Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush delivers commencement address

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ATLANTA (CBS ATLANTA) -

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush delivered the commencement address for Western Governors University Saturday.

The online college held its winter commencement in Atlanta at Philips Arena.

During his speech, the former governor told students they did the right thing by furthering their education.

Three-hundred seventy five graduates received their degrees Saturday, 89 of them are from Georgia.

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