Often in life, you must overcome your greatest fears to achieve your greatest successes. 

Evelyn Vedasto knew her path to success would require a college education. She’d earned her associate degree in 2011 but kept delaying her bachelor’s degree, partly because of her busy schedule but also because she was afraid of online learning. Before she knew it, time had slipped by.

“The next thing I knew, it was 2014,” she recalls.

Imani Amia Frederickson credits her father with passing down the strong, disciplined work ethic he acquired as a U.S. Marine. It’s a work ethic that served her well during her own four-year enlistment in the Air Force, as well as her simultaneous pursuit of a college degree at Ashford University*.

After eight years of service in the United States Navy, including six years in Japan and “a good portion” of Asia, Weston Warr started to contemplate beyond the armed forces. 

“Getting a college degree has always been one of my bigger life goals,” he says, adding that a degree would help him provide “a proper life” for his family after a career of service.