EDUCATION

SCC graduates first class with bachelor’s degrees

Joy Solomon celebrates earning her bachelor’s of business administration with her 14-year-old son Jai. She was one of 54 members of the first class to earn a four-year degree at Scottsdale Community College May 14..

(Courtesy Joy Solomon)

After being out of school for nearly two decades, Joy Solomon, 43, decided to go back to finish her bachelor’s degree.

A working mom and a business owner, Solomon didn’t necessarily need any more on her plate but it was precisely because she was getting stretched so thin that she wanted to earn that degree so she could make some changes in her life.

With money being a huge issue, she decided to get her lower level courses out of the way at Gilbert Chandler Community College.

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