This 69-year-old lady lost her husband and thought that it was time to make a change in her life. She had always wanted to go back to school, so decided to just go for it! She got a degree in Fine Arts and studied painting, ceramics, and woodworking during her program.

If you ever need a little inspiration in life, just think about this woman’s story. She was diagnosed as dyslexic, making it very hard to handle most traditional forms of education, and she became pregnant when she was just 16. She had to drop out of school to have her baby and raise her, but eventually, she went back and got a First Class Honours degree from college.

Here we can see a lovely photo of a mom and her boy on graduation day. The thing that makes this photo unique from all the other graduation photos out there is that the mom was graduating on the exact same day as her son!

This 73-year-old grandma was always frustrated that she never got to finish high school, so she decided to go back and get her diploma, once and for all.

Donald Doll joined the US Navy during the final years of World War II when he was just a young man, so he never actually finished high school. Here he is going back and getting his diploma at the age of 91!

These pretty ladies almost look like twins, but it’s actually a mother and a daughter, both graduating together on the same day. The mom is 49 and decided to go along to nursing school with her daughter.

This mom decided to go back to college after raising her kids. She obtained a PhD in social work from Tulane. Nice job!

Plenty of young people feel like it’s already too late for them to get degrees or graduate college, but this old guy did it all at 81!

Usually, graduation ceremonies are filled with parents and grandparents feeling proud of their kids. This photo shows us the exact opposite! A young girl is handing her 62-year-old immigrant grandma some flowers after the impressive old lady got a degree in accounting and finance.

This proud lady is posing for a graduation photo. She’s 65 years old, but looks a lot younger and must surely feel that way as well after obtaining her college diploma.

This lady blows our minds. She’s a mom of eight! And she still found time to look after all those kids, raise them right, and go back to school to get her diploma. She did it all alongside one of her sons. Wow, what an inspiration.

This grandma actually set a whole new record as the oldest ever graduate of East Tennessee State University. She was 87 years old at the time.

As this young lady writes in her tweet, anyone can do it! If you have the motivation and drive to go back to college or high school, there’s nothing that can stop you going all the way.

The brave people who fought in World War II and any other conflict throughout history deserve our respect and admiration, and this WW2 vet went even further, getting his high school diploma in his early 90s.

Graduating college isn’t something you have to do alone. Sure, you might be the one who has to go to classes and pass the exams, but your family and friends can help along the way, just like the loving family in this photo.

This photo shows a very happy woman with her proud husband after she obtained a PhD, despite being much older than many of the other students in her class.

This man had already been to college when he was younger, but he always wanted to go back and get his Master’s. Eventually, he decided the time was right, and his son was there to watch the moment it all happened.

This man has done it all! He’s a Vietnam vet and he still managed to find time in later life to go back to college and get an Honours degree at the age of 72.

Imagine being in the same class as a parent or child. It would certainly be a unique experience, but these two men got to live it. They’re father and son and they graduated together on the very same day.

Here’s another inspiring tale! This lady is thrilled to be graduating law school in the USA at the age of 55. She’d only been in the country a little over a decade, having fled her homeland of Venezuela to seek a better life.

This man decided to set himself a challenge. He wanted to graduate college before he made it to 100 years old. He did it with over 30 years to spare!

This old man graduated college at the age of 71 and the whole family was there to celebrate! His wife wanted to capture the moment with this special photo of ‘Her boys’.

Once again, everyone was cheering with joy when this 92-year-old man graduated law school. What an incredible achievement! It just goes to show that age is only a number and you’re never too old to learn new things.

Everyone in the audience stood up and cheered loudly when this inspiring old lady walked across the stage to collect her diploma. She’s an inspiration to all of us.

Life has been a real rollercoaster for this man. He got married in his early 20s, became an American citizen at the age of 31, became a dad to five beautiful kids, watched them grow up, became a grandpa, and then earned a college education too.

Some people might look at this photo and think that the 92-year-old lady on the right stands out from the other young women and men, but to them, she was just another classmate! They all studied hard together to graduate as a group.

This grandma managed to get a PhD at the age of 77! She was her university’s oldest ever graduate and she deserves all the applause and cheers she received on that special day.

Wow. This couple were both forced into internment camps back during World War II, so never got to finish high school. More than seven decades later, when the war was long over, they went back to school and finally got to graduate.

Meet Margaret Bekema. At the age of 97, she finally got the high school diploma she always wanted! You see, back in the 1930s, when she was originally at high school, Margaret’s mom got sick with cancer, so she decided to drop out and care for the family instead of pursuing her education.

You can really see what it means to this 98-year-old man to get his high school dipoma. He had to drop out of high school early to be drafted during World War II, but he was determined to go back and get it someday.

Like several other men on this list, this elderly graduate had to leave high school early due to the outbreak of World War II. He bravely flew across the world to serve his country before heading home. Years later, he went back to high school to finish what he started.

This extraordinary lady named Annie Dillard already got her first degree in the 1960s, but that wasn’t enough! She went back to college at the age of 92 to get a second degree.

Amy Craton will go down in the history books as one of the oldest graduates of all time! She got a degree at the age of 94 but wasn’t done there. She decided to carry on studying to get her Master’s too.

No challenge is too great for this proud dad as he stands in front of a shimmering lake after earning a Master’s in education.

Several members of this big family had already been to college and gotten their degrees, and it seems like grandpa was feeling a little left out so decided to go and get one for himself as well.

Joe Perricone was in high school during one of the most troubling periods of global histroy: World War II. He had to leave school early to go and fight for his country, saving lives and making a difference in ending the bloodiest conflict we’ve ever seen. At 95, he went back to high school and got the diploma he always wanted.

This inspiring man was 63 when he got his fine arts and liberal arts degree. He’d always wanted to pursue artistic education, but had to drop out of school early on in his youth in order to look after his family.

The words “It’s Never Too Late” were shining brightly as Imam, who was in her 60s at the time, graduated with a Master’s in social work from George Mason University.

Jarita Hall is no stranger to hard work. She raised five kids and a grandchild all by herself! Then, as if that wasn’t enough, she went to law school in her 60s and graduated at the age of 64.

This elderly is a mom, a grandmother, and a college graduate. At the age of 72, she finally got the college degree she’d worked so hard for.

This old man used to spend his days selling fruit, dreaming of something greater. One day, he decided to take the plunge and go back to college, becoming the university’s oldest ever graduate a few years later.

Choo Siew Eng was 56 years old when she graduated from the very highly rated Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Way to go!

Take a look at Dorothy Daniels! She was 99 years of age when this photo was taken. On that very same day, she became the record breaking oldest ever graduate at the College of the Canyons. What a story.

It’s amazing to see your child or your grandchild graduate, watching from the audience with pride as they collect their diploma. But what about seeing your child and your grandchild graduate together on the very same day! That’s what this proud old lady got to witness.

Dr. Lis Kirkby is one of the oldest ever graduates down under in Australia. She was 93 when she got her PhD. When asked how she made it so far, she said that “A love of learning is essential.” It was her love of education that drove her all the way.

Now we’re really looking at a major old-timer! Theresia Brandl was celebrating her 105th birthday in the same year she also celebrated becoming a college graduate. By keeping her mind sharp in her old age, she was able to live longer and healthier than many other people.

This elderly Oregon graduate named Leo Plass is an inspiration to us all. He sets an example and proves that you should never say never in life. Even when you’re getting close to blowing out 100 candles, you still have time to bring your dreams to life.

Over in Japan, Kiyoko Ozeki holds the record as the oldest ever woman to get her doctoral degree. She was 88 on graduation day.

This is Lela Burden. She got an honorary high school diploma at the simply extraordinary age of 111! She attended a Virginia high school back in 1918, but the school got shut down due to a flu outbreak. While school was closed, Lela decided to just go out and get a job, so she never actually went back to school.

Fred Butler has actually been entered into the Guinness Book of World Records for being one of the oldest ever high school graduates. He got the diploma at the age of 106, with the town mayor of Beverly, Massachusetts officially declaring the day to be “Fred Butler Day”. Like others, Fred dropped out of high school to help family and fight in the war.

Marie Hunt was awarded her high school diploma at the age of 103! She dropped out of the school originally in 8th grade because she lived so far away and found it difficult to make the journey each day. Instead, she preferred to stay home and look after her eight siblings.

Clare Picciutto was due to attend high school back in the 1930s, but the Great Depression hit and prevented him from pursuing a proper education. Years later, her daughter, Deborah, got in touch with the superintendent of the local public schools area and organized a surprise graduation day for her mom. She was 100!

Leah Vogel Hahn was 100 years old in 2016, and so was Cleveland High School! Since Leah had never been able to finish her education due to the Great Depression, the school decided to organize a special graduation just for her.

97-year-old Charles Leuzzi fought bravely during World War II. He got four bronze star medals and a couple of purple hearts too. But one thing he always wanted to place alongside his medal collection was a high school diploma. He got it in the end, and his whole family threw a special party to celebrate.

Dorothy Huston was so close to graduating high school back when she was a teen in 1942! Unfortunately, she got expelled just before graduation after breaking the rules and revealing that she’d secretly gotten married. She always regretted not graduating, and vowed to go back someday. In the end, on her 93rd birthday, she got the diploma she so desperately craved.

Ronald Gilroy left school early to join the US Army. He fought honorably in World War II and served his country bravely, deciding to stay in the Army for another ten years before getting married, having kids, and accepting that he’d probably never get a high school diploma. Fortunately, he did get the diploma in the end at the ripe old age of 90!

Willadene Zedan proves that it’s truly never too late to try something new. After her husband, who she had been with for 50 years, sadly died of a heart attack, Willadene vowed to make the most of whatever time she had left. She went to college, graduated at 85, and even got a job afterwards.

Anne Martindell was a Democratic Party politician from New Jersey. She was the US Ambassador to New Zealand for several years and led an extraordinary and inspiring life. At the age of 86, she earned a college degree. It was just another day’s work for this amazing old lady.

Mary Fasano made headlines around the world back in the late 90s when she became the oldest student to ever graduated from Harvard! She was 89 at the time and studied everything from art and literature to Italian language and other subjects too.

One of the most inspiring golden grads of all, Nola Ochas was 95 when she got a degree in general studies. She then obtained a master’s in history at the age of 98! When asked about her achievements, she said that she doesn’t dwell on her age and never wants to feel limited by a number.