TCC Holds 47th Annual Commencement
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It was a night of celebration as the 2016-2017 graduates of Tulsa Community College walked across the stage to get their degree or certificate during the 47th annual commencement ceremony on Friday, May 5.
Congratulations to all of the TCC graduates! See a full gallery of photos from the ceremony here. Photos can be downloaded using the password "tccphotos."
TCC anticipates awarding more than 2,000 associate degrees and certificates for this academic year. Final numbers won’t be available until the completion of the summer semester.
Former Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives T.W. Shannon was the keynote speaker. Shannon was the first Chickasaw and first African-American to become Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2013 and the youngest at the age of 34.
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