Congratulations to Quangnhan "Q" Duong, a resident of Glendora who recently graduated from Citrus College.

In addition to being a member of the Citrus College Class of 2023 and a product of the college's outstanding honors transfer program, Q is also a successful game developer. In fact, last summer, he received his first monthly "five-figure payout" from Roblox, one of the world's most popular gaming platforms.

"When I was completing my classwork in the spring of 2022, I realized I could weave course material with programming and game development. After countless nights of reading Lua documentation, print debugging and navigating Blender, I created a game that quickly skyrocketed to the top 500 on Roblox," he said. "In just six months, my game was played 27 million times. So, I decided to start my own game development business."

Q believes the time he spent at Citrus College played a role in his success. "Citrus has given me the opportunity to learn more about myself and my capabilities," he said. "The academic freedom and the understanding instructors have enabled me to discover what I want to do."

One particularly beneficial experience was Q's internship at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). "Working on simulations as part of my JPL internship marked my transition from game development to engineering," he said.

This fall, Q will be transferring to the UC Berkeley. His ultimate goal is to pair his passion for engineering with his new interest in business. "Creating games is not enough," he said. "I aspire to engineer something more meaningful. Citrus College has provided me with so much opportunity and growth – I am now ready to take on great challenges."

We know you can do it, Q! Citrus College can't wait to see what your future holds.