PHOTOS: Flathead Valley Community College's 54th commencement ceremony
Graduates file across campus and into the big tent at the Flathead Valley Community College Class of 2022 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. A total of 304 graduates earned 319 degrees and certificates (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
The Montana Highlanders lead the processional at the Flathead Valley Community College Class of 2022 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead Valley Community College President Dr. Jane Karas speaks during the school's 54th commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A graduate receives her diploma from Dr. Chris Clouse, vice president of Academic and Student Affairs, at Flathead Valley Community College's 54th commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. A total of 304 graduates earned 319 degrees and certificates. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Joe Legate, retired faculty in the Humanities Division, gives a commencement speech at Flathead Valley Community College's 54th commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A graduate receives her diploma from Dr. Chris Clouse, vice president of Academic and Student Affairs, at Flathead Valley Community College's 54th commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. A total of 304 graduates earned 319 degrees and certificates. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A graduate's decorative mortarboard during the processional at the Flathead Valley Community College Class of 2022 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. A total of 304 graduates earned 319 degrees and certificates (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Student Government President Emmett Jeschke speaks during Flathead Valley Community College's 54th commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Graduates laugh during a commencement speech by Joe Legate, retired faculty of the Humanities Division, at Flathead Valley Community College's 54th commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. A total of 304 graduates earned 319 degrees and certificates. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Graduates walk across campus during the processional at the Flathead Valley Community College Class of 2022 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A graduate's decorative mortarboard during the processional at the Flathead Valley Community College Class of 2022 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. A total of 304 graduates earned 319 degrees and certificates (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A graduate receives her diploma from Dr. Chris Clouse, vice president of Academic and Student Affairs, at Flathead Valley Community College's 54th commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. A total of 304 graduates earned 319 degrees and certificates. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
The Montana Highlanders lead the processional at the Flathead Valley Community College Class of 2022 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A graduate holds on to a decorative mortarboard as the wind whips across campus at the Flathead Valley Community College Class of 2022 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. A total of 304 graduates earned 319 degrees and certificates (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Graduates clap after a speech by Connie Hitchcock, faculty of the Business and Technologies Division, at Flathead Valley Community College's 54th commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. A total of 304 graduates earned 319 degrees and certificates. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Graduates hold on to their mortarboards and tassels as the wind whips across campus at the Flathead Valley Community College Class of 2022 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. A total of 304 graduates earned 319 degrees and certificates (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A graduate receives her diploma from Dr. Chris Clouse, vice president of Academic and Student Affairs, at Flathead Valley Community College's 54th commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. A total of 304 graduates earned 319 degrees and certificates. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead Valley Community College held their 54th commencement ceremony on the school's campus in Kalispell on Friday, May 13. A total of 304 graduates earned 319 degrees and certificates.
The Montana Highlanders lead the processional at the Flathead Valley Community College Class of 2022 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead Valley Community College President Dr. Jane Karas speaks during the school's 54th commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A graduate receives her diploma from Dr. Chris Clouse, vice president of Academic and Student Affairs, at Flathead Valley Community College's 54th commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. A total of 304 graduates earned 319 degrees and certificates. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Joe Legate, retired faculty in the Humanities Division, gives a commencement speech at Flathead Valley Community College's 54th commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A graduate receives her diploma from Dr. Chris Clouse, vice president of Academic and Student Affairs, at Flathead Valley Community College's 54th commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. A total of 304 graduates earned 319 degrees and certificates. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A graduate's decorative mortarboard during the processional at the Flathead Valley Community College Class of 2022 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. A total of 304 graduates earned 319 degrees and certificates (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Student Government President Emmett Jeschke speaks during Flathead Valley Community College's 54th commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Graduates laugh during a commencement speech by Joe Legate, retired faculty of the Humanities Division, at Flathead Valley Community College's 54th commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. A total of 304 graduates earned 319 degrees and certificates. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Graduates walk across campus during the processional at the Flathead Valley Community College Class of 2022 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A graduate's decorative mortarboard during the processional at the Flathead Valley Community College Class of 2022 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. A total of 304 graduates earned 319 degrees and certificates (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A graduate receives her diploma from Dr. Chris Clouse, vice president of Academic and Student Affairs, at Flathead Valley Community College's 54th commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. A total of 304 graduates earned 319 degrees and certificates. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
The Montana Highlanders lead the processional at the Flathead Valley Community College Class of 2022 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A graduate holds on to a decorative mortarboard as the wind whips across campus at the Flathead Valley Community College Class of 2022 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. A total of 304 graduates earned 319 degrees and certificates (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Graduates clap after a speech by Connie Hitchcock, faculty of the Business and Technologies Division, at Flathead Valley Community College's 54th commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. A total of 304 graduates earned 319 degrees and certificates. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Graduates hold on to their mortarboards and tassels as the wind whips across campus at the Flathead Valley Community College Class of 2022 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. A total of 304 graduates earned 319 degrees and certificates (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A graduate receives her diploma from Dr. Chris Clouse, vice president of Academic and Student Affairs, at Flathead Valley Community College's 54th commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13. A total of 304 graduates earned 319 degrees and certificates. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)