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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.