Just a few years ago, information technology (IT) student Kennard
Haynie Jr., known as KJ, would lay his head down at night in his
Baltimore, Maryland, home thinking that higher education would
always be just a dream for him. After leaving family, friends and
an unhealthy lifestyle in Maryland, Haynie moved back to Ohio for
a fresh start. While riding as a passenger in his friend’s car he
noticed Central Ohio Technical College’s (COTC) Pataskala campus,
and Haynie realized that his dream could become a reality that
would lead to the life he wants.