Pima Community College celebrates first in-person graduation in two years
TUCSON, Ariz. — On Wednesday night, Pima Community College celebrated the graduation of over 3,000 graduates.
The graduation, which typically takes place inside the Tucson Convention Center, was the first in-person ceremony they've had in two years and the first one they've ever held outside."I'm my first-generation family to graduate so it means a lot to me," Emilee Homan said."It's a lot of hard work. It's a lot of years of trying to figure out what I want to do so the fact that I'm doing it is huge.
As for the speeches the graduates heard, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero gave one as well as Webster Rose. Rose gave the commencement address and focused on overcoming challenges. "We can defeat anything that tries to stop us in life which was the pandemic," Rose said. Tonight is a definitely a win win looking at everyone here at Tucson at Pima Community College Graduation."
The college has not said yet whether they will have next years graduation at TCC or outside at the stadium again.Greg Bradbury is a reporter for KGUN 9. Greg is a recent graduate of Syracuse University where he studied Broadcast Journalism and Spanish. During his time at SU, he spent the majority of his time at the school's TV station, CitrusTV. Over the course of 3 years there, he worked as a reporter, anchor, and news director.
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