13-year-old boy graduates from college with four diplomas

OKLAHOMA CITY — (BOSTON 25/CNN NEWSOURCE) -- An Oklahoma teen just graduated from college with not one, but four diplomas.

At only 13 years old, his family said he was the youngest African-American to graduate college with a degree in Computer Science and Cybersecurity.

“This might take a long time,” said Elijah Muhammad the 13-year-old college graduate.

Muhammad already has a long list of accomplishments behind his name.

“I have 10 IBM certifications through course zero, I have one Google IT certification, and I have four diplomas from Oklahoma City Community College,” said Muhammad.

Muhammad made history as he walked across the stage at the graduation ceremony.

“First I didn’t really understand the full impact of it until my dad fully explained it, and was like, ‘you’re really doing this, you’re the youngest to ever do it,’” Elijah Muhammad said.

Although he is not a typical thirteen-year-old student, he said he loves being a teenager.

“I currently attend OSU and am working on my Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity and Forensics. I also attend Langston with a 4.0, he said. “As many accomplishments as I have, I still go swimming, go outside, play basketball, and still have fun and stuff.”

His family couldn’t be more proud of all that he’s done.

“Set your mind to that goal, and don’t let anything interfere with it,” said Elijah Muhammad Senior.

Shania Muhammad: “He is the smartest person I know and regardless of if you’re older or not it’s like I’ve never seen anything like him,” Elijah’s mother, Shania Muhammad, told reporters.

He is a speaker, a record-holder, and a motivator.

“If you want to put your mind to making a 4.0 you can do it, if you want to put your mind to winning a state championship, you can do it, you just got to put in the work that it takes to accomplish that,” Elijah Muhammad said.

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