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Following in her mother’s footsteps Mia is attending Northwest Indian College full time and plans to transfer to Western Washington University after she receives her associate of applied science degree.

They both had two-year AAS — associate of applied science — degrees.

The goal is to help workers learn a new skill, add on to their existing skill set or finish their associate of applied science degree.

The college says the new associate of applied science degree in software development will be developed in partnership with Northern Virginia Community College and the education arm of Amazon Web Services.

Gov. Matt Bevin recently signed an executive order expanding the scholarship to eligible students enrolled in certificate, diploma and associate of applied science degrees in one of the state’s top five high-demand workforce sectors.