DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 9, 2014) – More than 3,100 students - with more than half earning honors or high honors - will join the ranks of Daytona State College alumni during its 54th commencement ceremonies on Tuesday, May 13, at the Ocean Center, 101 N. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach.
Commencement will take place in two parts, with ceremonies for associate of arts (AA) and baccalaureate degree students scheduled at 2 p.m. and for associate of science (AS), associate of applied science (AAS), certificate and adult education students at 6 p.m. The ceremonies include fall 2013 and spring 2014 graduates and candidates who are expected to graduate by summer’s end.
Tuesday’s commencement will honor nearly 2,000 two-year degree graduates who earned AA, AS or AAS degrees, and some 400 bachelor’s degree recipients - bringing to almost 2,000 the number of graduates who have earned a bachelor’s degree at Daytona State since it transitioned from a community college to a four-year-degree-granting state college. Daytona State offers 11 career-focused bachelor’s degrees: Bachelor of Applied Science in Supervision and Management (BAS), seven degrees in Education, Engineering Technology, Information Technology, and Nursing.
The college also will award some 1,100 certificates from among its 50 diverse workforce certificate programs.
Two accomplished students will deliver the commencement speeches this year: Sarah Cushing at the 2 p.m. ceremony and Kieran Carnegie at the 6 p.m. celebration.
Cushing, 23, a Seabreeze High grad, started as a dual-enrolled student at DSC and has earned both an AA degree and AS in hospitality management. She is completing her Bachelor of Applied Science in Supervision and Management at DSC this summer. Active with leadership in two honor societies and volunteering for many causes, the Ormond Beach native hopes someday to own a bed and breakfast.
Carnegie, 31, a Mainland High grad who was an inaugural student in their science academy, has interests in chemical engineering and math, and has earned his AA degree with a math focus. An Ormond Beach resident, Carnegie chose to major in math not only because he loves the subject, but because he feels math will open many career options for him, ranging from engineering to business and education. He begins baccalaureate classes at the University of North Florida this summer.
Since its founding in 1957 as Florida’s first comprehensive community college, Daytona State has awarded more than 89,000 degrees and certificates.
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