Michael Nicholson (academic)

Michael Nicholson (born 1941) is an American perpetual student from Kalamazoo, Michigan, who as of 2016^[update] has received one bachelor's degree, two associate's degrees, three specialist degrees, and one doctoral degree, along with 23 master's degrees, including ones in health administration and special education administration, for a total of 30 degrees.^[1][2]

His first degree was in religious education from William Tyndale College in Michigan in 1963.^[3][4] He earned his doctorate in education from Western Michigan University in 1978.^[3] Besides his studies in Michigan, Nicholson has earned degrees from a number of institutions in Texas, Indiana and Canada.^[3]

Nicholson has worked at several teaching positions.^[1]

When asked in 2012 about his pursuit, Nicholson said "I just stayed in school and took menial jobs to pay for the education and just made a point of getting more degrees and eventually I retired so that I could go full time to school."^[5] He took on a job as a parking attendant to obtain a tuition discount.^[6]