DRYDEN, N.Y., Oct. 16 -- Tompkins Cortland Community College issued the following news release:
"I am overwhelmed, but in the best way." That's how Leigh Schaff describes coming back to college after 20 years. "It's been challenging and simultaneously great at working and expanding my brain."
Schaff started on the traditional path, heading to college after high school. She was studying graphic design, but "I was not ready for college my first time." So, she took a different route, working in retail, hospitality, and starting her own business (Just Breathe Home Organization). As a self-described "headstrong, independent, DIY-er wanting to know how to fix and build things," it made sense that when she stumbled on the TC3 website and was rea...