For Brandon Twine, the road to earning a bachelor’s degree came with unexpected roadblocks, most significantly the untimely passing of his father.

It was during his time as a manager at Burger King that Brandon made the decision to return to original academic goals. He’d always aspired to become the first college graduate in his family, and now was the time to make that happen.

Kimberly Oddy spent her childhood in Vermont, harboring dreams of making her mark in the world of cinema. 

"I wanted to work for a company like Pixar," she said.

Fischer Cook just entered his twenties and, thanks to ECPI University’s Charleston campus, already holds a bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity.

Cook, a Charleston, SC native, first started taking classes at ECPI as part of the Cyber Dual Credit Program through Summerville High School. 

“I always had a STEM interest,” said Cook. “Growing up I was into big machines, Thomas the Train, and anything engineering.”