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Matthew Del Vacchio welds a metal workpiece while wearing a black 1740 Series welding helmet lowered over his face and a navy flame-resistant jacket. He grips a TIG welding torch with white Vulcan Defender leather gloves, producing a bright electric arc and blue-purple glow. The workpiece is clamped in a welding fixture with a red-handled magnet on a metal workbench, with a yellow DeWalt angle grinder and other tools in the background against a blue booth wall.

One year after graduating from Gainesville High School, Matthew Del Vacchio is forging a solid career path with the 鶹¾ Workforce Solutions Welding program.

A 鶹¾ graduate wearing a bicycle helmet over his cap and blue graduation gown with gold honor cords shakes hands with a college administrator in academic regalia while receiving his diploma case under a white event tent, with other graduates seated in the background.

2026 鶹¾ engineering graduate Clover Crump spent one semester commuting by bicycle.

A 鶹¾ administrator in black doctoral regalia with light blue hood and gold trim shakes hands with a graduate in a blue cap and gown while together they hold a 鶹¾ diploma portfolio. The graduate wears multiple honor cords in gold and blue, a red, white, and blue medallion necklace, and an academic medallion, during an outdoor commencement ceremony held under a white tent.

Matthew Lehr will be continuing his Engineering degree at Purdue University after graduating with his associate in Engineering from 鶹¾ in May.

A 鶹¾ administrator in black doctoral regalia with light blue hood and gold trim shakes hands with a graduate in a blue cap and gown adorned with gold and blue honor cords, as the graduate receives a diploma portfolio bearing the 鶹¾ logo during an outdoor commencement ceremony held under a white tent.

2026 Engineering graduate Andy Desmedt saved money and homed in on what he wanted to pursue at Virginia Tech by coming to 鶹¾ first.

John Frazier stands outdoors on a paved stone patio, smiling at the camera with his hands clasped in front of him. He is wearing a gray polo shirt and jeans. Behind him, a landscaped lawn flanked by rows of young trees leads to a mountain ridge under a cloudy sky.

John Frazier didn’t think college was for him, but then he met the manager of the 鶹¾ Luray-Page County Center.

Mia Heller stands outside on a sunny day in front of the Hazel Hall building.

Mia Heller graduated from Kettle Run High School recently, and also earned a credential from 鶹¾ and has invented a novel water filtration system.

Judah Dotson smiles while receiving his diploma folder from a 鶹¾ administrator during commencement ceremonies held under a large tent. Dotson wears a blue cap and gown with gold and green honor cords and a red tie, while the administrator is dressed in black doctoral regalia with blue and gold accents. Faculty and fellow graduates are visible in the background.

2026 鶹¾ graduate Judah Dotson says the college is just what he needed after being homeschooled and as he prepares to study pre-law.

Peter Warner holding his appointment document to the air force academy.

Peter Warner, who is graduating from 鶹¾ with his associate degree and two certificates a couple weeks before graduating high school will be attending the U.S. Air Force Academy this summer. He was also accepted into West Point and the U.S. Naval Academy.

A young woman with long dark hair and clear-framed glasses smiles while standing outdoors on a sunny day, wearing a pink long-sleeve shirt layered under a pink knit sweater vest, with a blooming dogwood tree and a brick campus building visible in the background.

鶹¾ Health Professions commencement speaker Dayana Portillo is proud of her success in the college’s Registered Nursing Program.

Mary smiling and sitting on a swing overlooking the pond on the 鶹¾ campus

Mary Herter Nelson blossomed after arriving at 鶹¾, so much so that she is the 2026 Outstanding Graduate for the Middletown Campus.

Headshot of a smiling Monica Thompson

Monica Thompson in the 2026 commencement speaker for 鶹¾ despite having a fear of public speaking until recently.

A woman crouches beside a wicker basket filled with freshly picked tulips at an outdoor tulip farm. She is smiling at the camera, wearing a red plaid shirt, black pants, and sunglasses pushed up on her head. Rows of red and yellow tulips extend into the background under a cloudy spring sky, with trees and other visitors visible in the distance.

Maria Eugenia Valle is the 2026 鶹¾ Fauquier Campus Outstanding Graduate.