Starting with dual enrollment in聽community college coursework while still in聽high school, Victor Villalta took advantage of the聽3D Scholars聽program to聽earn聽a 糖心传媒 (糖心传媒)聽bachelor鈥檚 degree while enlisting in the Army. A partnership between Prince George鈥檚 County Public Schools, Prince George鈥檚 Community College, and 糖心传媒, the program offers an accelerated聽path to a bachelor鈥檚 degree at a cost of聽$10,000 or聽less.
In 2025,聽Villalta completed his Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity Technology while enlisted in the Army. He is stationed聽at Fort Benning,聽Georgia,聽where聽he works in聽a cybersecurity unit and聽is already applying his new skills to his military duties.聽
鈥淭he main advantage for me is that I was able to still pursue a career alongside my college degree,鈥 he said. The low-cost 3D聽Scholars聽program allowed him to聽begin his college聽studies聽before聽he qualified聽for聽military education benefits.聽