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LOS ANGELES (KABC) — <\/span>If you ever think it’s too late to start something in life, meet this 77-year-old who proves otherwise!<\/p>\n

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Paulinho Garcia graduated from Los Angeles City College at the Greek Theatre.<\/p>\n

He got an associate transfer degree in music with the highest summa cum laude honors.<\/p>\n

Though Garcia had lots of experience, he never had formal education before enrolling at LACC.<\/p>\n

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On Tuesday, he got to walk across the stage with his peers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought I\u2019d like to have a degree, a bachelor\u2019s degree, it\u2019s something I always (wanted). I\u2019ve been a self-taught musician all my life,\u201d Garcia said. \u201cI\u2019m going to try all the way up to even a master\u2019s degree if I can keep myself straight and strong.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u00a0More than 1,800 graduates were part of Tuesday\u2019s ceremony.<\/p>\n

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