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Meet Charlie Tobler

January 31, 2024

Charlie Tobler put off college to become a farrier, shoeing horses for several years before deciding to go back to school. He earned 48 completely free college credits through Modern States and CLEP, part of an effort that allowed him to graduate from Thomas Edison State University in under one year.

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