GARY POST-TRIBUNE: Student earns dual degrees, a first for both school, his family

High school senior Vincent Pena will receive a college degree nearly a month before he picks up his diploma from 21st Century Charter High School.

Pena didn’t set out to be trend setter, but he’s proud it worked out that way.

Pena will become the first member of his family to earn a college degree Saturday when he receives an associate degree in general studies from Ivy Tech Northwest at its 11 a.m. commencement at the Genesis Center. He’ll also be the first student from 21st Century to receive an Ivy Tech degree. READ MORE