A Life Centered Around Children
09.20.2019
For LaShawnda Clay, it’s always been about the kids. She works with them and has two of her own. She spent almost six years working toward a degree to teach children.
For LaShawnda Clay, it’s always been about the kids. She works with them and has two of her own. She spent almost six years working toward a degree to teach children.
Thomas Coleman didn’t receive a degree the first time he attended Delta State University. But over two decades later, he surprised everyone when he walked across the stage on the same day as his daughter Lauren.
Now more than ever, an academic degree can lead to better jobs and increased salary for Mississippi adults. Today more than 54% of jobs will require education beyond high school.*
For LaShawnda Clay, it’s always been about the kids. She works with them and has two of her own. She spent almost six years working toward a degree to teach children.
Thomas Coleman didn’t receive a degree the first time he attended Delta State University. But over two decades later, he surprised everyone when he walked across the stage on the same day as his daughter Lauren.
Now more than ever, an academic degree can lead to better jobs and increased salary for Mississippi adults. Today more than 54% of jobs will require education beyond high school.*
Complete 2 Compete (C2C) is a state program designed to help Mississippi adults complete their college degrees and create a brighter future.
The C2C program and grant are funded by the Mississippi Department of Human Services and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
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