A matter of degrees -- Not a lot of people have them in Yakima County
Joel Ortega wants a bachelor's degree. He'd be the first in his family to get one.
Ortega is trying to overcome the hurdles that trip up many students on their way to a four-year school.
The Eisenhower High School senior doesn't want to be like the vast majority of adults in Yakima County, where less than 16 percent of those older than age 25 have a bachelor's degree. That's slightly more than half the statewide rate of 31 percent.
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