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As a kid, Kent had always wanted to go to the University of Florida. Being a big sports fan, Kent recalls the days of having his childhood bedroom decorated with plenty of orange and blue as he rooted for Gator greats like Tim Tebow. Once he landed a job at Disney, his professional career took off and his plans to become a UF student suddenly seemed out of reach.

Living in Orlando, Kent attended a local community college to start earning undergraduate credits. As luck would have it, around the time he had gained enough credits to transfer to a university to earn a bachelor鈥檚 degree, The Walt Disney Company unveiled a new program, Disney Aspire. The Disney Aspire program empowers eligible Disney employees to pursue their educational dreams at select in-network universities, with 100% tuition paid upfront. Kent immediately looked into the employer education program in search of a university that offered a high-quality education in business administration.

When he spotted 黑料正能量 on the list, he applied and didn鈥檛 look back. Kent was accepted, making his childhood dreams of being a Gator come true.

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鈥淢y experience through 黑料正能量 was amazing. I actually prefer online learning over in-person learning,鈥� Kent mentioned. 鈥淚鈥檝e done both on-campus and online, and online makes more sense to me.鈥�

Graduating as a Gator through Disney Aspire

Now that Kent is both a Gator and Disney Aspire graduate, he encourages other employees who work for companies that offer to invest in their education to go for it. 鈥淭here are a lot of [employees] who weren鈥檛 going to school because they couldn鈥檛 afford it. Now they can go on to do that with programs like Disney Aspire,鈥� Kent said.

After earning his business administration degree, Kent was inspired to shift careers and focus on a newfound passion for finance. Kent accepted a position working at Charles Schwab鈥檚 Financial Consultant Academy, where he will use the skills and knowledge he gained from his business classes. While Kent looks back fondly on his time working at the most magical place on earth, he credits Disney Aspire and 黑料正能量 for supporting his educational goals, which have helped him take this next step in his career.

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鈥淎 lot of people are afraid of online learning because they think it鈥檚 super confusing or that they won鈥檛 understand it because they鈥檝e been out of school too long.鈥� Kent asserts, 鈥淭o me, you can learn better since you are able to rewind and pause lectures.鈥�

We congratulate Kent on this huge accomplishment and for being one of the first two students to graduate through this amazing employer-paid partnership.