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Chico State

Chantel Bebee

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.

Chantel Bebee sits in a chair in her home with an open book in front of her.

Son’s Struggle Drives Mother to Study Communication Science

Once wondering if she belonged in college at all, communication sciences and disorders major Chantel Bebee quickly thrived and became a mentor to her classmates.