APTOS — In an event that kicked off the graduation season, a total of 1,117 Cabrillo College students received degrees and certificates Friday at the school’s Carl Conelly Stadium.
According to Cabrillo spokeswoman Kristin Fabos, 1,096 received associate’s degrees, while 125 earned certificates of achievement, and 184 skills certificates.
The Cabrillo College Class of 2017 is comprised of graduates ranging in age from 18 to 70. The class contains 65 students who graduated with a 4.0 grade point average.
A record 82 students will graduate as part of the Honors Transfer Program, having completed all of the courses required to transfer, including at least 15 units of honors coursework, while also maintaining a 3.5 or higher GPA.
Honors transfer students have also been accepted into other four-year universities including Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and UC Berkeley, among others.
Of those, 11 have been accepted into the UC Los Angeles College of Letters and Sciences.
This year, 253 students graduated with an Associates Degree for Transfer, which is a special degree offered by California Community Colleges. Students who earn one and meet the California State University minimum eligibility requirements are guaranteed admission to a CSU.
