Perpetual student

Template:Short description A perpetual student, gradual student, or career student is either a college or university attendee who either pursues multiple terminal degrees or re-enrolls for several years more than is necessary to obtain a given degree.

Holders of multiple academic degrees

Number of Earned Degrees	Name	Dates	Notes
30<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Michael Nicholson	1941–present	Part-time parking attendant whose degree list includes 22 master's degrees and one doctorate.<ref name=":2">Template:Cite web</ref>
23<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Robert W. McGee	1947–present	Holds 13 doctorates.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Professor of Accounting at Fayetteville State University<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
20<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Shrikant Jichkar	1954–2004	Indian civil servant.
16<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	Benjamin Bolger	1975–present	Received an associate's from Muskegon Community College, his bachelor's from the University of Michigan, thirteen master's degrees and a Doctor of Design from Harvard University.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
15<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Luciano Baietti	1947–present	Studied for degrees in physical education, law, literature, philosophy, sociology, criminology, and military strategy. In 2002, The Guinness Book of World Records officially recognized Baietti as the most graduated living person in the world.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
11<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	Bruce Berry	1940–2014	Took his first degree from Manchester University in 1963. Earned a number of master's degrees starting in the 1970s. He earned a Ph.D. from Leeds Metropolitan University. Died while completing a second Ph.D. Worked in technical document translation for Agfa-Gevaert, for the Post Office, and as a teacher, before working as a school crossing guard in retirement.
11<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	John Warwick Montgomery	1931–2024	Lawyer and Christian apologist
10	Jacob Appel	1973–present	Holds both a Doctor of Medicine<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and a Juris Doctor. Serves on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.
9<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Md Amiruzzaman	1981–present	A multidisciplinary academic and researcher, currently serving as a faculty member at West Chester University. Holds three doctoral degrees, five master's degrees, and one bachelor's degree.
9<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Robelyn Garcia	1965–present	Former professional women's basketball player is currently an academic at Harvard University and Arizona State University.
8<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	James Howard	1979–present	Mathematician and public policy scholar
8<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	David Maly	1991–present	Lawyer and professor
7<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Domaine Javier	1992/1993–present	Filipino actress

Long tenure to complete a single degree

• Milton De Jesús has been a student at the University of Puerto Rico since 1963. In 2010, De Jesús was interviewed by the newspaper, since he was the only student on the campus who could compare the 2010 student strikes and the 1970s, 80s, 90s, and 2005 strikes.<ref>El Nuevo Día year xxxx, vol14449 page 6- also at: https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/nota/miltonvive-707559</ref>
• Johnny Lechner attended the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater from 1994 until at least 2009.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He spent 13 years as a senior at the university.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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