Lone Star College System celebrates graduates at annual commencement ceremonies

THE WOODLANDS, TX – Lone Star College System held graduation celebrations May 8-10 for an estimated 13,000 students and certificate recipients who have completed or are finalizing degrees and certificates during the 2024–2025 academic year.

“Commencement is a special time of year for Lone Star College System students to celebrate their well-deserved achievement, whether they earned a bachelor’s or associate degree, a certification or a GED,” said Gerald F. Napoles, Ph.D., LSC vice chancellor, Student Success. “Lone Star College System is extremely proud of this year’s graduates and is excited to watch their continued success.”

Notable events from this year’s commencement ceremonies include:

• More than 70 Spanish-speaking graduates and their families participated in the second Spanish Language Commencement ceremony.
• There were a total of 1,485 dual credit (962) and early college high school (523) students who graduated from LSCS weeks before earning their high school diplomas.
• Commencement is also a personal celebration for many students like Talin Cuasto, family nurse practitioner, who started her LSC journey with a nine-month-old baby on her hip; Tonia Cansler Meredith, oral historian, who was escorted across campus by her daughter (an LSC graduate); and Giovanni Salazar, a veteran, who bravely shifted gears from the military to pursue a career as a history professor.

“Choosing Lone Star College meant betting on myself and believing in what I can become,” said Bethany Lasco, LSC-Montgomery Class of 2025 alumna. “My experience at Lone Star College and the Honors International Education program has transformed my life. There, I discovered my love for research and found a platform to share my passion for education.”

Lone Star College System has over 200 program options, including four bachelor’s degrees, for students to complete a degree, transfer to a four-year institution or enter the workforce. There is still time to register for summer and fall classes. Learn more at LoneStar.edu/Registration.

Lone Star College System enrolls over 90,000 students each semester providing high-quality, low-cost academic transfer and career training education. LSCS is training tomorrow’s workforce today and redefining the community college experience to support student success. Mario K. Castillo, J.D., serves as Chancellor of LSCS, the largest institution of higher education in the Houston area and has been named a 2024 Great Colleges to Work For® institution by the Chronicle of Higher Education. LSCS consists of eight colleges, seven centers, eight Workforce Centers of Excellence and Lone Star Corporate College. To learn more, visit LoneStar.edu.