Woman Graduates College After 19 Years

April 26, 2011 3:00 pm     Posted in College, Reality  Jenn Inzetta g+ page

OK, so this isn't Kathy, but how cute is this lady?!

Kathy Vitzthum took her first class at Iowa State in 1992. Since then, she’s continued taking one college class per semester while working at raising a family. Now, 19 years later, she’s graduating with a degree in accounting, and fulfilling a promise she made to her father years ago.


By Jenn Inzetta

Gawker was kind enough to bring this woman’s story to our attention and we thought we’d bring it to yours. Because not only does she deserve a little recognition for having the determination to stick with it for 19 years while holding a job and raising a family, but she’s also done the one thing no one else has. (Poor Cappie he left after just 5 years.)

She’s managed to prove all those people who say “you won’t be in college forever” wrong. She proved to people everywhere that if you really want to you can make college last. So come on ladies, let’s tip our hats to the woman that didn’t just make her own dream come true, but ours too.

I bet you graduating seniors are re-thinking your plans now, aren’t ya?

2 Comments on "Woman Graduates College After 19 Years"

  1. Angel says:
    Tue, 26th Apr 20117:35 pm 

    I love stories like this. As a 25 year old finishing up my freshman year (and realizing that I'm going to be over 30 by the time I actually get done with pharm school), it's inspiring to see people that push through the day-to-day struggles and do what they can to graduate, no matter how long it takes. I work full-time and go to school full-time at night, so I can totally understand the stress she might have gone through (though I'm sure the addition of a family would leave me bald and fingernail-less, so I'll stick to just keeping up with my dogs for now).

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