34 earn associate degrees from Hagerstown Community College while finishing high school

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Hagerstown Community College recently announced that 34 students had graduated from the Early College Degree Program.

The students from nine Washington County public and private high schools earned their associate degrees from HCC at the same time they are completing high school, according to a news release from HCC.

The Early College Degree Program, formerly Middle College, is a partnership between HCC and Washington County Public Schools to allow college-ready high school students the opportunity to earn college degrees or certificates while completing their high school diplomas, according to the release.

These students earned associate degrees through Hagerstown Community College's Early College Degree Program. Back row, from left: Talon Koerting, Shiri Nchotu, Ava Kline, Janay Badoe, Ian Watts, Jacqueline Boese, Jasmine Bulle. Row three, from left: Caitlin Lennon-Puthoff, Nicholas Mayonado, Cate Plaisance, Grace Caudell, Caeley Neal, Charlotte Jones, Nathaniel Ellis, Lucy Strama. Row two, from left: Mukisa Serufusa, Jack Ressler, Josef Ricafort, Leia Patel, Meredith Lester, Makhi Williams, Ryleigh McKenzie, Reaghan Olmo. Front Row, from left: Sydnie Scire, Adriana Miller, Cayden Palamar, Lochlan Joyce, Elizabeth Levasseur, Mia Walsh, Eva Jovel, Shannon Baker, Carrington Hilliard, Noelle Cunningham. Not pictured: Jesse McGuffin

The graduates in the 2023 class include the following students:

Barbara Ingram School of the Arts

• Mukisa Serufusa – A.S. Computer Science, transferring to Messiah University

Boonsboro High School

• Lochlan Joyce – A.S. Arts and Sciences, Physics and Mathematics Concentrations, transferring to the University of Maryland College Park

• Nicholas Mayonado – A.S. Arts and Sciences, transferring to Mount St. Mary’s University

• Jesse McGuffin – A.S. Cybersecurity, transferring to Stevenson University

Clear Spring High School

• Cate Plaisance – A.S. Arts and Sciences, Biology and Chemistry Concentrations, transferring to Liberty University

• Jack Ressler – A.S. Arts and Sciences, Mathematics Concentration, transferring to Shepherd University

Grace Academy

• Noelle Cunningham – A.S. Engineering Science, A.S. Arts and Sciences, Mathematics Concentration, transferring to West Virginia University

Hancock Middle Senior High School

• Caitlin Lennon-Puthoff – A.S. Arts and Sciences, Biology Concentration, transferring to St. Mary’s College of Maryland

North Hagerstown High School

• Shannon Baker – A.S. Arts and Sciences, Biology Concentration, transferring to University of Pittsburgh

• Jacqueline Boese – A.A.S. Interactive Design and Game Development, transferring to the University of Washington in Seattle

• Jasmine Bulle – A.S. Cybersecurity, transferring to Mount St. Mary’s University

• Carrington Hilliard – A.S. Engineering Science, A.S. Arts and Sciences, Mathematics Concentration, transferring to Capitol Technology University

• Eva Jovel – A.S. Arts and Sciences, Biology Concentration, transferring to the University of Pittsburgh

• Ryleigh McKenzie – A.S. Arts and Sciences, transferring to Salisbury University

• Reaghan Olmo – A.A.S. Interactive Design and Game Development

• Lucy Strama – A.S. Arts and Sciences, Mathematics Concentration, transferring to West Virginia University

• Ian Watts – A.S. Arts and Sciences, Physics and Mathematics Concentrations, transferring to the University of Maryland College Park

• Makhi Williams – A.S. Arts and Sciences, Biology Concentration, transferring to Towson University

Smithsburg High School

• Nathaniel Ellis – A.S. Cybersecurity, transferring to the University of Maryland Global Campus

• Adriana Miller – A.S. Arts and Sciences, Biology Concentration, transferring to Mount St. Mary’s University

• Shiri Nchotu – A.S. Arts and Sciences, Mathematics Concentration, transferring to Notre Dame of Maryland University

• Caeley Neal – A.S. Arts and Sciences, Biology and Chemistry Concentrations, transferring to Mount St. Mary’s University

South Hagerstown High School

• Meredith Lester – A.S. Arts and Sciences, Biology Concentration, transferring to Salisbury University

Williamsport High School

• Janay Badoe – A.S. Computer Science, transferring to Nova Southeastern University

• Grace Caudell – A.S. Arts and Sciences, Biology Concentration, transferring to St. Mary’s College of Maryland

• Charlotte Jones – A.S. Computer Science, transferring to the University of Florida

• Ava Kline – A.S. Arts and Sciences, Biology Concentration, transferring to Loyola University Maryland

• Talon Koerting – A.S. Arts and Sciences, Mathematics Concentration, transferring to the University of Maryland College Park

• Elizabeth Levasseur – A.S. Arts and Sciences, Biology Concentration, transferring to the University of California Riverside

• Cayden Palamar – A.S. Arts and Sciences, Mathematics Concentration, transferring to Frostburg State University

• Leia Patel – A.S. Business Administration

• Josef Ricafort – A.S. Arts and Sciences, Biology and Chemistry Concentrations, transferring to the University of Maryland College Park

• Sydnie Scire – A.S. Environmental Studies, transferring to Frostburg State University

• Mia Walsh – A.S. Arts and Sciences, Mathematics Concentration, transferring to the University of Maryland College Park

For more information on HCC’s Early College Degree Program, go to www.hagerstowncc.edu/earlycollegedegree.

This article originally appeared on The Herald-Mail: HCC Early College Degree Program students graduate