{"id":51603,"date":"2025-10-01T08:15:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T13:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/?p=51603"},"modified":"2025-10-01T08:15:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T13:15:44","slug":"new-day-in-the-life-episode-spotlights-parenting-students-at-acc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/2025\/10\/01\/new-day-in-the-life-episode-spotlights-parenting-students-at-acc\/","title":{"rendered":"New \u201cDay in the Life\u201d Episode Spotlights Parenting Students at ACC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you know that almost 1 in 3 ACC students is balancing school, work, and family? The newest episode of \u201cDay in the Life\u201d shines a spotlight on what it\u2019s really like to be a college student and a parent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/10\/RS30139_20250831-ATX-DitL-Karol-ca-042_lpr-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52402\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/10\/RS28348_20250409-ACC-Day-in-the-Life-Deja-Reed-ji-057_lpr-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52404\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/10\/RS30146_20250830-ATX-DitL-Antonio-ca-076_lpr-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52405\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This episode follows three Riverbats:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Karol Iruegas, a mother of two and first-generation student studying Cybersecurity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>De\u2019Ja Reed, a General Studies major and mother of a toddler who receives child care support while working multiple jobs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Antonio Stoimenovski, a Computer Science &amp; Information Technology student and father, supported through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalidea.org\/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=20822459218&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADhc1Emjcvj4iYo6OwSDlD7-lP8Fd&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw3OjGBhDYARIsADd-uX7ZLyXK4wVweGA6jPG_ZgamKizZnjw74yuCd9vWL4BGSYU-fM13jzAaArSuEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capital IDEA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ll see the real challenges and triumphs of parenting students and how ACC resources like child care assistance, flexible classes, and financial aid help them keep moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Day in the Life: Parenting Students will premiere Thursday, October 16, on ACCTV. You can also watch it on Austin PBS.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stay tuned for a special series of screening events happening at campuses and across the community. The schedule will be released soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/austincc.edu\/acctv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">austincc.edu\/acctv<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that almost 1 in 3 ACC students is balancing school, work, and family? The newest episode of \u201cDay in the Life\u201d shines a spotlight on what it\u2019s really like to be a college student and a parent. 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