| Joanne didn’t have any idea what to take | | | | Columbus State and Community College is also |
| up in college. The reason could have been because | | | | another good choice to get that degree. Though |
| this person got pregnant at the age of 16. Despite | | | | this place did not offer business administration, it |
| the challenges, the woman was still able to finish | | | | offered other degrees that can also be finished in |
| high school a year later than this person’s | | | | a span of two years. The nice thing about the |
| friends. | | | | program is that the student can transfer to a |
| A few years later over a cup of coffee with | | | | 4-year program after completion. |
| some friends, this person thought of going back | | | | Kent State University offered business and |
| to school. Joanne may have been clueless that | | | | computer management. Some consider this the |
| time but was thinking of pursuing business in a | | | | best of both worlds because people live in an age |
| vocational school nearby. | | | | where technology is at its peak and has the |
| Seeing that Joanne was kind of determined, the | | | | potential of going further in the future. |
| friends decided to help out in this endeavor. The | | | | Before choosing the vocational school to go to, |
| first thing that had to be done was to check out | | | | Joanne had to check the how much the tuition |
| the various schools in the Internet and see the | | | | was and how reputable the institution is in terms |
| programs that were being offered. | | | | of the success rate of applicants after graduation. |
| Joanne didn’t want to study for another | | | | Seeing that many are accredited and offer career |
| four years to get a degree. This helped the | | | | counseling to students, Joanne will not have a hard |
| friends narrow down the choices to vocational | | | | time after getting the degree. |
| schools that were close by in the state of Ohio. | | | | The only thing the person needs to quality for a |
| The first one that sounded interested was the | | | | vocational school is a high school diploma and the |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. | | | | results of the General Education Development |
| The school offered business administration and | | | | Test or GED. Since Joanne took this a few years |
| management. The program will last 2 years and | | | | ago, the process of applying will not be that |
| this could be longer should Joanne is a single | | | | difficult compared to those who dropped out of |
| mother. | | | | high school because of teenage pregnancy. |