After 20 years of working, single mom gets college degree at 42
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MANILA, Philippines --- Earning a college degree had long been the holy grail of this 42-year-old single mother and former overseas worker. Michelle Sison was 17 when she completed her freshman year in civil engineering at the University of the East (UE)-ManAfter 20 years of working, single mom gets college degree at 42
MANILA, Philippines --- Earning a college degree had long been the holy grail of this 42-year-old single mother and former overseas worker. Michelle Sison was 17 when she completed her freshman year in civil engineering at the University of the East (UE)-Manila. But she could no longer afford the lengthening list of technical materials needed for coursework, so she begrudgingly relinquished her slot at UE. Over the next 20 years, she took up every odd job available: saleswoman in a cockfighting arena and a hardware store in Bulacan province; vegetable vendor in Caloocan City; seamstress in Rizal province; computer and electronics operator in Taiwan. But the lure of a college degree re...Keep on reading: After 20 years of working, single mom gets college degree at 42 Read more