Local Western Illinois University student takes a different spin on "graduating early"

Ella Lingafelter, an 18-year-old student at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities campus, poses for a portrait, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, in Moli...

November 17, 2022
9:04 AM

Ella Lingafelter, an 18-year-old student at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities campus, poses for a portrait, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, in Moline. Lingafelter is on track to be one of the youngest graduates ever at WIU. NIKOS FRAZIER Seldom do students begin their undergraduate studies before getting their driver's license.But that wasn't the case for Ella Lingafelter, of East Moline.She earned her associate's degree by 16 and is scheduled to graduate from Western Illinois University in the spring at 18 years old.

Olivia Allen