Juana Castaneda Ruiz receives her Associate of Business degree during WNCs Parade of Graduates ceremony on May 25 in Carson City.

Broc Strong, of Stagecoach, receives his Associate of Arts degree during a 2021 commencement ceremony at Western Nevada College, in Carson City, Nev., on Monday, May 24, 2021.
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Family and friends cheer on their graduates during a drive-through commencement ceremony at Western Nevada College, in Carson City, Nev., on Monday, May 24, 2021. WNCs 50th graduating class consists of 641 graduates with 669 degrees and certificates.
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Savannah Pinto, of Gardnerville, receives her Associate of Arts degree during a 2021 commencement ceremony at Western Nevada College, in Carson City, Nev., on Monday, May 24, 2021.
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Johnathon Thornton, of Dayton, receives his Associate of Arts degree during a 2021 commencement ceremony at Western Nevada College, in Carson City, Nev., on Monday, May 24, 2021.
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Family and friends cheer on their graduates during a drive-through commencement ceremony at Western Nevada College, in Carson City, Nev., on Monday, May 24, 2021. WNCs 50th graduating class consists of 641 graduates with 669 degrees and certificates.
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Graduate Calvin Hendrix, of Gardnerville, receives his Associate of Science degree during a 2021 commencement ceremony at Western Nevada College, in Carson City, Nev., on Monday, May 24, 2021.
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Graduate Calvin Hendrix, of Gardnerville, receives his Associate of Science degree during a 2021 commencement ceremony at Western Nevada College, in Carson City, Nev., on Monday, May 24, 2021.
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Family and friends cheer on their graduates during a drive-through commencement ceremony at Western Nevada College, in Carson City, Nev., on Monday, May 24, 2021. WNCs 50th graduating class consists of 641 graduates with 669 degrees and certificates.
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Abigail Golik, with the Carson High School Jump Start program, graduates with an Associates Degree during a 2021 commencement ceremony at Western Nevada College, in Carson City, Nev., on Monday, May 24, 2021.
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Faculty members congratulate graduate Julia Cruz during a 2021 commencement ceremony at Western Nevada College, in Carson City, Nev., on Monday, May 24, 2021.
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Children from the Child Development Center cheer for graduates during a 2021 commencement ceremony at Western Nevada College, in Carson City, Nev., on Monday, May 24, 2021.
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Jacob Nichols, with the Carson High School Jump Start program, graduates with an Associates Degree from at Western Nevada College during a drive-through commencement ceremony, in Carson City, Nev., on Monday, May 24, 2021.
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More than 150 graduates participated in a drive-through commencement ceremony at Western Nevada College, in Carson City, Nev., on Monday, May 24, 2021. WNCs 50th graduating class consists of 641 graduates with 669 degrees and certificates.
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More than 150 graduates participated in a drive-through commencement ceremony at Western Nevada College, in Carson City, Nev., on Monday, May 24, 2021. WNCs 50th graduating class consists of 641 graduates with 669 degrees and certificates.
Photo by Cathleen Allison/Nevada Momentum

Family and friends cheer on their graduates during a drive-through commencement ceremony at Western Nevada College, in Carson City, Nev., on Monday, May 24, 2021. WNCs 50th graduating class consists of 641 graduates with 669 degrees and certificates.
Photo by Cathleen Allison/Nevada Momentum

More than 150 graduates participated in a drive-through commencement ceremony at Western Nevada College, in Carson City, Nev., on Monday, May 24, 2021. WNCs 50th graduating class consists of 641 graduates with 669 degrees and certificates.
Photo by Cathleen Allison/Nevada Momentum

More than 150 grads participated in WNCs 2021 Parade of Graduates Commencement Ceremony on Monday, May 24.

WNC is proud of its motto of Start Here, Go Anywhere. This grad embraces this idea on her graduation cap.

Parents of grads enjoyed an up-close-and-personal experience as their child graduated at WNC on Monday.

Among the dignitaries congratulating WNC graduates on Monday at the 2021 Commencement Ceremony were NSHE Regent Joseph Arrascada, second from left, NSHE Regent Carol Del Carlo and WNC President Dr. Vincent Solis.

Friends and families support graduates during a drive-through commencement ceremony at Western Nevada College, in Carson City, Nev., on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.
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Graduate Rachel Ferguson, of Fallon, receives her nursing degree during a drive-through commencement ceremony at Western Nevada College, in Carson City, Nev., on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.
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Nursing graduate Valree Bias skates into a drive-through commencement ceremony at Western Nevada College, in Carson City, Nev., on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.
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Nursing graduate Hollie Stingle skates into a drive-through commencement ceremony at Western Nevada College, in Carson City, Nev., on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.
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Nursing grads cheer for their friends during a drive-through commencement ceremony at Western Nevada College, in Carson City, Nev., on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.
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Nursing graduate Annie Thompson skates onstage to receive her diploma during a drive-through commencement ceremony at Western Nevada College, in Carson City, Nev., on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.
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Nursing graduates Hollie Stingle and Valree Bias celebrate during a drive-through commencement ceremony at Western Nevada College, in Carson City, Nev., on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.
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Graduate Juana Castaneda Ruiz, of Carson City, receives her diploma during a drive-through commencement ceremony at Western Nevada College, in Carson City, Nev., on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.
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Graduate Susan Donaldson, of Carson City, receives her Bachelor of Applied Science Construction Management diploma during a drive-through commencement ceremony at Western Nevada College, in Carson City, Nev., on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.
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Graduate Mohammad Esmaeilisarbaghi, center, of Carson City, receives his diploma during a drive-through commencement ceremony at Western Nevada College, in Carson City, Nev., on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.
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Images from 2021 Commencement at Western Nevada College, in Carson City, Nev., on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.
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Graduate Samantha Motta, of Dayton, receives her diploma during a drive-through commencement ceremony at Western Nevada College, in Carson City, Nev., on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.
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Graduate Erin McHam, of Carson City, celebrates as she receives her diploma during a drive-through commencement ceremony at Western Nevada College, in Carson City, Nev., on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.
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