CCC Holds Adult High School And GED Commencement

The Basic Skills program at Cleveland Community College held its Adult High School (AHS) and General Educational Development (GED) commencement ceremony on May 13, in the Student Activities Center on the CCC campus. Seventy-nine Adult High School students received their diplomas and twenty-nine students received their GEDs.  

Matt Bulman, Human Resources Director for Curtiss Wright Controls Flight Systems gave the commencement address. Bulman encouraged graduates to set goals for themselves, take accountability for their choices and continue to pursue their educations.

The Adult High School program is offered at CCC through the Basic Skills Program and is a cooperative effort between Cleveland Community College and the Cleveland County School System providing a tuition-free, mastery learning approach with flexible scheduling. The GED preparation classes are offered on-campus, off-campus, and online and are free of charge. 

Anyone interested in learning more about these programs offered at Cleveland Community College should call, The Learning Center at (704) 484-4050 or visit www.clevelandcommunitycollege.edu

Photo:  Brittany Childers and Shamanda Burston all smiles after receiving their AHS diplomas

Three Cleveland Community College radiography students were recently awarded for their outstanding achievements in the area of radiography. Adam Barnes received the Radiography Academic Achievement Award. Yvetta Washburn received the Radiography Outstanding Clinical Award, and Michael Pendleton was awarded the Radiography Student of the Year from Cleveland Regional Medical Center. The CCC Radiography program is a highly competitive program only admitting 20 students each year. For more information on this or other allied health programs at CCC visit www.clevelandcommunitycollege.edu.

Photo included (L-R) Adam Barnes, Yvetta Washburn, and Michael Pendleton