THE FOLLOWING IS A DANVILLE AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE RELEASE
Ceremony Will Be Live and Live-Streamed
Danville –Danville Area Community College is pleased to confer degrees and certificates on more than 350 graduates during Commencement exercises on Friday, May 17, 2024 at 6PM in Mary Miller Gymnasium. About 190 graduates are expected to participate in the Ceremony. The event will be live streamed on YouTube for friends and family who aren’t able to attend in person.
Students who have a cumulative grade-point average of 4.000 will graduate with the designation summa cum laude and will wear a gold tassel, gold cord, and a medallion. There are 8 such graduates in the class of 2024 who will represent their class during the ceremony.
Marshals leading the processional will be Isabella Courson, Joel Cundiff, Holden Dunavan, and Amanda Inman. Isabella Courson is a home-schooled dual graduate, receiving her high school diploma and Associate degree at the same time.
Courson and Seth Pollitt will lead the Pledge of Allegiance and Amanda Inman will lead the tassel ceremony. The class response will be given by Skyler Morgan.
Magna cum laude graduates have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.750-3.999 and will wear a gold tassel and a gold cord; cum laude grades have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.50-3.749 and will wear a gold tassel. Students’ ability to be recognized at the graduation ceremony is based on the cumulative grade-point average calculated at the end of the fall semester prior to the spring ceremony.
The College will recognize two Franklin University graduates who have completed Bachelor’s degrees through DACC’s 3 + 1 partnership with Franklin. Jasmine Brown will receive a Bachelor of Science in Social Sciences and Victoria Hill will receive a Bachelor of Science in Management and Leadership.
These two graduates previously completed an Associate degree at DACC and then took a third year of DACC courses that counted toward their Bachelor’s degree before completing that degree online through Franklin. The program allows place-bound students to complete a Bachelor’s degree while meeting their family and work commitments at home at a significantly reduced cost compared to a traditional residential university degree.
