Alumna - Norton, Kansas
When Laurie started researching four-year colleges, she had very strict criteria: online learning, working-adult students, and reputable degree programs. She wanted to advance to a management position at the non-profit organization where she worked and knew to do so she had to make a smart investment in her education.
Growing up in poverty, in an unstable home environment, Laurie wanted to give her five children the things she could only dream of as a child herself. Now with her BSBA, she is able to show her children the benefits of education and stability. She has a mid-level management position and wishes to pay forward the same opportunity to her brother.