Student Spotlight - Norco College

 

Maxwell Skipworth

 

Maxwell Skipworth, 17, achieved something very few others have done. He received his high school diploma and community college associate's degree by the end of his junior year in 2009. The only dilemma facing Maxwell at the time was choosing which graduation ceremony to participate in as both were being held on the same date and time. In the end, he decided to participate in his high school graduation with his peers.

 

Maxwell started taking his college classes at the RCCD Norco College when he was just 12 years old through the college's concurrent enrollment program. The first class he took at Norco was World Religions; he received an A in the course and maintained a 3.0 GPA throughout his concurrent college enrollment. As Maxwell began taking history courses, he quickly realized that history was his passion. He credits his first professor, Stephen Reed.

 

"Professor Reed really encouraged me to take an interest in history; my goal is to obtain my bachelor's and master's in history then eventually go to law school." Maxwell said.

 

Today, Maxwell is a full-time student at California State University, Fullerton. His parents, he said, encouraged him throughout his early college experience at RCCD Norco, driving him to and from his evening classes. In summing up his time at Norco, Maxwell shared that, "RCC is really a great school with a lot of possibilities and opportunities for students. We can reach our goals as long as we work hard and stick to it. Anything is possible."

 

Written By: Daniela McCarson