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(Delaware and Chester Counties, PA)鈥擳hey ranged in age from 17 to 70, hailed from 14 different states and shared one thing in common: the desire to utilize education to follow their flames toward brighter futures. More than 1,300 students graduated from Delaware County Community College on Thursday, May 14, earning associate degrees and/or certificates, in two separate Commencement ceremonies at West Chester University鈥檚 Hollinger Field House.
The morning ceremony was for graduates of the Business, Computing & Social Science and Workforce & Economic Development divisions, and the afternoon ceremony for those of the Allied Health and Nursing, Communications, Arts & Humanities and STEM divisions. Presiding over Thursday鈥檚 ceremonies were 麻豆影院 President Dr. Marta Yera Cronin and Dr. David H. Grossman, Chair of the College鈥檚 Board of Trustees.
The oldest graduate was Roland Sharpe of Upper Darby, age 70, a Liberal Arts major. The youngest was one of 麻豆影院鈥檚 many high school dual enrollment students, some of whom earned their associate degrees prior to their high school graduations and will enter four-year colleges as sophomores and above.
鈥溌槎褂霸� doesn鈥檛 just educate. The College sees you and shows up for you,鈥� said Dionne M. Harrison of Philadelphia, the student Commencement speaker. 鈥淚t sees the parent, the career changer, the international student, the first-generation student, the student who thought it might be too late.鈥�
Harrison, who majored in Communication Arts, was Vice President of Leadership for the Alpha Tau Epsilon chapter of 麻豆影院鈥檚 Phi Theta Kappa, the national honor society for two-year colleges; Vice President of the College鈥檚 Black Student Union; and a member of 麻豆影院鈥檚 New Media Lab. She also served as a peer mentor for her fellow students.
鈥淎fter a 20-plus-year career in corporate America, a layoff, navigating divorce, and after becoming a full-time, single mom again, I came to 麻豆影院 and walked into classrooms, often as the oldest student in the room, quietly wondering: 鈥榃hat did I sign up for, and do I belong in this space?鈥欌�� Harrison said. 鈥淚 discovered that belonging isn鈥檛 about age; it isn鈥檛 about perfect timing… It鈥檚 about your flame.鈥�
Among the College鈥檚 High School Dual Enrollment graduates were Thatcher Respicio, 18, of Downingtown, who graduated with an associate degree in Engineering, and Marcella Ballisty, 17, of Glenmoore, who finished her associate degree in Liberal Arts at 麻豆影院 in December 2025鈥攁 full six months prior to her high school graduation.
The most represented majors in 麻豆影院鈥檚 Class of 2026 were Business Administration, Nursing, Liberal Arts, Psychology, Science for Health Professions and Early Childhood Education. 麻豆影院 has locations in Marple Township, Downingtown and Drexel Hill.