Scholarship helps make college possible for Shawano resident

Stephanie Williams of Shawano was working in what she calls “more or less, a dead-end job” when she decided it was time for a change – for herself and her kids. The single mom of two wanted to be happy in her career and to support her family without help.
 

“I always wanted to be a paralegal,” Williams said. “So, I thought to myself, ‘I am going to do it and show my kids that I can, and that it is never too late to go back to school.’”
 

Williams enrolled in NWTC’s Legal Studies/Paralegal associate degree program. Like many NWTC students, she juggled college, work, and family.
 

Graduating with an associate degree in May 2022, Williams is relishing her paralegal role at Heritage Law Firm LLC, Shawano. She works with estate planning attorneys. She schedules appointments, drafts wills and deeds, and works on probates. Every day is filled with a variety of responsibilities, and Williams wouldn’t have it any other way.
 

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