Making the Future - Alain
Description
Alain is a 19-year old who works at Altek Electronics in Torrington, which makes circuit boards for mammography machines, elevators, etc. He was involved in the soldering program at Norwestern Community College while he was at Torrington High and the professor helped him get hired at Altek. He grew up dirt poor in Jamaica and moved here in 2009. Even though he was accepted to four colleges (with merit money), he did not want to carry any debt from college so he decided to work fulltime at Altek and go to school on scholarship at Tunxis Community College. He attends classes in the evenings after he finishes at work. ***DISCLAIMER: Since we aired this story in June, Alain passed away. It’s been devastating for his employer….and frankly, very hard on all of us who saw his tremendous potential.
Metadata
Title: Making the Future - Alain
Format: Video
Clean of Graphics: No
Type: Segment
Subject(s): Open American Graduate
Public Broadcasting Station or Institution: Connecticut Public
Original Broadcast/Publish Date: 06/21/2018
Runtime: 00:03:00
Main Asset File Size: 1.11 GB
Rights Information:
Special Instructions: SENSITIVITY NOTICE: Since this aired story in June, Alain passed away. It’s been devastating for his employer and family. PLEASE DO NOT SHARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR BROADCAST AT THIS TIME.