Umur tak pernah
membatasi seseorang untuk belajar. Itulah yang ada pada diri Mike Nicholson.
Pada usianya 71 tahun, dia telah menyandang 29 gelar akademik. Wow, sungguh
luar biasa. Semua didapatkan melalui kuliah, tak ada gelar kehormatan.
“Saya ingin menyandang 33 atau
34 gelar. Itu sudah hampir saya capai,” kata Nicholson dalam wawancara dengan Huffington
Post.
Ke-29 gelarnya, terdiri satu
gelar S1, dua gelar diploma, 22 gelar S2 dan 3 spesialis serta 1 gelar doktor.
Gelar pertamanya sarjana dalam pendidikan agama dari William Tyndale College in
Farmington Hills pada 1963. Sedangkan gelar doktor ia raih pada 1978 di Western
Michigan University sembari bekerja sebagai tukang parkir di sana.
Berikut ini daftar 29 gelar
yang diperoleh Nicholson selama sekitar 47 tahun.
1. Bachelor of Religious
Education (B.R.E.), William Tyndale College, 1963. Major: General Bible.
2. Master of Theology (Th.M.),
Dallas Theological Seminary, 1967. Major: Systematic Theology.
3. Master of Arts (M.A.),
Eastern Michigan University, 1969. Major: Classroom Teaching.
4. Specialist in Arts (Sp.A.),
Eastern Michigan University, 1970. Major: Classroom Teaching.
5. Master in Education
(M.Ed.), University of Ottawa (Canada), 1974. Major: School Counselling.
6. Specialist in Education
(Ed.S.), Western Michigan University, 1975. Major: Educational Leadership.
7. Doctor of Education
(Ed.D.), Western Michigan University, 1977. Major: Educational Leadership.
8. Master of Business
Administration (M.B.A.), Western Michigan University, 1978. Major: Business
Administration.
9. Master of Science in
Library Science (M.S.L.S.), Wayne State University, 1980. Major: Library
Science.
10. Associate in Applied
Science (A.A.S.), Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 1982. Major: Law Enforcement.
11. Associate in Business
(A.Bus.), Lansing Community College, 1986. Major: Management.
12. Master of Arts (M.A.),
Michigan State University, 1988. Major: Adult and Continuing Education.
13. Master of Arts (M.A.),
Western Michigan University, 1990. Major: Special Education.
14. Master of Arts (M.A.),
Western Michigan University, 1991. Major: Reading.
15. Master of Arts (M.A.),
Western Michigan University, 1992. Major: Career and Technical Education.
16. Specialist in Arts
(Sp.A.), Eastern Michigan University, 1993. Major: School Psychology.
17. Master of Arts (M.A.),
Western Michigan University, 1994. Major: Home Economics.
18. Master of Arts (M.A.),
Western Michigan University, 1995. Major: Teaching in the Elementary School.
19. Master of Arts (M.A.),
Western Michigan University, 1996. Major: Teaching in the Middle School.
20. Master of Arts (M.A.),
Western Michigan University, 1997. Major: Early Childhood Education.
21. Master of Arts (M.A.),
Western Michigan University, 1998. Major: Human Resources Development.
22. Master of Arts (M.A.),
Western Michigan University, 1999. Major: Physical Education.
23. Master of Science in
Education (M.S.Ed.), Indiana University South Bend, 2001. Major: Special
Education.
24. Master of Education
(M.Ed.), Oakland University, 2003. Major: Special Education.
25. Master of Science in
Education (M.S.Ed.), Indiana University South Bend, 2004. Major: Secondary
Education.
26. Master of Education
(M.Ed.), Grand Valley State University, 2005. Major: General Education.
27. Master of Public
Administration (M.P.A.), Grand Valley State University, 2008. Major: Public
Administration.
28. Master of Health
Administration (M.H.A.), Grand Valley State University, 2009. Major: Health
Administration.
29. Master of Education
(M.Ed.), Grand Valley State University, 2010. Major: Special Education
Administration.
Gelar ke-30 berusaha
didapatkan melalui program studi ilmu kriminal. Selamat ya pak. [mlive.com/huffingtonpost.com]
