Photo of CMC Bachelor of science business administration graduates, from left, Elizabeth Raymond, Kevin Nakagawa and Kayli Danyell Pace have a laugh after Nakagawa rips his tassel completely from his mortar board at the ceremonial turning of the tassels portion of the bachelor’s commencement ceremony on May 6 at Colorado Mountain College’s campus in Spring Valley.

1000 Words: Graduation, Spring 2016

May 24, 2016

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Colorado Mountain College hosted an unprecedented 14 graduations during May 2016. Students graduated from multiple ceremonies at Spring Valley, Aspen, Rifle, the Vail Valley, Steamboat Springs, Summit County, and Leadville. Photographers Ed Kosmicki, Charles Engelbert, Steve Sunday, Dominique Taylor, Arthur Balluff, Julie Albrecht and David Watson caught some of the moments as hundreds of new graduates achieved one of life’s significant milestones. Congratulations.

Photo of a CLETA graduate receiving her diploma, CMC Spring Valley

Photo of Carol Lewis-Zilli, three-time U.S. Olympian, speaking at CMC Edwards commencement on May 6

Photo of the 2016 commencement ceremony at Colorado Mountain College’s campus in Edwards, held at the Vilar Center for the Performing Arts May 6.

CMC grads Michael Curry and Kay Dodds share the podium as they address their fellow graduates at Colorado Mountain College School of Nursing’s pinning and graduation ceremony on May 7

Photo of Colorado Mountain College President and CEO Carrie Besnette Hauser greets nursing graduates and family members at the college's School of Nursing pinning and graduation ceremony on May 7

Photo of graduate Alta Bobian receiving congratulations from Heather Exby, Colorado Mountain College’s dean of the Roaring Fork campus

Photo of Colorado Mountain College students take part in the time-honored tradition of moving their tassels from right to left near the end of the May 7 graduation ceremony at Spring Valley on May 7

Photo of the xixty-four high school students who earned 65 certificates of completion or occupational proficiency at Colorado Mountain College’s first-ever concurrent enrollment graduation ceremony May 9, 2016.

Photo of Artesia Cyrus walks up on stage to recieve her GED certificate from President Carrie Hauser, at CMC Rifle.

PHoto of 23 CMC graduates from Chaffee County who earned associate or bachelor’s degrees, or certificates of occupational proficiency,

Overhead shot of a group of CMC graduates

Photo of CMC Aspen Campus Vice President Linda Crockett with CMC Board of Trustees member Charles Cuniffe and Aspen graduates

Photo of graduate Rosa Meraz blows a kiss at Colorado Mountain College's associate degree graduation ceremony on May 7 at Spring Valley. Meraz and her 19-year-old daughter, Daniela Santana, graduated together at Spring Valley. Both hope to pursue careers in health care.