Linn-Benton Community College

Linn-Benton Community College’s 50th Commencement ceremony will be held Monday, June 18 at 7 p.m. at the Linn County Fair and Expo Willamette Event Center in Albany. The college will award 1,000 degrees and certificates to 829 students this year. In addition, approximately 90 students will be awarded LBCC’s General Educational Development GED certificates. Graduates should plan to arrive no later than 5:45 p.m. at the Santiam Building behind the Willamette Event Center. Doors open for seating at 6 p.m. No tickets needed to attend. No strollers or backpacks. Carry bags will be checked. A traditional bagpipe processional will be lead by the Portland Metro Pipe Band, with posting of the colors by the American Legion Travis Moothart Post 184 of Brownsville. Members of the LBCC choir will sing the National Anthem. LBCC President Dr. Greg Hamann will give the welcome and present several awards including Phi Theta Kappa, Distinguished Alumni, and Distinguished Citizen. Outgoing ...

Linn-Benton Community College held its first graduation ceremony 50 years ago, on June 12, 1969 at 8:30 p.m. at the United First Methodist Church in Albany. Thirty-seven students graduated with degrees and certificates in nurse’s aides and orderlies, bookkeeping, secretarial, and welding – the only programs offered at the time. This year, LBCC will hold its 50th Commencement ceremony. On Monday, June 18 at 7 p.m. at the Linn County Fair and Expo Center, 833 students will graduate, earning 1,002 career technical degrees, certificates and transfer degrees from more than 60 programs of study. LBCC graduates become an integral part of our community – serving as nurses, nursing assistants, dental assistants, x-ray technicians, pharmacy technicians, occupational therapy assistants and veterinary assistants, culinary chefs, educators, automotive repair technicians, welders, engineers, computer scientists, NASA space explorers, machinists, horticulturists, agriculturists, business managers, ...