| This week, NC State: Achieve! features Marie Blanchard, a single mother of two and NC State student. No late-night parties for this distance education student; instead, she’ll be cooking dinner and cracking the books with her two daughters. As a single mom of two school-age kids, Marie balances a number of demands on her time. Like many modern moms, Marie juggles a 40-hour work week, the kids‘ nightly homework and school events, cheerleading practice, and her own undergraduate studies. In the Blanchard household, study time is a family event.  Marie is now finishing her undergraduate degree in sociology with a criminal justice concentration. She is completing her course work via distance education. From courses delivered by videocassette to media-rich Internet-based classes, she has experienced NC State Distance Education in all its forms. She hopes to graduate spring 2004. “Working full-time and being a single parent does not leave me much time for attending classes on campus. Through distance education, I can balance the demands of my job and time with my two daughters. Without distance education, I would not be able to finish my degree,” Blanchard says.
Not one to rest on her laurels, Marie plans to continue her education in graduate
school.
Find out more about distance education at NC State online at www.distance.ncsu.edu |
