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Colleen Crotty
Psychology
B.A. Liberal Studies, 2007
 Colleen Crotty had been managing an outdoor shop in downtown Seattle when she decided to look into completing her bachelor's degree at Antioch.
Antioch had the psychology courses she was looking for and, after speaking with an admissions counselor, she discovered Antioch would accept all her previously earned college credits as well as give her credit for life experience. After an information session she attended, she chose to enroll.
"I learned to appreciate my life process rather than be ashamed of the route I took in getting back to school and completing my B.A. I also learned to articulate my prior work/learning experiences. These have been very helpful in my interviews in the last few months," Crotty says, describing how Candace Harris, core faculty and coordinator for prior learning/credit for life experience, was key to making this especially positive for her.
"I don't feel I had the confidence to stand out in classes prior to my work at Antioch."
"All of the staff and all of the folks in the B.A. office inspire me. I enjoyed all of the classes I had with core faculty. The support they provided truly blew my mind," she notes.
She's reminded of when she applied to graduate schools and needed letters of recommendation from faculty on very short notice. Three of the four faculty members she asked wrote letters for her in less than two days.
"That was when I realized that the staff at Antioch will do anything to support their students. I love Antioch!!
"It's a great school. They teach you to look at things differently and to get involved in the community. I wouldn't trade my experience for anything."
What does she tell prospective students about the cost of a private school? "I tell them because of the prior learning credits being discounted, the high private school costs are somewhat offset."
She has no doubts about the value of her Antioch education as she embarks on her new career as a quit counselor for Free and Clear, a smoking cessation counseling program.
"I am currently in training for a new position and in the training I have been asking and answering about four times as many questions as the rest of my peers," Crotty says. "The trainers appreciate my involvement and I don't feel I had the confidence to stand out in classes prior to my work at Antioch."
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