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Matthew Del Vacchio welds a metal workpiece while wearing a black 1740 Series welding helmet lowered over his face and a navy flame-resistant jacket. He grips a TIG welding torch with white Vulcan Defender leather gloves, producing a bright electric arc and blue-purple glow. The workpiece is clamped in a welding fixture with a red-handled magnet on a metal workbench, with a yellow DeWalt angle grinder and other tools in the background against a blue booth wall.

One year after graduating from Gainesville High School, Matthew Del Vacchio is forging a solid career path with the 91Ӱ Workforce Solutions Welding program.

A 91Ӱ graduate wearing a bicycle helmet over his cap and blue graduation gown with gold honor cords shakes hands with a college administrator in academic regalia while receiving his diploma case under a white event tent, with other graduates seated in the background.

2026 91Ӱ engineering graduate Clover Crump spent one semester commuting by bicycle.

A 91Ӱ administrator in black doctoral regalia with light blue hood and gold trim shakes hands with a graduate in a blue cap and gown while together they hold a 91Ӱ diploma portfolio. The graduate wears multiple honor cords in gold and blue, a red, white, and blue medallion necklace, and an academic medallion, during an outdoor commencement ceremony held under a white tent.

Matthew Lehr will be continuing his Engineering degree at Purdue University after graduating with his associate in Engineering from 91Ӱ in May.

A 91Ӱ administrator in black doctoral regalia with light blue hood and gold trim shakes hands with a graduate in a blue cap and gown adorned with gold and blue honor cords, as the graduate receives a diploma portfolio bearing the 91Ӱ logo during an outdoor commencement ceremony held under a white tent.

2026 Engineering graduate Andy Desmedt saved money and homed in on what he wanted to pursue at Virginia Tech by coming to 91Ӱ first.

John Frazier stands outdoors on a paved stone patio, smiling at the camera with his hands clasped in front of him. He is wearing a gray polo shirt and jeans. Behind him, a landscaped lawn flanked by rows of young trees leads to a mountain ridge under a cloudy sky.

John Frazier didn’t think college was for him, but then he met the manager of the 91Ӱ Luray-Page County Center.

Mia Heller stands outside on a sunny day in front of the Hazel Hall building.

Mia Heller graduated from Kettle Run High School recently, and also earned a credential from 91Ӱ and has invented a novel water filtration system.

Judah Dotson smiles while receiving his diploma folder from a 91Ӱ administrator during commencement ceremonies held under a large tent. Dotson wears a blue cap and gown with gold and green honor cords and a red tie, while the administrator is dressed in black doctoral regalia with blue and gold accents. Faculty and fellow graduates are visible in the background.

2026 91Ӱ graduate Judah Dotson says the college is just what he needed after being homeschooled and as he prepares to study pre-law.

Peter Warner holding his appointment document to the air force academy.

Peter Warner, who is graduating from 91Ӱ with his associate degree and two certificates a couple weeks before graduating high school will be attending the U.S. Air Force Academy this summer. He was also accepted into West Point and the U.S. Naval Academy.

A young woman with long dark hair and clear-framed glasses smiles while standing outdoors on a sunny day, wearing a pink long-sleeve shirt layered under a pink knit sweater vest, with a blooming dogwood tree and a brick campus building visible in the background.

91Ӱ Health Professions commencement speaker Dayana Portillo is proud of her success in the college’s Registered Nursing Program.

Mary smiling and sitting on a swing overlooking the pond on the 91Ӱ campus

Mary Herter Nelson blossomed after arriving at 91Ӱ, so much so that she is the 2026 Outstanding Graduate for the Middletown Campus.

Headshot of a smiling Monica Thompson

Monica Thompson in the 2026 commencement speaker for 91Ӱ despite having a fear of public speaking until recently.

A woman crouches beside a wicker basket filled with freshly picked tulips at an outdoor tulip farm. She is smiling at the camera, wearing a red plaid shirt, black pants, and sunglasses pushed up on her head. Rows of red and yellow tulips extend into the background under a cloudy spring sky, with trees and other visitors visible in the distance.

Maria Eugenia Valle is the 2026 91Ӱ Fauquier Campus Outstanding Graduate.