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MSJC holds Inaugural Fall Ceremony to Celebrate Graduates & Transfer Students

12/20/2021

Yesenia Carrillo was among about 200 Mt. San Jacinto College students who participated in the college district's first Fall Graduation & Transfer Drive-Through Celebration at its San Jacinto Campus on Friday (Dec. 17, 2021).

Carrillo, who earned an associate degree in business administration, urged her fellow students to keep going and to cross the finish line.

“‘Never give up your dreams.’ Those have been my 14-year-old son’s words,” Carrillo, of Hemet, said. “ ‘Don’t give up, mom. Your business is calling you!’ I dedicate this to my family, which has been with me until the end. We did it!”

Carrillo has worked hard over the past couple of years to earn her cap and gown at MSJC and plans to seek her bachelor's degree from UC Riverside beginning in early 2022. 

MSJC held its inaugural Fall Graduation & Transfer Drive-Through Celebration to salute not only the nearly 900 summer and fall degree-earners but also the many transfer students who will now head to a four-year university or college to further pursue their higher education.

MSJC’s spring 2022 registration is now open. The semester begins Jan. 18.  Register today at www.msjc.edu/schedule 

Mt. San Jacinto College serves more than 27,000 students per year in a district covering 1,700 square miles from the San Gorgonio Pass to Temecula.    

MSJC graduate Yesenia Carrillo

Yesenia Carrillo was among about 200 Mt. San Jacinto College students who participated in the college district's first Fall Graduation & Transfer Drive-Through Celebration at its San Jacinto Campus on Friday (Dec. 17, 2021).

MSJC Graduate Irma Cruz-Dogan

Irma Cruz-Dogan crosses the stage after receiving her degree during MSJC's inaugural Fall Graduation & Transfer Drive-Through Celebration on Friday. The event honored nearly 900 summer and fall degree-earners and the many transfer students who will now head to a four-year university or college to further pursue their higher education.

MSJC graduate Caitlyn Clark and professor John Knuth

John Knuth, art instructor at MSJC, stops for a photo with graduate Caitlyn Clark during MSJC's inaugural Fall Graduation & Transfer Drive-Through Celebration on Friday. The event honored nearly 900 summer and fall degree-earners and the many transfer students who will now head to a four-year university or college to further pursue their higher education.