TOMS RIVER — Members of the Ocean County College community gathered in person Thursday to celebrate the Class of 2021 with commencement ceremonies on the campus’s Gateway Building Mall.
During a long year of remote learning, OCC’s faculty, staff, administration and students all gave more than 100 percent, using their creativity and ingenuity to continue to teach, learn and work, providing the excellent education OCC is known for. When the state mandated that in-person gatherings could resume several weeks ago, OCC’s administration gave the go-ahead to make this year’s commencement a reality, a suitable reward for all that effort.
More than 1,400 graduates were granted associate degrees during the College’s 54th Commencement.
OCC’s Nurses’ Pinning Ceremony took place earlier in the week, and in-person, on Tuesday, May 25. 150 individuals graduated from OCC’s well-respected School of Nursing, founded in 1968. The pinning ceremony celebrates their successful completion of the program.
The 2021 Awards Ceremony, scheduled for Wednesday, May 26, was convened virtually that afternoon because of impending thunderstorms.
OCC’s official Commencement Program Book, complete with all graduates’ names, awards and other designations, may be found here: Ocean County College’s 54th Annual Commencement Ceremony Program or Ocean County College’s 54th Annual Commencement Ceremony Program (PDF)
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