May 17, 2006

Broome Community College President Dr. Laurence Spraggs To Host Graduation Ceremony Friday Evening
-1,053 Students Will Graduate As 2006 Semester Concludes-

(TOWN OF DICKINSON, NY) Broome Community College President Dr. Laurence Spraggs will host the spring 2006 graduation ceremony at 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 19, 2006 at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, which is located in downtown Binghamton.

Joining Dr. Spraggs will be local dignitaries from across the region, parents, family and friends of BCC’s 1,053 graduates. 

”Most would describe commencement as the culmination of a long period of academic work or study,” said Dr. Spraggs. “However, commencement, or graduation, is not really an ending. Commencement is actually defined as “the act or process of beginning.” Students who graduate from college are beginning a new direction in their lives; they are traveling a new path on a long journey into the future. On Friday we will celebrate the beginning of that journey.”

Of the 1,053 graduates, 416 (40%) are male while 637 (60%) are female. The ages of the graduates range from 19 to 64, with an average age of 27. Approximately 58% of the graduates are traditional, while 42% are non-traditional.

The most popular graduating major is Liberal Arts, Associate in Arts. In spring 2005 BCC graduated 974 students. There are 79 more graduates in the spring 2006 class.