Project Kitty Hawk soaring

(The Center Square) – Presley Holland Freeman is a North Carolina mother with two young children and a full-time preschool teacher.

She wanted to complete an undergraduate degree in psychology so she could go on to become a school counselor. But that goal was challenging with two toddlers, a husband who also works full time and an hour commute each way from her Selma home to the campus at East Carolina University in Greenville.

A program offered by the University of North Carolina System designed specifically for those who work full time jobs, made it possible for Freeman to finish her degree in two years, which included transfer credits from her previous college work. The program, Project Kitty Hawk, allows students the option of earning a degree remotely while still working full time in their day jobs.

Freeman graduated in December. She attended the graduation in person on campus.

“Graduating and walking across the stage is such an accomplishment,” Freeman told TCS. “Without Project Kitty Hawk, I truly wouldn’t have been able to.”

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