On Thursday, December 14, 2023, South Louisiana Community College hosted its Fall 2023 Graduation Ceremony with over 800 college students earning an associate degree, technical diploma, certificate of technical studies, or high school equivalency diploma. These students from across Acadiana will be entering our local workforce and/or transferring to regional universities to continue their educational journeys.
Students completed course work and necessary requirements to receive degrees in Business, Information Technology, and Technical Studies; Liberal Arts and Humanities; Nursing and Allied Health; and STEM, Transportation, and Energy. The college also graduated over 118 individuals from the Adult Education program.
SLCC spokesperson Anne Falgout says, “The entire SLCC family is incredibly proud of our graduates. They are an inspiration to everyone behind the scenes at SLCC; seeing them graduate then go on to serve our community is why we do what we do. We throuroughly enjoyed celebrating their achievements.”
The commencement was emceed by SLCC Foundation President, Gregory Daigle, Partner and Financial Advisor of Pinnacle Group, and the graduates were addressed by Tonya Bolden-Ball, Regional Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Ochsner Health, and student speaker LeAnn Birchfield.
The public is encouraged to visit the SLCC Facebook Page to watch the recorded version of the ceremony and download the commencement program.