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Historic Hundredth Graduation Ceremony For Central Coast College

Courtesy of Hancock College

A Central Coast college is holding its 100th graduation ceremony Friday.

It's been a year like no other, for these students.

And now, for those graduating Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria today, it's a graduation ceremony like no other - and not just because it's a drive-up ceremony.

It's special because it's the college's 100th graduating class.

Student David Bautista Gonzalez, who has studied Business Administration, is part of Friday's historic ceremony and says it's an honor.

"It's pretty cool to experience that centennial celebration, " he told KCLU. "You think 100 is just a number but we help thousands of students a year so to think that's been happening for a hundred years is incredible."

Caroline joined KCLU in October 2020. She won LA Press Club's Audio Journalist of the Year Award in 2022 and 2023.

Since joining the station she's won 7 Golden Mike Awards, 4 Los Angeles Press Club Awards and 2 National Arts & Entertainment Awards.

She started her broadcasting career in the UK, in both radio and television for BBC News, 95.8 Capital FM and Sky News and was awarded the Prince Philip Medal for her services to radio and journalism in 2007.

She has lived in California for ten years and is both an American and British citizen - and a very proud mom to her daughter, Elsie.