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Graduating student Amber Clark delivered one of the addresses Thursday at Central Carolina Community College’s 46th Spring Commencement at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. Clark, of Lee County, received her Associate in Arts-University Transfer degree. Members of the graduating class earned 284 degrees, 107 diplomas, and 348 certificates, with some earning more than one diploma or certificate. About 250 graduating students took part in the commencement exercises.

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Central Carolina Community College President Bud Marchant reaches out to shake the hand of graduating student Jennifer Jackson Thursday at Central Carolina Community College’s 46th Spring Commencement at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. Jackson, of Lee County, received her Associate in Science degree. Members of the graduating class earned 284 degrees, 107 diplomas, and 348 certificates, with some earning more than one diploma or certificate. About 250 graduating students took part in the commencement exercises.

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Amanda Matthews, of Harnett County, gets a family group hug following her Thursday graduation from Central Carolina Community College with an Associate in Applied Science in Office Administration. She is already enrolled online at East Carolina University to get her bachelor’s degree. Earning her degree at Central Carolina now gives her the rank of a junior at ECU. Joining in the group hug are (from left) her husband, Daniel Matthews, the Matthews’ son, and Daniels’ sister, Erin Matthews, who is a nursing student at the college. The graduates completed their studies for 284 degrees, 107 diplomas, and 348, with some earning more than one diploma or certificate. About 250 graduating students took part in the commencement exercises.

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Holly Williams, of Chatham County, shares a smile with her boyfriend, Jay Lento, after receiving her Associate in Applied Science in Accounting Thursday at Central Carolina Community College’s 46th Spring Commencement at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. Williams now plans to attend Appalachian State University to obtain her bachelor’s in accounting. The graduates completed their studies for 284 degrees, 107 diplomas, and 348 certificates, with some earning more than one diploma or certificate. About 250 graduating students took part in the commencement exercises.

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Brandy Harrington, of Lee County, gets a hug from her fiancé, Durrell Minter, after receiving her Associate in Applied Science in Human Services Technology Thursday at Central Carolina Community College’s 46th Spring Commencement at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. The graduates completed their studies for 284 degrees, 107 diplomas, and 348 certificates. About 250 graduating students took part in the commencement exercises.