Jennifer Hoodjer of Allison and Marianel Lovrien of Charles City have won North Iowa Area Community College’s "Extreme Makeover: College Edition," receiving free tuition, textbooks, and more for the 2025–26 school year.

Hoodjer said in a press release winning this opportunity means more than she can express.

“My long-time goal of getting my associate’s degree in the science of nursing, which I had begun to believe would never happen, has suddenly been placed within reach,” she said.

Hoodjer also shared how this win has reignited her confidence and determination to keep pushing forward.

“I always tell my son to never give up, no matter how impossible something may seem," Hoodjer said. "I have to admit, although I say this to him, quietly inside I was beginning to doubt and was pretty c

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