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<\/p>\nColumbia, CA… Columbia College held a drive-thru commencement ceremony for its Class of 2020 and Class of 2021 graduates on Friday, April 30, at 4 p.m. The drive-thru experience allowed graduates and their families to be on the Columbia College campus while adhering to Tuolumne County\u2019s health and safety protocols and providing each student with recognition.<\/p>\n
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Graduates and their families (one car per graduate) drove through campus in their car to certain \u201ccheckpoints\u201d and arrived at their final destination where graduates were able to briefly exit their cars and walk across the stage to receive their diploma from Columbia College Interim President, Dr. G.H. Javaheripour and other distinguished guests. Faculty and staff cheered their graduates on along the path. The commencement ceremony was live streamed through the YCCD YouTube channel beginning at 3:45 pm. Up to date information on graduation including a link to the live stream event can be found at www.gocolumbia.edu\/graduation\/ .<\/p>\n
Because of the extraordinary circumstances last year due to the COVID 19 pandemic, Columbia College cancelled its 51st Commencement Ceremony. The Class of 2020 have been invited to come back this year and participate in the drive-thru ceremony should they chose to do so.<\/p>\n
Among the graduating class of 2021, 101 Associate of Art Degrees were conferred, 89 Associate of Arts for Transfer Degrees, 169 Associate of Science Degrees, 41 Associate of Science for Transfer Degrees, and 91 Certificates of Achievement. 75 students will graduate with distinction (cumulative grade point averages of 3.75 or better) and 58 with honors (between 3.5 and 3.74 grade point averages).<\/p>\n
Those who received more than one degree were Joseph Accurso, Brian Applegate, Tatum Avalos, Stacy Avalos, Summer Avery, Tamara Avilla, Jahbar Beard, Tiffany Bowcutt, Samuel Brauer, Trina Cachero, Rhapsody Cattedra, Michael Chapin, Franziska Daumberger, Shelly Davis, Jaret Delap, Kristina Delgadillo, Lottie Emmons, Gabriel Ethier, Levi Flores, Carmen Flores Jimenez, Alexia Franco, Raymond Frank, Westley Gelhaus, Jackson Gordon, Heather Graham, Zachary Heier, Isabel Hernandez, Shane Hopper, Francesca Immediato, Julianna Jackson, Hailey Jayne, Zoe Kelly, Rebecca Kirby, Daniel Kristofic, Zachary Lambert, Thomasine Lane Timmins, Paul Lebourgeois, Hannah Lumbus, Jaden McCaffrey, Liam McKernan, Faith Mealing, Ashley Mikita, Kaitlyn Miller, Brandon Moakler, Alyssa Motter, Virginia Oellrich, Jessica Ornelas, Austin Pruitt, Maggie Sanchez, Ethan Scott, Cody Seldon, Matthew Silva, Shivanjili Singh, Grant Smylie, Kayla Snipes, Janet Solis, Christie Straw, Alexander Temple, Chance Tillery, Sydney Tonetti-Belton, Isabella Vargas Rosales, Cristina Verduzco, Haley Weeks, Renee Woolf. <\/p>\n
*Graduate with Honors<\/p>\n
**Graduate with Distinction <\/p>\n
Ahwahnee<\/p>\n
Tanner Bonillas<\/p>\n
Alameda<\/p>\n
Maxwell Zimmer<\/p>\n
Altaville<\/p>\n
Trina Cachero*<\/p>\n
Chase Collins*<\/p>\n
Janet Solis<\/p>\n
Mark Antonio Solis<\/p>\n
Angels Camp<\/p>\n
Alikhan Abusaidi*<\/p>\n
Mario Biagi<\/p>\n
Adrianna Castle<\/p>\n
Shelly Davis*<\/p>\n
Isabel Hernandez*<\/p>\n
Grace Johnson<\/p>\n
Zachary Lambert<\/p>\n
Kendra Maness<\/p>\n
Faith Mealing**<\/p>\n
Brooke Nord*<\/p>\n
Natalie Ramos<\/p>\n
Grant Smylie<\/p>\n
Brianna Tyre<\/p>\n
Antioch<\/p>\n
Alan McElroy**<\/p>\n
Arnold<\/p>\n
Devon Bitner<\/p>\n
Hannah Braydis*<\/p>\n
Ashton Close<\/p>\n
Amanda Spangler<\/p>\n
Atwater<\/p>\n
Katherine Hamera<\/p>\n
Bakersfield<\/p>\n
Matthew Hafen<\/p>\n
Camp Verde, AZ<\/p>\n
Bryce Moss<\/p>\n
Capitola<\/p>\n
Joshua Williams<\/p>\n
Camp Connell<\/p>\n
Devon Bitner<\/p>\n
Ceres<\/p>\n
Anastashia Maldonado*<\/p>\n
Chinese Camp<\/p>\n
Tyler Orpurt<\/p>\n
Coconut Creek, FL<\/p>\n
Seth Coddington<\/p>\n
Columbia<\/p>\n
Bradley Bourguet*<\/p>\n
Franziska Daumberger<\/p>\n
James Fobelli<\/p>\n
Thomasine Lane Timmins**<\/p>\n
Cody Seldon<\/p>\n
Cyrus Smithson<\/p>\n
Shannon Velasco**<\/p>\n
Julie Persing<\/p>\n
Copperopolis<\/p>\n
Oscar Barboza<\/p>\n
Rachel McIntire<\/p>\n
Alyssa Motter*<\/p>\n
Morgan Velasco<\/p>\n
Coulterville<\/p>\n
Austin Pruitt<\/p>\n
Dayton, NV<\/p>\n
Jennifer Keyes<\/p>\n
Eldorado Hills<\/p>\n
Courtney Stricler<\/p>\n
Emmett, ID<\/p>\n
Crystal Fowler<\/p>\n
Escalon<\/p>\n
Michael Stime<\/p>\n
Fresno<\/p>\n
Eric Miller<\/p>\n
Groveland<\/p>\n
Stephanie Merriott<\/p>\n
Chhoti Sherpa<\/p>\n
Cynthia Ulloa<\/p>\n
Gulf Breeze, FL<\/p>\n
Bailey Kato-Dutton**<\/p>\n
Hollister<\/p>\n
Brandon Moakler**<\/p>\n
Ione<\/p>\n
Gerald Cahill<\/p>\n
Madeline Odom<\/p>\n
Jackson<\/p>\n
Larry Holmes<\/p>\n
Jamestown<\/p>\n
Matthew Alvarez<\/p>\n
Eugene Brown*<\/p>\n
Isai Carmona*<\/p>\n
Patrick Demery*<\/p>\n
Carmen Flores Jimenez*<\/p>\n
Raymond Frank**<\/p>\n
Makayla Grogan<\/p>\n
Henry Inocencio*<\/p>\n
Olivia LaPertche<\/p>\n
Jonathon Layes<\/p>\n
Paul Moeller<\/p>\n
Michael Muy*<\/p>\n
Phong Nguyen**<\/p>\n
Chelsea Nogales**<\/p>\n
Paul Tanner*<\/p>\n
Patrick Piceno**<\/p>\n
Alexa Pierce*<\/p>\n
Demond Richardson<\/p>\n
Karissa Rogers<\/p>\n
Ryan Rude**<\/p>\n
Michael Schneider**<\/p>\n
John Schoppe-Rico<\/p>\n
Richard Stamps<\/p>\n
Sophia Stevens**<\/p>\n
Lance Swann**<\/p>\n
Stephen Valkenaar**<\/p>\n
Makayla Wheeler**<\/p>\n
John Williams*<\/p>\n
Knights Ferry<\/p>\n
Kaeli Martinelli-Sweet<\/p>\n
La Grange<\/p>\n
Tatum Avalos**<\/p>\n
Stacy Avalos**<\/p>\n
Lizette Campos<\/p>\n
Isabel Harper<\/p>\n
Las Vegas<\/p>\n
Alexander Temple**<\/p>\n
Lincoln<\/p>\n
Nicholas Giampaoli<\/p>\n
Livermore<\/p>\n
Rose Cracraft<\/p>\n
Matthew Silva<\/p>\n
Lodi<\/p>\n
Kristen Dimas<\/p>\n
Jaime Hoeke<\/p>\n
Rachael Thompson<\/p>\n
Long Barn<\/p>\n
Sebastian Light<\/p>\n
Los Gatos<\/p>\n
Kimberlyn Quinn<\/p>\n
Manteca<\/p>\n
Justin Dehart<\/p>\n
Renee Woolf**<\/p>\n
Marina<\/p>\n
Emily Funk*<\/p>\n
Merced<\/p>\n
Valerie Basso*<\/p>\n
Mi Wuk Village<\/p>\n
Aloha Battle<\/p>\n
Edward Carpenter<\/p>\n
Kristine Donschikowski<\/p>\n
Jane Perreira<\/p>\n
Haven Trambley<\/p>\n
Midpines<\/p>\n
Suzanna Ellis<\/p>\n
Modesto<\/p>\n
Owen Bardsley<\/p>\n
Kirk Burkhardt<\/p>\n
Magaly Marin<\/p>\n
Jaquelin Ruiz<\/p>\n
Shivanjili Singh<\/p>\n
Kristalynn Walker<\/p>\n
Mokelumne Hill<\/p>\n
Kayla Snipes**<\/p>\n
Coral Paloma<\/p>\n
Morro Bay<\/p>\n
Gabriella Costa<\/p>\n
Mountain House<\/p>\n
Zoe Kelly**<\/p>\n
Mountain Ranch<\/p>\n
Annie Curtis<\/p>\n
Murphys<\/p>\n
Nicole Avrit<\/p>\n
Samuel Brauer<\/p>\n
Thomas Craig<\/p>\n
Sarah Eastwood<\/p>\n
Emma Hampton*<\/p>\n
Maxine Harper*<\/p>\n
Josilyn Layton<\/p>\n
Chelsie Moore<\/p>\n
Jessica Ornelas**<\/p>\n
Cloe Rowton<\/p>\n
Sydney Tonetti-Belto**<\/p>\n
Claire Wiley<\/p>\n
Newman<\/p>\n
Alexander Diaz<\/p>\n
Alberto Flores<\/p>\n
Tyler Taft<\/p>\n
Oakdale<\/p>\n
Jocelyn Burke*<\/p>\n
Jesse Chavez<\/p>\n
Jesus Felix<\/p>\n
Ty Fuentes<\/p>\n
Steven Gazdik**<\/p>\n
Julianna Jackson<\/p>\n
Jasmine Ledesma<\/p>\n
Samuel Medlin<\/p>\n
Cassidy Pricolo<\/p>\n
Jordan Proch<\/p>\n
Paige Rodrigues<\/p>\n
Alejandro Rodriguez<\/p>\n
Emily Silva Rodriguez<\/p>\n
Yesenia Silva Rodriguez<\/p>\n
Cristina Verduzco**<\/p>\n
Hannah Wessling<\/p>\n
Jodie Whitley**<\/p>\n
Pioneer<\/p>\n
Brennan Howard<\/p>\n
Planada<\/p>\n
Emma Rocha<\/p>\n
Pleasant Hill<\/p>\n
Olivia Hunter-Mcelroy<\/p>\n
Redding<\/p>\n
Garrett Lenardo<\/p>\n
Riverbank<\/p>\n
Rhapsody Cattedra<\/p>\n
Francesca Immediato<\/p>\n
San Andreas<\/p>\n
John McAllister<\/p>\n
Kaitlyn Rodriguez<\/p>\n
San Luis Obispo<\/p>\n
William Stewart<\/p>\n
Sonora<\/p>\n
Joseph Accurso**<\/p>\n
Katherine Aldridge<\/p>\n
Matthew Allen<\/p>\n
Brian Applegate*<\/p>\n
Taetum Arnett**<\/p>\n
Israel Avila Guzman<\/p>\n
Rosetta Bannwarth<\/p>\n
Allura Bilderback<\/p>\n
Kathryn Braga<\/p>\n
Charissa Bush<\/p>\n
Alvin Rino Calindas**<\/p>\n
Brittany Camara<\/p>\n
Monica Chandler<\/p>\n
Michael Chapin<\/p>\n
Gage Clark<\/p>\n
Amanda Coats<\/p>\n
John Paul Cordes**<\/p>\n
Mark Coulter**<\/p>\n
Ashlee Deaton**<\/p>\n
Kristina Delgadillo<\/p>\n
Dylan Derringer<\/p>\n
Tayler Duarte<\/p>\n
Nichole Dumas-Krieger<\/p>\n
Lottie Emmons<\/p>\n
Amrita Encoyand<\/p>\n
Gabriel Ethier*<\/p>\n
Isabella Fender**<\/p>\n
Amanda Fleming**<\/p>\n
Shelby Fosdick<\/p>\n
Alexia Franco**<\/p>\n
Rianyn Fraser**<\/p>\n
Jacob Gamble<\/p>\n
Cheyenne Garibay<\/p>\n
Hannah Garrett<\/p>\n
Westley Gelhaus<\/p>\n
Xochitl Gonzalez*<\/p>\n
Jackson Gordon*<\/p>\n
Heather Graham<\/p>\n
Justin Grant<\/p>\n
Brittan Gregory<\/p>\n
Kendra Grider*<\/p>\n
Kayla Harris<\/p>\n
Amanda Hart<\/p>\n
Katherine Harvey<\/p>\n
Trey Hawkins*<\/p>\n
Zachary Heier<\/p>\n
Erik Helseth<\/p>\n
Cassandra Herrera<\/p>\n
Riley Hillemeyer*<\/p>\n
John Hire**<\/p>\n
Rebecca Holland**<\/p>\n
Shane Hooper<\/p>\n
Hailey Jayne**<\/p>\n
Julie Johnson<\/p>\n
Luke Kerzich<\/p>\n
Rebecca Kirby**<\/p>\n
Adam Kirby<\/p>\n
Alison Kolberg<\/p>\n
Noah Kolpack<\/p>\n
Nicholas Konklin<\/p>\n
Hannah Kremsdorf**<\/p>\n
Daniel Kristofic<\/p>\n
Paul Lebourgeois**<\/p>\n
Theresa Martin<\/p>\n
Xochitl Martinez<\/p>\n
Jessica McClintock*<\/p>\n
Julian Meza*<\/p>\n
Kaitlyn Miller*<\/p>\n
Travis Moore*<\/p>\n
Jett Moyer*<\/p>\n
Derek Nilsen**<\/p>\n
Virginia Oellrich**<\/p>\n
Jill Oellrich*<\/p>\n
Carlo Ortiz**<\/p>\n
Aaron Padilla*<\/p>\n
Cole Parish<\/p>\n
Samuel Pearce*<\/p>\n
Melissa Ramirez<\/p>\n
Atira Robinson<\/p>\n
Louise Rosen*<\/p>\n
Cathryn Salari**<\/p>\n
Fazlollah Salari*<\/p>\n
Maggie Sanchez<\/p>\n
Haylie Santos<\/p>\n
Samuel Savage<\/p>\n
Michala Scholkowfsky<\/p>\n
Ethan Scott**<\/p>\n
Robert Shepherd<\/p>\n
Ian Smith<\/p>\n
Kelsey Stone<\/p>\n
Christie Straw**<\/p>\n
Kaylee Taylor**<\/p>\n
Kristiina Thompson**<\/p>\n
Gianna Tubbs**<\/p>\n
Christine Vandolah*<\/p>\n
Isabella Vargas Rosales*<\/p>\n
Elizabeth Vass**<\/p>\n
Steven Von Berckefeldt*<\/p>\n
Anthony White-Ramos*<\/p>\n
Tyreace Williams<\/p>\n
Jeannette Wunder<\/p>\n
Soulsbyville<\/p>\n
Tamara Avilla**<\/p>\n
Janay Bostic*<\/p>\n
Paul Bruce**<\/p>\n
Manuel Espino<\/p>\n
Levi Flores**<\/p>\n
Keeley Niday<\/p>\n
Skai Sheline<\/p>\n
Donald Swanson<\/p>\n
Kyle Teuton<\/p>\n
Haley Weeks*<\/p>\n
Standard<\/p>\n
Larissa Catrina<\/p>\n
Katherine Harvey<\/p>\n
Stockton<\/p>\n
Jahbar Beard<\/p>\n
Malachi San<\/p>\n
Tuolumne<\/p>\n
Summer Avery*<\/p>\n
Marina Bailey<\/p>\n
Tiffany Bowcutt*<\/p>\n
Jordan Craddock**<\/p>\n
Ariella Gaughan<\/p>\n
Cailin Gervin**<\/p>\n
Haleigh Grabowski<\/p>\n
Sydney Grognet**<\/p>\n
Candice Harrelson**<\/p>\n
Taylor Harrelson<\/p>\n
Makila Leveroos<\/p>\n
Liam McKernan**<\/p>\n
Ashley Mikita<\/p>\n
Nicholas Ohler**<\/p>\n
Krysta Skaar<\/p>\n
Adam Sonnberger*<\/p>\n
Rachel Tyler**<\/p>\n
Turlock<\/p>\n
Daniel Gragg<\/p>\n
Hailee Sciarini<\/p>\n
Twain Harte<\/p>\n
Dorian Abare*<\/p>\n
Hailey Baldwin<\/p>\n
Sheila Blackburn*<\/p>\n
Kathleen Hobbins<\/p>\n
William Johnson Davis<\/p>\n
Forrest Marion<\/p>\n
Jaden McCaffrey<\/p>\n
Ian Pinkney<\/p>\n
Kelsey Sorrick<\/p>\n
Chance Tillery**<\/p>\n
Evan Zukal<\/p>\n
Vallecito<\/p>\n
Caitlyn Atkinson<\/p>\n
Brooke Borba<\/p>\n
Katie Duquette**<\/p>\n
Valley Springs<\/p>\n
Clara Bobrycki**<\/p>\n
Jaret Delap<\/p>\n
Kaytlan Gillespie-Brown<\/p>\n
Ashlei Jones<\/p>\n
Hannah Lumbus<\/p>\n
Leanna Smith<\/p>\n
Celena Torales<\/p>\n
Caillou Watkins**<\/p>\n
West Point<\/p>\n
Shaney Stivers<\/p>\n
Wheatland<\/p>\n
Rudy Hinojosa<\/p>\n
Wilseyville<\/p>\n
Crystal Shafer<\/p>\n
*Graduate with Honors<\/p>\n
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