OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Elijah Muhammad has achieved something not many 13 year olds can brag about: He's a college graduate.
The young teen recently walked the stage at Oklahoma City Community College after earning an associate's degree in computer science and cybersecurity.
"My dad has a homeschool program called Pro One Collegiate Academy and it basically accelerates your learning into things that you're interested in," Elijah told"Good Morning America.""So, since I was interested in cybersecurity, it accelerated me in that and I was able to go to college early." "I told them that I was actually in this class [at] my age -- they were surprised at first," he said."They thought I would just be quiet in class. But when I asked questions and I was interacting with the class, they were more surprised.""And regardless of if you're older or not, it's like I've never seen [anything] like him," she said.
"I got two associate's degrees at 14 years old, and I kind of did the same process," said Shania."That's why I just went on to do my bachelor's. I completed everything in two and a half years. So I was just kind of exploring and just having fun, but it turned out quite amazing."
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