С�� Online helps top Tennessee two-year college grad achieve educational goals

STARKVILLE, Miss.—After being honored as a finalist for the 2021 Tennessee Community College Student of the Year, Mitchell Grimm is crediting Mississippi State online programs for helping him continue his education while working a full-time job.

Holding a 4.0 grade point average as a paralegal studies graduate of Southwest Tennessee Community College, Grimm now is an С�� Online Bachelor of Applied Science degree student and a senior legal associate for a Southaven-based Google operations center.

“There were several things that came together to get me here, and the С�� Online BAS program made the decision an easy one for me. First, it’s designed to accept all the credits from an associate degree, so I didn’t lose any credits or any time,” he said.

“Second, the program offers a criminal justice concentration. In my job, I deal with police departments around the world who seek assistance with criminal investigations,” Grimm added, “and my coursework at State is absolutely applicable to the work that I do.

Grimm also married into a big С�� family.

“Although my wife did not go to State, her sister, most of her cousins and our daughter did, so there is a sentimental connection as well,” he said.

Grimm is one of approximately 3,600 С�� Online students enrolled this semester. More than 150 distance students are expected to earn their undergraduate degree in May, with more than 230 receiving a graduate.

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