A 79-year-old man is proving that it’s never too late to go to school. Rev. Willie Ryals, who started attending an online school in 2021, has now earned his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice , the Tallahassee Democrat reported. Ryals will accept his degree from the American Intercontinental University during a graduation ceremony in Atlanta on July 21. Three days after graduation, Ryals will celebrate his 80th birthday. “I’m happy for myself, because my father always wanted me to go after a degree,” Ryals told the Tallahassee Democrat . “He’s passed and gone, but I’m keeping this promise.”
