continued to be his passion. he absolutely loves music. it s his life. gavin, is that what you want to do when you get older? would you like to sing more and pursue a career maybe? yeah. well, you re off to a great start. it was great meeting all of you. and again, we hope that we can bring some knowledge to the general public about this so you can raise the funds that are needed. and gavin is such an inspiration. thank you. jennifer troy and gavin, great to talk to you, nice to meet you. i m sorry? are you home? i m going home soon. gavin, nice to meet you. good job, by the way. say thank you. thank you. thank you, susan. we appreciate it. he s the cutest. we appreciate it too for coming on. well, a must-see friday night slam dunk and a big loss that could change how your march madness bracket looks. r favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums.
is that bruno mars, gavin? is that one of your favorites? yes. who else do you like? do you like playing the piano, gavin? he s really good at it too. yeah. he s listening to the piano. how did he get into music, jennifer? you know, basically when he was months old i mean weeks old, i think, he just music was just he would hear music and a different side of our boy would come to life. i can t even put it into words. we it would make him happy, he would lay on the floor as a baby and just kick his feet. he couldn t even talk. and, you know, punched his little arms in the air and just wiggle around as a baby and it s
along with his parents jennifer and troy. thank you all for being here. thank you, susan. thanks for having us. thank you, susan. gavin, way to go, how did you feel making it over that curb? um, i was okay. were you a little bit afraid? yeah. what made you finally in your mind think i can do this? did your mom help you out? i did it by myself. wow. and we saw it firsthand. jennifer, the moment you captured there is beyond inspiring. i tear up when i see it. was it hard for you, jennifer to hold back and not assist your son down the curb? yeah. originally, i did i was holding his hands because he hadn t really gone down that curb particularly. that s the curb out of his school. he had not gone down that independently. and so i was holding his hand and that day he told me, no, i
0 straight to work and now they re paving a new road to the middle class. i didn t realize why i liked i.t. or where it was going. ethan chose a two-year degree in liberal arts at the community college. i thought it would be a great place to just find my direction. reporter: he ended up finding a lot more than that. his degree landed him a job in the college s computer center and later a promotion. i was making $ 62,000. i felt pretty good about how things went even without having a bachelors. ethan is one of many community college graduates proving that a four-year university isn t the only gateway to the middle class. according to a georgetown university study, 28% of americans with associates degrees make more than those with bachelors degrees. associates degrees are for fast starters. reporter: and that s exactly what it was for ethan. a start. he went on to get his bachelors degree on his employers tab. because of my role working, they were able to waive the tui