Certainly! Here are ten examples of successful and outstanding individuals from various fields who started their educational journey at community colleges
Eileen Collins: The first female Space Shuttle commander attended Corning Community College in New York before transferring to Syracuse University.
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Ursula Burns: The former CEO of Xerox Corporation and the first African American woman to lead a Fortune 500 company attended New York City College of Technology before transferring to Brooklyn Polytechnic (now NYU Tandon School of Engineering).
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Craig Venter: The geneticist and entrepreneur known for his role in sequencing the human genome attended the College of San Mateo in California before transferring to the University of California, San Diego.
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Gwendolyn Brooks: The first African American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for her poetry attended Wilson Junior College (now Kennedy-King College) in Chicago.
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Terry Gross: The host of the long-running NPR program "Fresh Air" attended Buffalo State College before transferring to the State University of New York at Buffalo.
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Ross Perot: The successful entrepreneur, founder of Electronic Data Systems, and presidential candidate attended Texarkana College before transferring to the United States Naval Academy.
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Richard Carmona: The 17th Surgeon General of the United States attended Bronx Community College before earning a degree from the University of California, San Francisco.
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John Walsh: The creator and host of "America's Most Wanted," a television show that helped capture numerous fugitives, attended Cayuga Community College before transferring to the University at Buffalo.
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Nolan Archibald: The former CEO of Black & Decker attended Dixie State College (now Dixie State University) in Utah before transferring to Weber State University.
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Guy Fieri: The celebrity chef, restaurateur, and television personality attended the American River College in Sacramento, California, before transferring to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he earned a degree in hospitality management.
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Tom Hanks: As mentioned earlier, the famous actor attended Chabot College before transferring to California State University, Sacramento.
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Sarah Palin: The former Governor of Alaska and Vice Presidential candidate attended several community colleges, including North Idaho College and Matanuska-Susitna College, before obtaining her degree from the University of Idaho.
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