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16-year-old graduates with diploma, degree in two years at Early College

A month past his 16th birthday, Adi Patel has 1) his driver’s license, 2) his high school diploma and 3) two associate degrees from Lenoir Community College. After just two years at Lenoir County Early College High School – that is, two years out of Woodington Middle School – Adi is heading to North Carolina State University with plans to secure a master’s degree in computer science by the time he’s 19.

LCC student spotlight: Chelsea Raynor

Chelsea Raynor of Kinston wasn’t sure what she wanted to do in life, but she knew she had to make a change. A single mom of a two-month old son, Chelsea said she quit high school as a freshman because she experienced complications in the first half of her pregnancy.