Class of 2025
Over 90 Breakthrough college grads were honored at Breakthrough’s 2025 Grad Fest. The event celebrated the life-changing achievement each student set out to accomplish back in middle school: to become a first-generation college graduate. Thanks to the generosity of the Breakthrough community, now more than 500 students have walked this path—with thousands more to follow.
Rofiat Adeyemi
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Martin Aguirre-Zamudio
Texas A&M University at College Station
Juliet Alejandra Serna
Austin Community College
Victor Alfonso Posada, Jr.
Austin Community College
Cassandra Alvarez
St. Edward’s University
Augustine Ambrose Habintege
Skillpoint Alliance
Branya Arguello Oporta
St. Edward’s University
Melissa Arteaga-Rivera
Baldwin Beauty School
Christian Badillo
Austin Community College
Francis Carbajal-Ramos
University of North Texas
Analicia Castillo
Texas State University
Maria Celeste Aranda
Texas Tech University
Allyson Chaplin
Sam Houston State University
Ramiro Chavez
Texas A&M University at College Station
Jose de Jesus Damian- Flores
St. Edward’s University
Kiana Dean
Texas Woman’s University
Sydney Denmon
Prairie View A&M University
Jose Duran
Austin Community College
Jada E. Davenport
Avenue Five Institute
Gaudencia Elizabeth Garcia Lopez
Texas State University
Melanie Escalera
Texas State University
Viviana Gallegos
Austin Community College
Eduardo Garcia
The University of Texas at Austin
Salvador Gloria Moreno
The University of Texas at Austin
Angel Gomez
University of Houston
Iliana Gomez
Austin Community College
Alan Gomez-Espinoza
The University of Texas at Austin
Maria Grimaldo
St. Edward’s University
Emily Guerrero
University of North Texas
David Guzman
St. Edward’s University
Jatziris Hernandez
Aveda Institute
Mariah Hernandez
Nuvani Institute
Marycarmen Hernandez Ugarte
The University of Texas at Austin
Michelle Herrera
St. Edward’s University
Isayris Hinojosa-Sanchez
Texas State University
Michelle Jade Abalos-Berumen
Texas A&M University College Station
Jennifer Jaimes
Texas State University
Juliana Jaramillo-Flores
Texas State University
Ariana L. Lyles
University of Texas San Antonio
Eddy Leon
The University of Texas at Austin
Maria Luevano Trejo
Texas State University
Berenice Martinez
The University of Texas at Austin
Maritza Martinez
Texas State University
Andrea Martinez Solis
College of Health Care Professions
Joaquin Mata Alvarez
The University of Texas at Austin
Christopher Mejia Gutierrez
The University of Texas at Austin
Christian Mendoza
Texas State University
Helen Nguyen
The University of Texas at Austin
Jordan Olea-Iniguez
St. Edward’s University
Edith Olivas
University of Arkansas
Mark Orozco-Acosta
St. Edward’s University
Denia Perez Gutierrez
Phlebotomy USA
Riquelme Pimentel
Skillpoint Alliance
Fernanda Pombo
St. Edward’s University
Angelica Portillo
University of Texas at Rio Grand Valley
Ian Ramirez
LifeStart EMT
Michelle Ramirez
University of Texas at Dallas
Edher Raunel Reyes-Romero
Austin Community College
Jonathan Reaves
Austin Community College
Anahi Rebollar
The University of Texas at Austin
Daniel Resendiz Moctezuma
St. Edward’s University
Maurice Robert Johnson
Tesla START
Celeste Robertson
St. Edward’s University
Aleksy Rodriguez
Texas A&M University College Station
Brianna Rodriguez
Texas A&M University College Station
Jesus Rodriguez
The University of Texas at Austin
Jennifer Rodriguez Flores
The University of Texas at Austin
Gabriela Rojas
Texas State University
Raquel Ruiz Monroy
Concordia University
Aldo Ruiz Parra
Pomona College
Kimberly Sanchez-Perez
The University of Texas at Austin
Lluvia Santana
Texas State University
Sandra Santana
Texas State University
Natalie Santander
Texas State University
Emily Santillana
Texas State University
Alexander Sarat Mendoza
Austin Community College
Chelsea Saucedo
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Emili Serrato Amaya
Elgin Rehab Center
Zuleyca Subvillaga Benitez
Texas State University
Nishan Sunar
Tesla START
Brian T. Djomatou
Skillpoint Alliance
Emilio Teneyuque Tovar
All Around Barber School
Christian Thomas
Central Texas Beauty College
Ryianna Thomas
St. Edward’s University
Rene Tiu
St. Edward’s University
Andrea Torres
Texas Tech University
Raul Torres Avila
Texas State University
Freddie Uriostegui
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Victoria Uriostegui
The University of Texas at Austin
Julie Urquiza
St. Edward’s University
Krystal Valadez
The University of Texas at Austin\
Dennis Vasquez
The University of Texas at Austin
Monica Vences-Gonzalez
Coursera
Javier Villa-Rangel
St. Edward’s University
Symphanie Walker
Prairie View A&M University
LaTorion Williams Johnson
University of Texas at San Antonio
Nancy Yecenia Ramirez
St. Edward’s University
Marco Zavaleta
Texas State University
