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Chico State

Brandon Wright

A photo collage of reentry student scholarship award winners, featuring two female students and two male students.

A Degree of Determination

Every year, students drop out of the education system for various reasons. It takes a special kind of grit to return and finish their degree. Meet four students who refuse to give up.

Brandon Wright holds his young son on his back and they smile at each other.

Accounting Major Counts on Finishing What He Started

From losing his home in the Camp Fire to his father's unexpected death, accounting major Brandon Wright has endured significant setbacks—but he refuses to give up.