for the future.
“Saddleback has prepared me impeccably for such a lifetime of discovery and fulfillment,” Brauer said. “I loved being in the classroom (at Saddleback) and being around other people who loved to learn.”