CPS teens earn Associates Degree still in high school
But dozens of Chicago Public Schools students are headed to college with a head start: They already have an associate degree!These five young ladies are setting the trail for students at Englewood STEM High School.Ija Langford is talking about getting her Associate Degree in high school.
The students just received their associate degrees from Kennedy-King College while maintaining GPAs and heavy involvement in their schools and communities. "Having my associate degree has helped me and my family save like, a bunch of money that I would have spent on my two years. Now I can go into college as like a junior and just finish my two years and then get a job," added student Oreoluwa Pelumi."A lot of money that I don't have to go into debit," Langford said."I have three younger brothers, so I'm their role model.
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