Twenty-one years after dropping out of college to pursue a music career, this R&B Divas Atlanta star decided to return to school. She just graduated from Kaplan University with a degree in nutrition science. Congrats, Syleena!
Congrats, Regina! After leaving Rutgers University to pursue a (very successful!) music career more than 30 years ago, gospel songstress Regina Belle returned to the university to get her degree. She graduated last month with a Bachelors in Africana studies. And P.S. She performed a brief concert at her commencement ceremony.
We bet you had no idea that this NBA All-Star has a degree in geography. He dropped out of the University of North Carolina in 1984 to enter the NBA draft, but returned two years later to complete his geography degree.
We bet Quincy is proud of his daughter. Before she was a red carpet staple, Rashida was busy earning her degrees in religion and philosophy from Harvard.
Kudos to The Rock! After being arrested multiple times by the age of 17, Dwayne decided that he wanted to turn his life around. He enrolled in college to pursue a degree in criminology and physiology.
What can’t the man do? The soldier-turned-talk-show-host has an engineering degree from the Naval Academy. We love it!
Was Keisha a sociologist in a former life? In 2001, The Cosby Show actress graduated from Spelman College with a degree in sociology.
Basketball, schmasketball. Shaq’s true passion lies in education. In 2012, the basketball star returned to Barry State University to get his doctorate in education. The reason? “I promised my parents I would follow my passion for education!” he told ABC News. Awww.
This smarty pants has two degrees from two distinguished colleges. She graduated from the University of California-Berkeley with a degree in English (surprise!), then she went on to pursue a master’s at Yale with a degree in drama (not-so-surprise!).
Can you imagine Regina Hall getting the latest scoop on all-things news? The Think Like a Man actress graduated from New York University with a degree in journalism.
Little Ashley Banks is all grown up! After finishing her run on The Fresh Prince, she went on to obtain a Bachelor’s in anthropology from Harvard.
Beauty and brains—wowza. This Ivy-league educated legendary actress has a degree in African-American studies… from Yale!
We can barely keep track of all of Hill’s degrees. In addition to a B.A. from Brown, actor/author has a law degree from Harvard AND a Masters degree in public administration from the Kennedy School of Government. Talk about brainpower.
