{"id":42141,"date":"2022-02-01T11:25:29","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T16:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=42141"},"modified":"2023-06-29T11:34:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T15:34:48","slug":"larry-guess-long-and-winding-road-is-nearing-the-finish-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2022\/02\/larry-guess-long-and-winding-road-is-nearing-the-finish-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Larry Guess&#8217; long and winding road is nearing the finish line"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_42142\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" data-attachment-id=\"42142\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2022\/02\/larry-guess-long-and-winding-road-is-nearing-the-finish-line\/larry-guess-22\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/04\/Larry-Guess-22-478.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,916\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\/University of Tenn&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Parmedic Larry Guess sits Monday, Feb. 21, 2022 in an ambulance at the Kimball station.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1618307386&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;48&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Larry Guess-22&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Larry Guess, a critical care paramedic based in South Pittsburg, Tennessee, is completing his undergraduate degree thanks to the UTC BAS-AL program. Photo by Angela Foster.\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Larry Guess, a critical care paramedic based in South Pittsburg, Tennessee, is completing his undergraduate degree thanks to the UTC BAS-AL program. Photo by Angela Foster.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Larry Guess, a critical care paramedic based in South Pittsburg, Tennessee, is completing his undergraduate degree thanks to the UTC BAS-AL program. Photo by Angela Foster.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/04\/Larry-Guess-22-478-1024x732.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-42142 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/04\/Larry-Guess-22-478-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"Larry Guess, a critical care paramedic based in South Pittsburg, Tennessee, is working to complete his undergraduate degree thanks to the UTC BAS-AL program. Photo by Angela Foster.\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"height=\"629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/04\/Larry-Guess-22-478-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/04\/Larry-Guess-22-478-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/04\/Larry-Guess-22-478-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/04\/Larry-Guess-22-478-1536x1099.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/04\/Larry-Guess-22-478-2048x1465.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/04\/Larry-Guess-22-478-580x415.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/04\/Larry-Guess-22-478-610x436.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/04\/Larry-Guess-22-478-250x179.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/04\/Larry-Guess-22-478-559x400.jpg 559w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/04\/Larry-Guess-22-478.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Larry Guess, a critical care paramedic based in South Pittsburg, Tennessee, is working to complete his undergraduate degree thanks to the UTC BAS-AL program. Photo by Angela Foster.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If all goes as planned, Larry Guess will be the first member of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga\u2019s fledgling Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Leadership (BAS-AL) online degree program to complete the program\u2014in December.<\/p>\n<p>And it only took him 25 years since he started college.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, 25 years and five different attempts,\u201d says Guess, a critical care paramedic based in South Pittsburg, Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p>The BAS-AL program was designed for adult learners with previous college, military or work experience and for whom life always seemed to get in the way of crossing the undergraduate finish line. Guess, an emergency medical service member for 16 years and a paramedic the last four, checks off multiple boxes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Former military: Check.<\/li>\n<li>Working adult with a non-standard schedule: Check.<\/li>\n<li>Bachelor\u2019s degree needed for career advancement: Check.<\/li>\n<li>Parent who has already seen a child receive a college degree: Check.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After spending time in the U.S. Army after high school, Guess\u2019 academic journey resumed at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro in fall 1997. He says he enjoyed his time at MTSU a little too much.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was participating in every type of party you could do. My college education took a big hit and a big plummet. My priority was definitely on partying,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>He says a wake-up call came on Dec. 20, 1998, the day his father died.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was high the last conversation I had with him,\u201d Guess recalls, \u201cand when he died, I was like, \u2018OK, what did we talk about this morning?\u2019 It got me questioning my priorities in life. My college career was pretty much done at that point, so it was time to go to work and do what grown folks do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFast forward a couple of years, and I went back to school to become an EMT. That started my progression through the hierarchy of EMS.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He earned degrees from Northeast Alabama Community College and Lenoir (North Carolina) Community College that allowed him to pursue that line of work. He also spent two years at UTC (2011-2012 and 2012-2013), majoring in business management while working at nearby Blood Assurance.<\/p>\n<p>Then life again got in the way in the form of family issues that eventually cost him his job.<\/p>\n<p>As close as he was to the finish line, he had to drop out of college.<\/p>\n<p>Not finishing continued to gnaw at him. When he learned UTC was launching the new online program, he jumped at the opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA paramedic degree can only go so far. I need that bachelor\u2019s degree to go into leadership functions or to further my education,\u201d he says. \u201cWhen I finish this program, I plan to follow with either a D.O. (doctor of osteopathic medicine) or P.A. (physician assistant) degree.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In December, the 25-year journey toward a bachelor\u2019s degree comes to an end.<\/p>\n<p>The father of seven has already watched one daughter complete college. His youngest son, also in college, challenged him, \u201cIf I get my degree before you get yours, then I\u2019m going to rub it in your face.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSurreal\u201d is how he describes recently ordering a cap and gown for fall commencement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to be stupid cool,\u201d Guess says. \u201cI\u2019m probably going to be that guy walking across the stage bawling because the emotion of that moment is going to be huge.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UTC BAS-AL program was designed for adult learners with previous college, military or work experience and for whom life always seemed to get in the way of crossing the undergraduate finish line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><span><a class=\"more-link button text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2022\/02\/larry-guess-long-and-winding-road-is-nearing-the-finish-line\/\"><span>Continue Reading <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1493,"featured_media":42143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_slider":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_featurette":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[64,122460,56,99051,661],"tags":[119407,119406,119410],"class_list":{"0":"post-42141","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-applied-science","8":"category-college-of-health-education-and-professional-studies","9":"category-news","10":"category-online-learning","11":"category-students","12":"tag-bachelor-of-applied-science-in-applied-leadership","13":"tag-bas-al","14":"tag-larry-guess","15":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Larry Guess&#039; 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