Pima Community College
Community college in Tucson, Arizonawww.pima.edu
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Oct 15, 2026
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While he was at Pima Community College, there were a couple of instances when issues as, um, as difficult to talk about as abortion or war would come up, and at the most un-ideal times, he would blurt out in laughter.
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One of his female classmates was talking about her very, very, uh, traumatic experience, uh, having an abortion, and Loughner came up with this, uh, remark like, "Oh my God, you're a baby killer."
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And of course, people in the classroom would, would take exception to that and then would ask him what his problem was.
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The final straw for college authorities came when Loughner posted a disturbing video online.
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This is my genocide school [laughs] where I'm gonna be homeless because of this school.
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The Pima Community College police discovered a video he had made.
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He took a, a handheld camera and he walked around the campus of Pima Community College, and he basically talked about it being the biggest waste of money in American education.
Kathleen WinnHOST
Um, but, uh, he says, uh, "There are a number of, uh, taxing entities listed on your tax statement that affect your total tax, um, due, but only four are directly controlled by the board of supervisors.
Kathleen WinnHOST
Uh, Pima County primary, uh, county bonds, Pima County flood control, library district, and other taxing districts, um, local fire districts, Pima Community College, TUSD, and other schools, depending on where you live." Okay? Now, the impact of rising primary property tax rate, uh, cannot be overstated.
Kathleen WinnHOST
So they're already getting, uh, I think, you know, the surplus that they have is because i- if they...
Kathleen WinnHOST
It wasn't mon- That money wasn't allocated to be spent.
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Kathleen WinnHOST
It's out-and-out theft.
Kathleen WinnHOST
And, and, and-
Jay TolkoffGUEST
And, and, and you know, and if you think about it, you, the, you know, Pima Count- or Pima Community College is asking for what, t- t- 2, 250 million.
Jay TolkoffGUEST
Well, that sounds like a lot when you look at the proposition language that says, "Well, this is only 70 million," so it's like, I mean, they, they...
Bonnie QuinnGUEST
And that hero fund supports our heroes financially.
Bonnie QuinnGUEST
beyond the concert throughout the year, creating original Rock for Heroes initiative scholarships, such as the Jacob Dittinger Memorial EMT Scholarship at Pima Community College.
Bonnie QuinnGUEST
That's in honor of a fallen EMT who died in the line of duty in 2021, Jacob Dittinger.
Bonnie QuinnGUEST
And that is a fully endowed scholarship that will fund three EMT scholarships in perpetuity.
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Bonnie QuinnGUEST
And we hope to inspire younger people to consider this career.
Bonnie QuinnGUEST
So that really sums up what we do.
Kathleen WinnHOST
And you do such a great job of working with Pima Community College.
Kathleen WinnHOST
They're wonderful to work with.
Cassie MacDuffGUEST
She has been chief internal auditor for Dallas College in Texas for the past six years.
Cassie MacDuffGUEST
She also worked as compliance officer and tribal administrator for the Pascua Yaqui tribe of Arizona, and she served as city auditor of Tempe, Arizona, and director of internal audit for Pima Community College.
Cassie MacDuffGUEST
Her credentials include an MBA from Grand Canyon University and a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Arizona.
Cassie MacDuffGUEST
She was unanimously appointed by the city council on Tuesday.
Andrew CleggGUEST
So with our manufacturing program, we call it the automated te- uh, AIT, automated and industrial technology program.
Andrew CleggGUEST
We built that with Maricopa Community College and Pima Community College, so that way when an employer comes- It's the same numbers, it's the same, uh, you know, the same goals, the same outcomes.
Andrew CleggGUEST
So when an employer can say, "Okay, I've got somebody who's got that degree from Maricopa Community College," I know exactly what they, what they have because Central Arizona College has that.
Andrew CleggGUEST
We've expanded that program to, uh, Mohave College, Yavapai College, where we're here today-
Jesse KellyHOST
You know why? 'Cause math sucks.
Jesse KellyHOST
Math is the reason I was not able to acquire even an associate's degree from Pima Community College, because math is stupid.
Jesse KellyHOST
If we are entering an era where math is gonna become obsolete, I am 100% going back to college.
Jesse KellyHOST
I'm gonna go...