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Online education that leads to a degree is becoming a bigger slice of the education business for Washington’s two major state universities. UW Online Early Childhood and Family Studies student Nicole Traore, who works at the Mukilteo Early Childhood Education Assistance Program in Lynnwood, is featured. “For me, it’s about changing the way I see things,” Traore said about earning a bachelor’s degree at the age of 45. “I’m trying to be able to support families (in the ECEAP program) in a better way. And, it’s personal because I always wanted to get my bachelor’s degree.