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Graduating students of Central Carolina Community College applaud and smile doing an address at the Aug. 6 Summer Commencement Exercises in the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. The graduates earned more than 400 degrees, diplomas and certificates, with some students earning more than one. Some will continue their education at four-year institutions, while most will take their new skills and knowledge directly into the workplace. For information about programs at CCCC, visit www.cccc.edu/.

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Amy Cruz, of Lee County, delivers a graduation address at Central Carolina Community College's Summer Commencement Exercises Aug. 6 at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. Cruz received her Associate in Applied Science in Early Childhood Education. The graduates earned more than 400 degrees, diplomas and certificates, with some students earning more than one. Some will continue their education at four-year institutions, while most will take their new skills and knowledge directly into the workplace. For information about programs at CCCC, visit www.cccc.edu/.

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Carlton Fortune (center) of Lee County, gets congratulatory hugs from his mother, Joyce Fortune (left) and sister, Jennifer Fortune, at his Aug. 6 graduation from Central Carolina Community College. Fortune received his Associate in Arts, Diploma and Certificate in Automotive Systems Technology. The graduates earned more than 400 degrees, diplomas and certificates, with some students earning more than one. Some will continue their education at four-year institutions, while most will take their new skills and knowledge directly into the workplace. For information about programs at CCCC, visit www.cccc.edu/.

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Fernando Estrada (right), of Lee County, and his girlfriend, Mariela Sanchez, are all smiles following his Aug. 6 graduation from Central Carolina Community College. Estrada received his Associate in Applied Science in Industrial Systems Technology. The graduates earned more than 400 degrees, diplomas and certificates, with some students earning more than one. Some will continue their education at four-year institutions, while most will take their new skills and knowledge directly into the workplace. For information about programs at CCCC, visit www.cccc.edu/.

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Central Carolina Community College President Bud Marchant (left) congratulates Laura McEwen, of Chatham County, on receiving her Associate in Applied Science in Accounting during the college's Aug. 6 Summer Commencement at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. The graduates earned more than 400 degrees, diplomas and certificates, with some students earning more than one. Some will continue their education at four-year institutions, while most will take their new skills and knowledge directly into the workplace. For information about programs at CCCC, visit www.cccc.edu/.

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Tammy Suite (left) and Monica Brooks, both of Chatham County, give a thumbs-up after receiving their Diploma in Medical Assisting during Carolina Community College's Summer Commencement Exercises Aug. 6 at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. The graduates earned more than 400 degrees, diplomas and certificates, with some students earning more than one. Some will continue their education at four-year institutions, while most will take their new skills and knowledge directly into the workplace. For information about programs at CCCC, visit www.cccc.edu/.

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Megan Hart (center), of Chatham County, gets smiles and hugs from her grandparents, C.B. Dowd (left) and Sharon Dowd, following Carolina Community College's Summer Commencement Exercises Aug. 6 at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. The graduates earned more than 400 degrees, diplomas and certificates, with some students earning more than one. Some will continue their education at four-year institutions, while most will take their new skills and knowledge directly into the workplace. For information about programs at CCCC, visit www.cccc.edu/.

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Delores Yeager, of Chatham County, delivers one of the graduation addresses at Central Carolina Community College's Summer Commencement Exercises Aug. 6 at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. Yeager received her Associate in Applied Science in Office Administration. The graduates earned more than 400 degrees, diplomas and certificates, with some students earning more than one. Some will continue their education at four-year institutions, while most will take their new skills and knowledge directly into the workplace. For information about programs at CCCC, visit www.cccc.edu/.

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Teresa Butler, of Harnett County, gets a congratulatory hug from her son, R.C. Butler IV, after receiving her Associate in Applied Science in Cosmetology during Carolina Community College's Summer Commencement Exercises Aug. 6 at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. The graduates earned more than 400 degrees, diplomas and certificates, with some students earning more than one. Some will continue their education at four-year institutions, while most will take their new skills and knowledge directly into the workplace. For information about programs at CCCC, visit www.cccc.edu/.