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 attain a tuition discount.[6]