Meet Michael Nicholson, an 83-year-old with 30 degrees, proving hard work pays off for this Kalamazoo resident. Nobody on the planet even comes close to the number of degrees this Kalamazoo man has earned. Michael Nicholson, who just turned 83 years old in April of 2024, has been in school for at least 55 years and has at least 30 college degrees. The last degree that Nicholson received that we know of was a Master’s degree in Criminal Justice back in 2012.