Online Learning Update

July 5, 2013

77-Year-Old Is Oldest of UMUC’s Online Learning Graduating Class

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:02 am

By Ashley Michelle Williams, NBC 4 Washington

It’s one thing to graduate from college when you are in your 20s, but imagine trying to earn your college education when you’re in your late 70s. Douglas Kruse, 77, graduated with thousands of other students last month from the University of Maryland University College. He received a bachelor’s degree in environmental management that he earned by taking courses online. Kruse said he was determined to get his college education, and he even wants to get his master’s degree.

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/77-Year-Old-Is-Oldest-of-UMUCs-Graduating-Class-213704281.html

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