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Teen Mom 2 newbie Ashley Jones celebrates her graduation from college after getting engaged to baby daddy Bar Smith

TEEN Mom 2 star Ashley Jones celebrated graduating from college on Saturday.

The 24-year-old reality star recently joined the MTV series for its new season after Chelsea Houska quit the show.

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Ashley Jones recently graduated from college[/caption]

Ashley shared photos of her wearing three different outfits over the weekend, but all of them included her salmon-colored graduation cap.

In the first, she wore a black minidress and threw confetti in the air.

The second saw the smiling star in a school girl-type outfit made up of a black pleated skirt and knee-high socks, with a plaid vest over a crisp white shirt.

Ashley scattered around some more confetti in the third photo, while wearing black pants and a white ruffle top.

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The Teen Mom 2 star, who’s engaged to baby daddy Bar Smith, celebrated with a photoshoot[/caption]

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She threw confetti around and posed in various outfits[/caption]

In the caption, she announced: “Wanna be ASSOCIATES!!! #graduated #associatesofscience”

She previously completed a medical assistant program, which was documented during her time on Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant.

In the graduation episode, Ashley’s teacher told her how she was setting a “great example” for her 3-year-old daughter, Holly, who she shares with fiance Bar Smith.

“With a baby, I managed to shake some a** and get some straight As and raise a brilliant daughter,” the reality star said of finishing the program. “I’m very proud of myself.” 

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She wore her orange graduation cap in all the snaps[/caption]

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Ashley recently joined Teen Mom 2 after star Chelsea Houska quit[/caption]

Now, she’s earned an “associates of science,” following in the footsteps of Teen Mom Kailyn Lowry, who’s also graduated from college, and she’s even prouder of herself, as are her friends and fans. 

One follower commented: “Yasss yasss yassssssssssss congrats boo🙌🙌

Another wrote: “Congratulations! Thats amazing 👏👏

Others told her, “You’re amazing,” and “Hard work pays off!”

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Ashley and fiance Bar are parents to 3-year-old Holly[/caption]

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Her I Need Wine podcast co-host Jessica T commented: “Congrats!!! So proud of you! Never stopped working hard and this is another goal checked off the list! Now let’s party!! 🎉 ❤

She also shared a snap of Ashley in her graduation cap on her own Instagram and wrote: “So proud of you!!!”

This is only the latest exciting announcement from Ashley, as she revealed last month that she’s joined Teen Mom 2 for its new season, replacing Chelsea Houska.

The young mom admitted she no longer “felt a connection” with her co-stars  on Young and Pregnant and was ready to move on to the next phase of her career.

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Ashley previously starred on Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant[/caption]


“I always said that I felt a special connection with Young & Pregnant because that’s where I started and where I wanted to finish.

After the last reunion and a few other situations played out, I no longer feel that connection or need to hold on,” she confessed.

“So when the opportunity presented itself this time around, I took it.”