Under a pair of brilliant evening skies, Reedley College celebrated the Class of 2022 with two separate commencement ceremonies May 19 & 20 on the South Cafeteria Lawn. This was the first outdoor commencement ceremony for the campus since 2019 and the 94 th in College history. Graduates were grouped into their pathways, with our Agriculture & Natural Resources, Industrial Technology & Manufacturing Technology and Business students recognized on the 19 th and our STEM, Social Sciences, Art, Music & English and Early Childhood & Education pathway students honored on the 20 th. We had 472 graduates participate in the ceremonies, and both events were livestreamed on our YouTube channel.
Total # Of Graduates (Fall 2021): 579
Total # Of Graduates (Spring 2022): 806
Grand Total: 1,385
Agriculture & Natural Resources: SIERRA COLLIER
Art, Music & English: LUIS BARBA
Early Childhood & Education: ADRIAN ARRIAGA
Industrial Technology & Manufacturing: FELIPE GARCIA
Science, Technology, Engineering & Math: YURITZA NERI
Social Sciences: AHLEENA COOLIDGE
Jon Earnest of the Mid Valley Times and Juan Esparza Loera of the Fresno Bee (Vida en el Valle) gave us great media coverage of our commencement ceremonies. Mr. Esparza Loera wrote an article about newly minted RC alum Ari Ruiz, who has been the primary caretaker for her grandmother, while maintaining a 3.85 GPA and taking part in our Honors program. She graduated with a degree in Business, and is transferring to UC Davis to major in Economics/Pre Vet. Ari’s incredible story was published May 24. LINK: https://bit.ly/3NW95pN
