SYLVA – Fifteen residents of the Qualla Boundary received associate’s degrees, diplomas and/or certificates at the conclusion of Southwestern Community College’s spring semester.
Among the Qualla Boundary graduates, two were named Magna Cum Laude (3.90-3.94 GPA).
The following list includes field of study, type of academic credential earned and – when applicable – academic honors.
Key: ABG – Alpha Beta Gamma; BREC – Blue Ridge Early College; JCEC – Jackson County Early College; MCEC – Macon County Early College; NTHS – National Technical Honor Society; NSLS – National Society for Leadership and Success; PTK – Phi Theta Kappa.
Cherokee: Abdus Salam Azad, Associate in Applied Science (Criminal Justice Technology); Kristin LeeAnn Biddle, Certificate (Manicuring/Nail Technology); Emma Hope Cotes, Certificate (Nursing Assistant); Alayna Jane Dalton, Diploma (Transfer Core), NCS; Angela Nicole Dupree, Associate in Applied Science (Accounting), NSLS, ABG; Shayna M. George, Certificate (Business Administration); Travis L. Hicks, Diploma (Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Technology); Alicia Cheryl Lambert, Associate in Applied Science (Emergency Medical Science); Iris Long, Certificate (Business Administration); Brittany Morgan Moore, Associate in Applied Science (Early Childhood Education); Chelsea Lynn Saunooke, Certificate (Early Childhood Education); Rebecca Lorene Swayney, Certificate (Early Childhood Education); and Danielle Elizabeth Toineeta, Associate in Applied Science (Medical Laboratory Technology), Magna Cum Laude, PTK, NSLS, NTHS; Charmin Nicole Welch, Associate in Applied Science (Early Childhood Education), Magna Cum Laude, NSLS; and Stephanie Colleen Welch, Certificate (Nursing Assistant).
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