Five students from Surry Community College’s Math Club recently traveled with their club advisor and SCC instructor, Christian Payne, to the University of North Georgia to compete in two separate
May 08, 2021
Christian Payne did not know how he was going to afford college, so as a high school freshman he enrolled in the Surry Early College at Surry Community College hoping to at least be able to get an associate degree through the tuition-free early college program.
“I grew up in a low-income home wondering how I would be able to pay for college. It is because of the generous scholarships that I received from Appalachian State and others, that allowed me to complete my undergraduate degree with no debt,” Payne said. “As a young child, I never would have considered this a possibility. This is a testament that hard work is rewarded, and that students can rise above challenges.”