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Patrick Gietzen (right), of Sanford, gets a happy hug from his mother, Kimberly Neiss, at Central Carolina Community College's Summer Commencement Aug. 2 at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. He had dropped out of high school at age 16, but earned his GED through the college. He then enrolled in college-level classes and went on to earn his Associate of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering, Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Technology, and certificates in Computer Aided Manufacturing and Computer Aided Drafting. He has already found employment as a manufacturing engineer. For more information about Central Carolina Community College and the programs it offers, visit www.cccc.edu.

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Dr. Bud Marchant (left), president of Central Carolina Community College, congratulates Patrick Gietzen, of Sanford, on his achievements at the college's Aug. 2 Summer Commencement at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. Gietzen had dropped out of high school at age 16, but earned his GED through the college. He then enrolled in college-level classes and went on to earn his Associate of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering, Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Technology, and certificates in Computer Aided Manufacturing and Computer Aided Drafting. He has already found employment as a manufacturing engineer. For more information about Central Carolina Community College and the programs it offers, visit www.cccc.edu.