Total Degrees and Certificates Awarded: 4,245
A. A. Degrees: 1,835 A. S. Degrees: 564
Certificates
Bachelor’ s Degrees: 543 Certificates: 1,303
EFSC Celebrates Student Success
Two of the happiest days in an academic year are Spring and Fall Commencement when faculty, staff, and college leadership pause to celebrate student success and mission accomplishment. The King Center for the Performing Arts becomes the epicenter of family celebrations each year, as graduates walk the Commencement stage.
Both ceremonies are livestreamed on the EFSC website. In Spring 2025, a total of 2,700 people viewed the 11 a. m. ceremony and 2,100 viewed the 2 p. m. ceremony – a record number of viewers and engagement!
Total Degrees and Certificates Awarded: 4,245
A. A. Degrees: 1,835 A. S. Degrees: 564
A. A. Degrees
Certificates
Bachelor’ s Degrees: 543 Certificates: 1,303
Bachelor’ s Degrees
A. S. Degrees
SPRING GRADUATION
1,966 students were eligible to graduate with more than 873 participating in two ceremonies at the King Center for the Performing Arts.
Among them were Frances Alvarez and her daughter Jhanae Shipman, who shared the joyous milestone of completing their Associate in Arts degrees together.
“ I started in 2013, taking a class here and there,” said Alvarez, who went back to college while working at Health First.“ One day, Jhanae came home and was like‘ Mom, you need to do this. You need to finish. How cool would it be if we finished together?’”
They both plan to stay at EFSC and earn Bachelor of Applied Science( BAS) degrees, Frances in the Organizational Management track in hopes of one day directing a senior living facility and her daughter in the BAS Cybersecurity specialization with dreams of remote work and travel.“ I’ m ready to see the world and make some good money,” said Shipman.“ I’ m excited for the West Coast. I want to see some big trees and
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