First class: Auburn University to graduate first class of students at Staton Correctional Facility
AUBURN, Ala., Dec. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A college education can mean a pathway to a brighter future, a chance for a better life. It's that extra credential needed to land the dream job you've always wanted, to prepare you to improve your community.
- Kenny lived in Auburn for three years, but said he wasn't in the right mindset back then to enroll at the university.
- They never entered a classroom on the Plains; their classes were held in a stark white, non-descript room at Staton Correctional Facility in Elmore County, Alabama.
- These 11 students will receive their Auburn degrees on Dec. 16, one week after the university graduates nearly 2,000 students.
- They represent the first class of students to graduate from Auburn through the Second Chance Pell program.