This article describes how distance education allows some Mexican immigrants to earn a bachelors degree from the Colegio de Bachilleres in the Mexcian state of Michoacan. Both the original Spanish article and the English translation are included.

Close-up of a Hispanic man in a baseball cap crying as he surveys the scorched ground around him.

A man wearing a baseball cap and glasses surveys property damaged by fire.

Close-up of a Hispanic man wearing a baseball cap and glasses crying as he surveys the scorched ground around him.

Photograph of a fire-damaged soccer ball with a man working in the background.

Students in Dallas, Texas prepare to participate in a distance learning program run by Colegio de Bachilleres, located in the Mexican state of Michoacan. The students take courses that are recognized by all Mexican institutions of higher learning.

Dallas students work toward their bachelors degrees through a distance education program run by Colegio de Bachilleres. The courses are recognized by all Mexican institutions.

Mexican immigrants in Dallas, Texas use the Colegio De Bachilleres distance learning program to earn their bachelors degree.

A woman and a man study material on a computer as part of their distance learning program. The Colegio de Bacheilleres, located in the Mexican state of Michoacan, offers a distance learning program to Mexican immigrants in the United States. Students are able to earn bachelors degrees by participating in this program.

After a few months in Dallas, Cynthia Canepa and Luis Alberto Ponce have decided to return to Biloxi, the place they left six months ago due to the ravages caused by Hurricane Katrina.

A woman wearing a baseball cap helps to clean-up fire-damaged property after the Ringgold fire.

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A woman works with fire-damaged property in Ringgold.

A worker replaces a utility pole after the fire at Ringgold. On January 1, 2006, the Texas town of Ringgold was devastated in a fire that forced thousands of people to evacuate several towns in North Texas. Around 32 houses were destroyed in Ringgold, a ranching town of about 250 people. Mr. Castillo provided this information about this photo: Un empleado no identificado de la empresa de electricidad Texas-New Mexico Power Company en plena labor para reanudar parte del alumbrado eléctrico en la localidad de Ringgold, a 180 Km al norte de Dallas (Texas). El domingo pasado, un incendio destruyó los pastizales que abarcan alrededor de más de 8.000 hectáreas, destruyendo además 27 viviendas.

Utility workers drill a new hole and prepare to replace a fire-damaged utility pole in Ringgold.

Workers replace a utility pole after the fire at Ringgold, Texas.