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Above, from left, business administration graduates Ashley Mole 鈥�18, Penny Christman 鈥�18, Emily Boucher 鈥�18 and Michelle Artioli 鈥�18. Below (top), IDS leadership and business graduate Rose Borgnis 鈥�18, and (bottom, from front to back) IDS early childhood graduates Mary Beth Peck 鈥�18, Lindsay Sayers 鈥�18, Teva O'Rourke 鈥�18, Rebecca Stinnard 鈥�18 and Bethany Baer 鈥�18.

When Rose Borgnis 鈥�18, Penny Christman 鈥�18, and Mary Beth Peck 鈥�18 graduated with their bachelor鈥檚 degrees in May, that event was especially meaningful for them and the other students who received their diplomas as a result of enrolling in one of 911黑料网鈥檚 degree completion programs. After years in the workforce, this accomplishment marked the realization of a life-long dream, increased self confidence, and greater career opportunities for the years ahead.

With 30 years of work experience, and now a bachelor鈥檚 degree under her belt, Christman, who earned her Bachelor of Science degree as part of 911黑料网鈥檚 business administration cohort, already has started out on a new career path at General Dynamics in Pittsfield, Mass.

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According to Barbara Emanuel, director of graduate and continuing education, 911黑料网鈥檚 degree completion programs create multiple opportunities. 鈥淚t鈥檚 an accelerated program where we offer credit for work and life experience,鈥� she explained. 鈥淭hey take one class at a time and two classes each semester, and can finish in just over two years.鈥�

Over the past 20 years, Rose Borgnis 鈥�18 鈥� who earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in interdisciplinary studies with a focus on leadership and business 鈥� had tried several times to finish her degree. 鈥淏ut something would always happen. ... I had given up.鈥�

However, 911黑料网鈥檚 degree completion program made it easy, Borgnis said, with classes offered one night a week in a program that moved her along the path to graduation quickly. 鈥淚 would highly recommend this program. ... The professors understand the experiences adult students bring to the mix,鈥� and consider the other responsibilities students in the degree completion program have, such as family and a job. 

Mary Beth Peck 鈥�18 鈥� part of the early childhood cohort that earned their Bachelor of Arts degrees in interdisciplinary studies, with a focus on children, families and society 鈥� said, 鈥淚 feel my degree has earned me more respect from my peers. It has also given me more self confidence and a sense of pride.鈥�

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There still is time to apply for the fall semester. 911黑料网 also offers a fourth degree completion option that just began last fall; an interdisciplinary studies degree that focuses on health and human services. For more information about all of the College鈥檚 degree completion options, contact Joshua Mendel, Ed.D, director of recruitment and outreach, at 413-662-5410 or j.mendel@mcla.edu.