Mom Completes Online Master’s Degree. Then She Journeys More Than 1500 Miles to Walk on Stage and Get Her Diploma

A Las Vegas mom took an uncommon route to earn her diploma — and made sure to cross the finish line in person.

Katelyn Wittman completed her coursework online through Arkansas State to earn a master’s degree in mass media management. With a newborn at home and a full-time job, she chose the remote option to make the program fit her life.

“When we were searching, I was talking to the recruiter and he told me about the benefits and how the program works and I was like, ‘I can do this,’” Wittman told KCRG News. “And I did it in a year.”…

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