A 99-year-old woman is celebrating her graduation from college 75 years after a $5 fee kept her from getting her diploma on time.
Beal College in Bangor, Maine, awarded Jessie White her degree in stenography and bookkeeping Friday in a special ceremony arranged by a friend.
White was supposed to graduate in 1939, but couldn't afford the $5 transcript fee.
Despite the lack of a degree, she worked for years as a bookkeeper.