Northampton Community College 2013 graduation: Shirley Mitchell's degree decades in the making

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FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

Shirley Mitchell's path to the stage at Northampton Community College'sgraduation tonight spanned decades, but she never lost her drive.

Mitchell, 82, of Hellertown, grew up in an era where she was supposed to graduate high school, find a suitable husband and rear children, she recalled. She did just that but always yearned for a college degree.