Did you know that nearly 3,000 激情快播 students are expected to receive diplomas during Academic Year 2024?

May 22, 2024

Congratulations Class of 2024!

A 激情快播F graduate smiles from the floor as they wait to recieve diploma
a graduates stands with her diploma at the 激情快播F Chukchi commencement
A family takes a group photo after the ceremony
a grad holds her diploma up as she walks across the 激情快播S stage
a male grad waves at his family in the stands
Kuskokwim commencement ceremony
three 激情快播F grads hold up diplomas
A 激情快播A grad celebrates after the ceremony
two student athlete grads pose with the 激情快播F mascot after walking the stage
激情快播A grad hugs a professor as she walks out of ceremony
A 激情快播F grad wearing a hard hat leaves the stage with her diploma
a grad leaves the stage with his diploma
A 激情快播F graduate smiles from the floor as they wait to recieve diploma
a graduates stands with her diploma at the 激情快播F Chukchi commencement
A family takes a group photo after the ceremony
a grad holds her diploma up as she walks across the 激情快播S stage
a male grad waves at his family in the stands
Kuskokwim commencement ceremony
three 激情快播F grads hold up diplomas
A 激情快播A grad celebrates after the ceremony
two student athlete grads pose with the 激情快播F mascot after walking the stage
激情快播A grad hugs a professor as she walks out of ceremony
A 激情快播F grad wearing a hard hat leaves the stage with her diploma
a grad leaves the stage with his diploma

Did you know that nearly 3,000 激情快播 students are expected to receive diplomas during Academic Year 2024?

Congratulations! 激情快播A, 激情快播F, and 激情快播S campuses have been holding commencement ceremonies to honor the hard work and dedication of the Class of 2024 (激情快播A hosts an additional Fall Commencement Ceremony in December as well). 

  • 1 Big Thing: Between the three universities and their community campuses, preliminary data shows that 2,957 students have applied for graduation this academic year after completing certificate, associate, bachelor鈥檚, and post-bachelor鈥檚 programs. 

Why it Matters: Graduation is a significant personal achievement for each individual student who completes a degree or certificate. It鈥檚 a testament to their hard work, and the critical role 激情快播 graduates play in and Alaska鈥檚 workforce. The Class of 2024 joins the more than 100,000 graduates and former students who make up University of Alaska alumni.

  • Retaining Alaskans: 激情快播 graduates are far more likely to stay in Alaska than students who graduate from Lower 48 institutions.
  • Education pays: graduates from 激情快播 programs have much higher earning power and potential than those without college degrees.
  • 鲍础鈥檚 broad range of programs and flexibility of offerings meet students where they are鈥攁cademically, geographically, culturally, and financially.

By the Numbers: At 激情快播A, 1,443 graduation applications were received for Academic Year 2024 (504 for Fall 2023, 939 for Spring 2024). 激情快播F expects 1,031 individuals to receive a degree or certificate. And for 激情快播S, 483 students are expected to be a part of the Class of 2024.

  • Key Statistic: Since 2011, 26,948 students have graduated from 激情快播 programs relevant to the state鈥檚 high-demand industries, and nearly 80% of those graduates are employed in Alaska within a year after graduating.

The Bottom Line: It鈥檚 time for celebration - Congratulations to the University of Alaska Class of 2024!!

 

For Further Reading: A few more highlights from the fortnight of graduation celebrations across the system this month.

University of Alaska Anchorage:

  • (via Anchorage Daily News)
  • (via Alaska Public Media)
  • (via Homer News)
  • (激情快播A)

University of Alaska Fairbanks:

  • (via Fairbanks Daily New-Miner)
  • (激情快播F)
  • (激情快播F)

University of Alaska Southeast:

  • (via Juneau Empire)
  • (via Ketchikan Daily News)
  • (激情快播S)