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Wow! California 13-year-old Graduates College ... With Four Associate's Degrees

Victor Skinner : May 27, 2020  EAGNews.org

"I'm still trying to figure it out, but I just want to focus on learning right now. That's what I love to do." -Jack Rico

[EAGNews.org] A California 13-year-old is raising eyebrows as the youngest student ever to graduate from Fullerton College. (Image: via EAGNews.org)

And Jack Rico is now taking the four associate's degrees he earned at the school over the last two years to the University of Nevada, where he's continuing his studies on a full scholarship.

"I'm 13, so I don't want to rush everything," Rico told KABC. "I'm still trying to figure it out, but I just want to focus on learning right now. That's what I love to do."

Rico said he plans to pursue a bachelor's degree in history, continuing a college journey that began at age 11.

Fullerton College isn't holding traditional graduation ceremonies this year because of the coronavirus, so his family planned a special drive-by celebration for Wednesday in La Mirada. Rico's parents also celebrated his milestone over the weekend with a cap and gown and special sign in his front yard, where he spoke with KABC.

The sign read: "The Youngest Graduate Ever of Fullerton College Lives Here Class of 2020."

Rico's accomplishment truly impressive, but he's far from the only youngster to blaze through their education.

Elliott Tanner started attending Normandale Community College in Minnesota at the age of 9, and he graduates with his associate's degree this year at age 11, FOX 9 reports.

Tanner, a math major, is believed to be the youngest person ever to graduate college in the state.

"He started doing math when he was three, adding and subtracting on the play rug in his room," Tanner's mother, Michelle Tanner, told the news site... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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