After dropping out 12 years ago, Mark Zuckerberg gets his Harvard degree

CEO of $400 billion worth of company Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg is a college drop-out. He left Harvard’s undergraduate computer science program back in 2005 in order to concentrate on its then start-up social media platform. While his company progressed at a rapid pace, he never really found time to go back to college and get his degree settled.

Twelve years down the line, it appears like Zuckerberg will finally be getting his Harvard degree. As spotted by The Verge, this news was announced yesterday on Harvard’s website.

“Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, the social networking platform widely credited with transforming how almost 1.9 billion people interact, will be the featured speaker at the Afternoon Program of Harvard’s 366th Commencement on May 25,” the post read.

Zuckerberg is not the first in the list of college drop-outs that made it big. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dropped out of college too, back in 1976.

“Mark Zuckerberg’s leadership has profoundly altered the nature of social engagement worldwide. Few inventions in modern times can rival Facebook in its far-reaching impact on how people around the globe interact with one another,” said Harvard President Drew Faust. “And few individuals can rival Mark Zuckerberg in his drive to change our world through the innovative use of technology, as well as his commitment to advance science, enhance education, and expand opportunity through the pursuit of philanthropy.