Madison Rohrbaugh originally attended Duquesne University in Pittsburgh but quickly realized that living and taking classes in a big city felt overwhelming.
“At Duquesne, I realized I wasn’t outgoing and mostly kept to myself,” Rohrbaugh said. “I was more introverted than extroverted, and because it was such a huge school, I was scared to really talk to anyone.”
After leaving the university, Rohrbaugh, a first-generation college student, moved back to her small hometown in Pennsylvania and began taking general education classes online at Harrisburg Area Community College. There, she discovered a partnership with nearby Lebanon Valley College that made pursuing a bachelor’s degree feel possible again.
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