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Pompand circumstanceClass <strong>of</strong> 2011 at a glance<strong>Albany</strong> Law School’s commencementThousands <strong>of</strong> college students acrossthe region will don caps and gownsat commencement ceremonies in thecoming weeks. Here’s a glimpse at theClass <strong>of</strong> 2011, according to facts andfigures provided by several colleges anduniversities.<strong>Albany</strong> College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy andHealth SciencesThe Class <strong>of</strong> 2011 will have 272 graduates,its largest graduating class ever, accordingto Gil Chorbajian, executive director <strong>of</strong>communications.A total <strong>of</strong> 232 doctor <strong>of</strong> pharmacydegrees (Pharm.D.) will be conferred,with 37 bachelor’s degrees in biomedicaltechnology, pharmaceutical sciences, andhealth and human sciences, and threegraduate degrees in pharmaceuticalsciences.There are 16 states and five countriesrepresented.<strong>Albany</strong> Law SchoolThere will be 238 anticipated graduates,according to Nick Crounse, assistantdirector <strong>of</strong> communications. Degrees willbe conferred in Juris Doctor (J.D.) andMaster <strong>of</strong> Law and Letters (LL.M.)The male-to-female ratio is 128-to-110, and there are five countriesrepresented in the Class <strong>of</strong> 2011: UnitedStates, France, Canada, Japan and India.Hudson Valley Community College(HVCC)“As <strong>of</strong> now, we have 1,966 studentseligible to participate in commencement,but that number will increase,” saidDennis Kennedy, executive director <strong>of</strong>communications and marketing. “Summergraduates can continue to submit degreeapplications and will most certainlydo so right up until the day beforecommencement on Saturday, <strong>May</strong> 21.”HVCC’s graduates range in age from17 to 64. Interestingly, the oldest graduateearned a certificate in <strong>May</strong> 1982 in dentalassisting; he is now graduating with adegree in chemical dependency counseling,Kennedy noted.There are 993 male graduates (50.5percent) and 973 female graduates (49.5percent).The programs with the highestnumber <strong>of</strong> graduates are: individualstudies, 369; criminal justice, 144; businessadministration (AAS), 145; businessadministration, 126; nursing, 106; humanservices, 66; electrical construction andmaintenance, 66.This year, HVCC has its firstgraduates in the digital media certificateand disabilities studies certificate programs.International graduates hail from thefollowing countries: Canada, China, IvoryCoast, Ghana, Guyana, Israel, Nigeria,Poland, Taiwan, United Kingdom andUzbekistan.Maria CollegeMaria College will present nearly 145associate’s degrees and 35 certificateson Sunday, <strong>May</strong> 15 during its 2011commencement, according to MarthaFashouer, director <strong>of</strong> the <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong>marketing and development.Maria College is a nonpr<strong>of</strong>it,independent, coeducational institutionfounded in 1958 by the Sisters <strong>of</strong> Mercythat serves nearly 1,000 traditional andnontraditional students with day, evening,weekend and online classes.The Sage Colleges“A total <strong>of</strong> 836 degrees will be conferred,including associate’s, bachelor’s,master’s and doctoral degrees, as wellas post-baccalaureate and post-master’scertificates,” according to Jamie Tario,media relations manager. “This includesstudents who completed their requirementsin August and December <strong>of</strong> 2010, and <strong>May</strong><strong>of</strong> 2011.”The following degrees will beconferred: Russell Sage College, 196bachelor’s degrees; Sage College <strong>of</strong> <strong>Albany</strong>,5 associate’s degrees, 213 bachelor’sdegrees; Sage Graduate School, 367master’s degrees and advanced certificates,39 doctorates in physical therapy, 14doctorates in education and 2 doctorates innursing.Schenectady County CommunityCollege (SCCC)There are 570 graduates this year inA.A.S., A.S., A.A., A.O.S. and certificateprograms, according to Heather Meaney,public relations specialist.The class is 58 percent female and 42percent male; the average age for the Class<strong>of</strong> 2011 is 28.A total <strong>of</strong> 55 percent <strong>of</strong> SCCC’sgraduating class is from SchenectadyCounty; 14 percent are from SaratogaCounty; 15 percent are from <strong>Albany</strong>County; 8 percent are from other CapitalRegion counties; and 8 percent are fromcounties outside <strong>of</strong> the Capital Region.Siena CollegeThere are a total <strong>of</strong> 843 graduatesreceiving degrees, 371 males and 472females, according to Brad Dorr in Siena’s<strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> the registrar.Here’s the degree breakdown: 374bachelor <strong>of</strong> science degrees in the businessdivision; 337 bachelor <strong>of</strong> arts degrees in theart division; 99 bachelor <strong>of</strong> science degreesin the science division; 27 bachelor <strong>of</strong> artsdegrees in the science division; 6 bachelor<strong>of</strong> business administration degrees in thebusiness division.In addition, 31 master <strong>of</strong> sciencedegree in the science division will beconferred.English, psychology and biology areamong the more popular majors, but thetwo with the most graduates by far areaccounting, with 114, and marketing andmanagement, with 180.SUNY Cobleskill – College <strong>of</strong>Agriculture and TechnologySUNY Cobleskill will confer 410 degrees;there are 171 male graduates and 239female graduates, according to KateBirchenough, assistant director for mediarelations.Among the programs with the highestnumber <strong>of</strong> graduates are: social sciences,equine sciences, business administration,animal science, plant science, graphicdesign, and child care and development. •<strong>May</strong> 2011 | VISIONS | 27
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