85-year-old graduates college decades after starting
NBC News·2025-12-18 05:12
And out of our southern bureau, a pretty special moment at a college graduation in Florida. A student getting his day in the sun decades after first setting foot on campus. >> That roaring applause was for Roberto Fernandez, age 85, who enrolled at FIU back in 1972, but wasn't able to finish his degree.He found out he needed just one more class to graduate a few years back. So, we hit the books. He calls graduating from college his life goal. ...