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I guess you might call me a perpetual student. Hey, I'm 65+ and there is still a lot to learn out there. No, I'm not going to live long enough to know it all but I can enjoy learning some as long as I am able. Is it worth it to go to college. Absolutely. I've changed careers a half dozen times and I have gone to school to learn more about my chosen field each time. I have grown as a person because I was willing to learn new things. There is an old cliche' that I rather much believe in and encourage others to follow and that is..."Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss your target, you will still land among the stars." That is how I feel about education. I don't think anyone has a real excuse for not learning until they are six feet under.

I graduated from a small, one year business college...My parents choice, not mine. I wanted to be a teacher, a writer and researcher. They said no, they couldn't afford to send me to a Teachers College and I would become a secretary. As it was, I had to work part-time to defray the cost of even a one year, hole in the wall business college, even back even 45 years ago. The business college I attended was three rooms over a local pub. There were only two teachers, one of them being the owner of the college and there was no campus. You either commuted or found a room to rent nearby. It was not my idea of college but I saw it through. I wasn't given a whole lot of choice in the matter. It was that or nothing. Being someone's secretary was not my dream. Never the less, I benefited from the experience. I'm a fairly good typist. I take good notes. My math skills are still pretty much up to par. I can keep my check book balanced and figure a worable budget. I learned some skills that have been useful to me throughout my life. Those are all pluses and I learned them in business college. I didn't like being a secretary and I liked my bosses even less and with more than justifiable reason. I lasted about eight years in that field. I've never gone back and at this point in my life I highly doubt I will. Was business college worth it. Of course it was and several years later when I decided to go to college on my own, I was already married, filing for a divorce and had four children, I had a few credits carried over from that one year, only three but three was better than zero and starting from scratch all over again.

I attended the College of Saint Joseph the Provider. I didn't graduate. I wish I

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