‘It’s Never Too Late’: Stacie Jackson Overcomes Addiction, Incarceration and Illness to Graduate with Distinction

‘It’s Never Too Late’: Stacie Jackson Overcomes Addiction, Incarceration and Illness to Graduate with Distinction06/16/2025 10:31:51 AMMoreno Valley College Stacie Jackson, in regalia, walks across the graduation stage.

Stacie Jackson, in regalia, walks across the graduation stage.

“From a bench in South Park to commencement, I never thought I would make it out,” said Stacie Jackson. At age 62, Jackson walked across the stage at Moreno Valley College as the first among her siblings to earn a college degree, and she did so with distinction, earning two associate degrees.

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