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A pair of historic commencement ceremonies were held at Merced College last week to honor the Class of 2023, with hundreds of students crossing the stage in Merced and Los Banos.

Patrick Wollett graduated from Merced College on Thursday, May 18. He heard his name called, heard the cheers from his family and instructors, received congratulatory handshakes from dignitaries, and celebrated afterward with his classmates and loved ones.

If you find yourself staring at a line of students waiting to walk into a graduation ceremony this month, spend a few minutes considering how they arrived at that moment in the first place.

A “we can do this” attitude should be the ethos of any good community college. Merced College does impressive work living that philosophy, and the proof can be found in what must be considered one of the biggest wins of the 2023 graduation season.

There are as many great stories about Merced College students succeeding and graduating as there are Merced College students.We are proud to turn today's spotlight on Merced College family members--employees Alexis Alkema and Margaret Pulido, and Anaya Cambridge, daughter of counselor Isabel Cambridge--who will graduate May 20 with the Class of 2022.

More than 1,000 local students are eligible to cross the stage at Merced College's graduation ceremony later this month, and a full crowd of family members, friends and supporters are expected to fill Stadium '76 for the first traditional graduation since 2019.

Merced College will hold its first in-person commencement ceremonies since 2019 this week, celebrating both the Class of 2020 and the Class of 2021.

Merced College announced today (March 22) that it will hold in-person commencement ceremonies in May for the Class of 2020 and the Class of 2021, under a plan approved by Merced County Public Health officials.