The College of the Florida Keys held its sixty-eighth Commencement Exercises for the spring class of 2024 on Friday, May 3 in the Tennessee Williams Theatre on the Key West Campus. Ninety-four graduates donned blue and orange graduation attire to receive their diplomas. The College expects to award a combined total of approximately 116 credentials, including bachelor’s degrees, associate degrees, and college credit certificates, to spring graduates.

U.S. Army veteran Garrett Wills, who earned associate degrees in Marine Environmental Technology and Diving Business and Technology, presented the Student Address. He also presented the Instructor of the Year award to History instructor Charles Goulding. The College bestowed the 2024 Distinguished Alumnus Award to Monroe County School Board member Andy Griffiths. Griffiths earned his Associate in Arts degree at CFK in 1979 before becoming a successful fishing charter business owner and the longest serving elected official in Monroe County. Senator Doug Broxson delivered the Keynote Address and received the 2024 President’s Award for his legislative support of CFK and the Keys. The full ceremony can be viewed on the College’s Facebook page at facebook.com/TheCollegeoftheFloridaKeys.

Following Commencement, the College held a nursing ceremony for students who completed their Associate of Science in Nursing this spring semester. Upon passing the national NCLEX-RN licensure exam, each will become a registered nurse.

CFK’s summer semester begins May 14 and fall semester begins August 19. Information about academic programs, steps to become a student, and ways to pay for college can be viewed on the College’s website at CFK.edu/FutureStudents.