From Teens to Veterans, 452 Students Graduate from Marion Tech

Marion Technical College proudly celebrated 452 graduates in a moving ceremony at the Marion Palace Theatre this May. Together, these students earned a total of 603 degrees and certificates. This included 12 graduates from the new Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program.

Graduates ranged in age from 16 to 64 and hailed from 27 Ohio counties. They include 15 veterans.

A record 46 high school students who earned associate degrees at no cost through the College Credit Plus (CCP) program. This saves each student and their family nearly $13,000 or $600,000 collectively. Here are the totals of students earning an associate’s degree by school district:

• Cardington: 2
• Delaware Hayes: 1
• Harding: 5
• Mohawk: 1
• North Union: 1
• Northmor: 2
• Pleasant: 15
• Ridgedale: 3
• River Valley: 7
• Riverdale: 8
• Wynford: 2

These students are among 1,870 middle and high school students who earned college credit through the CCP program. The dual enrollment program has multiple benefits in addition to the savings on Marion Tech’s already low tuition.

“Marion Tech’s data shows that students who earn early college credits (even if they do not earn a full degree) graduate from a two- or four-year colleges at a much higher rate than students who do not earn early college credits. They learn the strategies needed to succeed in college,” said Dr. Bob Haas, Provost and Chief Strategy Officer at Marion Tech.

“This is an incredible achievement! Our graduates have shown resilience, determination, and an unwavering commitment to their goals,” said Dr. Ryan McCall, president of Marion Tech. “We are so proud of each and every one of them. Their success reflects the power of education to transform lives – and this is just the beginning.”

Of these graduates, 108 students are the first generation of their families to graduate from college. The average age of Marion Tech students is 27. Many students juggle full-time work and family demands as well as their coursework.

Elizabeth Arthur of Marion is among those graduates. Half-way through spring semester, Arthur was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and had to relearn to walk. She credits support from her professors, family members and fellow students with helping her cross the stage to receive her diploma.

“Graduating isn’t just about grades or credit hours or a final GPA. It’s about what we had to overcome to get here. It’s about the fact that we showed up, again and again,” Arthur said.

Summer 2024-Spring 2025 MTC Graduates:

Margarita Bulos -Andover
Kirstin Troyer- Urbana
Jennifer Ard- Bucyrus
Lynzie Basinger- Galion
Nathan Brown -Galion
Erik Crawford -Bucyrus
Weston Delaney- Bucyrus
Samantha Dornbirer- Nevada
Corin Feik- Tiro
Jessica Garrison- Crestline
Kathy Hatfield -Crestline
Courtney Lee- Bucyrus
Erika Lehman- Galion
Virginia Long -Galion
Alexis Lucius -Bucyrus
Jessica Manley -Galion
Brandon Mattix -Galion
Calvin McDaniels- Bucyrus
Emma Pahl -Bucyrus
Sheena Parsons- Bucyrus
Timothy Peden- Galion
Mikinzee Pollard- Bucyrus
Ysabella Wurm- Bucyrus
Makenna Zaebst -Bucyrus
Chase Gustwiller- Defiance
Brittni Bargar -Delaware
Elaina Bashline -Delaware
Jamir Benton- Delaware
Danielle Burwell- Ashley
Ashton Carey -Delaware
Sarah Cusack- Ashley
Nicholas Dible -Sunbury
Aiden Dorr -Delaware
Isaiah Dowell-Churchman -Delaware
Amy Felton -Delaware
Skyler Floyd- Delaware
Megan Getzendiner- Delaware
Heather Grace -Mount Gilead
Rylee Hankins -Delaware
Laney Harmon- Galena
Jaqueline Hernandez Villegas -Delaware
Michelle Jordan -Delaware
Benjamin Kaster- Delaware
Michelle Kelly- Delaware
Joshua Koch -Delaware
Macie Levings- Delaware
Michelle Little -Delaware
Catherine Long- Delaware
Ethan Lowery -Delaware
Logan Miller- Lewis Center
Rachel Montgomery –Sunbury
Abdullahi Musse -Delaware
Bella Penry- Radnor
Eric Prouty- Westerville
Teresa Rinehart- Delaware
Mikayla Strong -Sunbury
Alexus Toombs- Delaware
Tyson Walter -Delaware
Abigail Warren -Delaware
Tatyana Woloschuk- Powell
Jayden Burdine -Pickerington
Hannah Conover -Hilliard
Britney Dominguez- Blacklick
Tiffany Dominguez- Reynoldsburg
Jessica Jones -Columbus
Malasow Kabirow- Canal Winchester
Sarah Karaghul -Hilliard
Song Ku -Columbus
Dominque Lamar- Canal Winchester
MaCaylah Lyon -Columbus
Lauren McDonald- Dublin
Cassandra McKnight- Columbus
Gloria Serebour Otuo- Columbus
Breana Smith -Dublin
Katherine Miller- Fairborn
Mackenzie Allison- Findlay
Alex Binau -Vanlue
Glenn Brown -Findlay
Brooke Durenberger -Arlington
Jack Dusseau- Mount Blanchard
Kellan Gossard- Mount Blanchard
Sydney King -Alvada
Cassidy Kisseberth- Findlay
Jacob Niederkohr- Findlay
Megan Parker -Findlay
Lucas Plesec -Findlay
Jacob Plummer- Findlay
Abigail Ritchey -McComb
Jasmine Snyder- Findlay
Gabrielle Sons- Findlay
Michael Watson- Findlay
Allison Woodruff- Arlington
Amanda Caudill -Kenton
Logan Frey- Forest
Rachel Harrington -Kenton
Seth McElree- Forest
Cole McKinley- Kenton
Wesley Minter -Ada
Eden Morris- Forest
Jacob Parker- Alger
Carrol Pauley- Upper Sandusky
Kennedy Phelps- Forest
Lyndsay Phillips- Mount Victory
Stella Phillips- Forest
Chloe Powell- Forest
Ciara Giamarco -Willard
Lorin Napier -Willard
Aleczander Shaffer- Norwalk
Daniel Smith- Norwalk
Anthony Wesenberger- Norwalk
Georgina Evans- Granville
Madison Hatfield -Newark
Savannah Irick -West Liberty
Ian Isaacs- Lakeview
Andan Short- Bellefontaine
Shevy Miller -London
Jessica Allen -Marion
Vincenza Alves -Marion
Darnell Archey -Marion
Elizabeth Arthur- Marion
Carson Austin -Marion
Eyan Axline- Marion
Christopher Ball -Marion
Mallori Ballinger- Marion
Steven Banks -Marion
Frank Barnes -Marion
Sierra Baughman -Morral
Makayla Baylous -Marion
Brandon Behney -Marion
Justin Bentz -Marion
Jarrod Beverly -Marion
Marcelus Bibbs -Marion
Russell Bidish -Marion
Raynard Bishop -Marion
Rayshon Black- Marion
Devantae Blessett -Marion
Ramon Blevins -Marion
Marcus Bloomfield- Marion
Martice Boddie -Marion
Joshua Bollman- Marion
Canicia Bonney- Marion
Robert Brandy -Marion
Emily Bristoll -Marion
Kelly Brokaw -Marion
D Juan Bronaugh- Marion
Demarco Brown -Marion
Harley Brown -Marion
Kaya Brown -Waldo
Raymond Brown- Marion
Mackenzie Bumgarner- LaRue
Olivia Burdette- Marion
Kendra Cain- Caledonia
Hayden Campbell -Marion
Grace Carr- Prospect
Robert Carrasco- Marion
Thebes Carson- Marion
Nathaneal Carter JR -Marion
Carly Cerny- Waldo
Cale Chase- Marion
Bobby Clark- Marion
Katie Clark- Marion
Taylor Clayton -Marion
Liseli Conte -Marion
Makensie Coolbaugh- Marion
Haley Criswell -Marion
Jermaine Culbreath- Marion
Melissa Cull- Marion
April Culwell -Marion
Jocelyn Cummins- Marion
Georgena Curtis -Marion
Carrie Cusick -Morral
Nicholas Cutchall- Marion
Brittany Davis -Marion
Eric Denniston -Marion
Alan Deptula -Marion
Isabella Dodd- Marion
Jonathan Dukes -Marion
Dimetreus Duncan -Marion
Damon Ellis -Marion
Sabrina Elson -Marion
Leonard Evans -Marion
Marlos Fayson- Marion
Shon Ferriman- Caledonia
Joshua Fikes -Marion
Jordan Fissel- Marion
Reagan Fitsko- Marion
Lauren Flinchbaugh- Marion
Stephanie Foos- Marion
Victor Gantt -Marion
Carter Gardner -Marion
Joshua Gay -Marion
Cynthia Geyer -Green Camp
Addison Gierhart -Marion
Jody Gipson -Marion
Cora Glosser- Marion
Phillip Gott -Marion
Nathan Gray- Marion
Percy Gray JR- Marion
Shannon Gresh -Marion
Kyle Guck -Marion
Kylar Hall -Marion
Casey Harless- Marion
Marcus Hartfield- Marion
Shawn Hawkins- Marion
Ronald Hellman- Marion
Theresa Helms -Marion
Jonathan Hendershot- Marion
Christopher Hoffman -Marion
Alithea Holloway -Caledonia
Lleyton Holsinger- Marion
John Hopkins -Marion
Michael Horn -Marion
Jordan Howell -Marion
Brandon Hughes- Caledonia
Lynsey Jackson -Marion
Robert Jackson- Marion
Jerrod Jenner -Marion
Annabell Johnson- Marion
Brandon Johnson- Marion
Riley Jolliff -Marion
Ivan Jones- Marion
Reagan Kellogg- Marion
Ronald Kelly -Marion
Sydney Kempf- Marion
Wyatt Kerr -LaRue
Yuriy Khanin- Marion
Casey Kimball- Marion
Raeanna King- Marion
Justin Kirk -Marion
Michael Knittel -Marion
Alyson Kramer -Marion
Thomas Lampley- Marion
David Lantz -Marion
De Shawn Larde- Marion
Pierre Lavette III- Marion
DeMarcus Lawhorn- Marion
Jared Leikala- Marion
Robert Like Marion
Ayla Longacre Marion
Elizabeth Lyons Marion
Ashly Martin Marion
Jeriah Mast Marion
Lucas Mattix New Bloomington
Roy McCall Marion
Lathan McCants Marion
John McCoy Marion
Shelby Mccullough Marion
Raynard McDonall Marion
Megan McElhone Marion
Josefina Mendoza Marion
Jeffrey Michalak Marion
Auwinggau Miller Caledonia
Cowan Mitchell Marion
Gregory Mize Marion
Kyle Moffatt Marion
Daniel Montgomery Marion
Megan Montgomery Marion
Landon Moore Marion
Clifford Morefield Marion
Joslyn Morrow Caledonia
Kyle Muller Marion
Candy Mullins Marion
Jamie Mullins Marion
Connor Murphy Marion
Madalyn Murphy Marion
Gregg Myers Marion
Micah Ella Neff Prospect
Daniel Neuenfeldt Marion
Jayel Newell Marion
Jonathan Nooks JR Marion
Taydon Obenour Marion
Samuel Onyenweaku Marion
Carlo Owens Marion
Carter Park Caledonia
Mark Patarozzi Marion
Maddison Payne Marion
Todd Pence Marion
Paul Penman Marion
Alani Perez Marion
Ashlyn Peters Marion
Charles Phillips Marion
Trinity Prater Marion
Donovan Price Marion
George Price Marion
Emily Radcliff Marion
Noah Ramsey New Bloomington
Alycia Reedy Marion
Charles Richardson Marion
Rhashann Richardson Marion
Briana Riebel Marion
William Rine Marion
Hailey Robinson Marion
Makyha Rodgers Caledonia
Steven Rodvold Marion
Christopher Russell Marion
Dennis Salerno Marion
Zachary Salinas Marion
Anthony Sandoval Marion
Manuel Sandoval JR Marion
Thomas Scarberry Marion
Andrew Schlecht Waldo
Penny Schreck Marion
Lugene Scott Marion
Landon Severns Marion
Dusty Shepherd Marion
Kathryn Shoaf Marion
Ronald Simmons Marion
Elizabeth Siverling Prospect
Conner Smith Marion
Tony Smith Marion
Torey Smith Morral
Macie Snyder Marion
Mason Snyder Marion
Eric Spar Marion
Andrew Spitzer Marion
Paul Stacey Marion
Dwain Stanford Marion
Tamekia Starks Marion
Courtney Staup Morral
Brooke Strine Prospect
Arielle Stump Marion
Keith Styblo Marion
Donovan Summers Marion
Justin Tancak Marion
Olivia Temple Marion
Logan Thorpe Marion
Avril Tresh Marion
Marcus Tressler Marion
Antoine Tuggle Marion
Alicia Tyler Marion
Antonio Tyler Marion
Amanda Utley New Bloomington
Brandon Venia Marion
Dawn Wade LaRue
Madison Ward Marion
Ashley Watkins Larue
McKinley Webb Marion
Sawyer Weston Marion
Mike Whitfield Marion
Joseph Wilkes Marion
Justinian Williams Marion
Ronnie Williams Marion
Tana Williams Marion
Croslie Williamson Marion
Kassandra Wipert Marion
Terry Young III Marion
Noah Younghans Marion
Susana Gyamfi Dayton
Jerald Bosh III Mount Gilead
Miranda Bowman Cardington
Payton Carter Marengo
Hailey Casteel Marengo
Ali Colatruglio Marengo
Brooklyn Croy Marengo
Hannah Fenner Mount Gilead
Ashlyn Fryman Edison
Racine Hallabrin Cardington
Abigail Hardwick Cardington
Brandon Hughes Elliott Cardington
Megan Humphrey Marengo
Hailey Jennings Marengo
Tanner Jones Mount Gilead
Nora Kelty Mount Gilead
Hannah Mckenzie Cardington
Emarah Miller Galion
Emylee Nash Mount Gilead
Emily Pearl Cardington
Ava Pernia Galion
Cody Peters Galion
Raegan Roberts Cardington
Cataryna Shaw-Potter Cardington
Alecia Simmers Cardington
Lora Spencer Edison
Faith Stewart Marengo
Joshua Stone Mount Gilead
Logan Trimmer Galion
Sharon Weis Cardington
Luke Young Mount Gilead
Michalea Zeger Mount Gilead
Blair Ludwig Grover Hill
Caleb Lucas Ashville
Felicia Amert Mansfield
Heidi Baker Mansfield
Tiarrha Barrett Mansfield
Colleen Borland Bellville
Caitlyn Callaghan Mansfield
Jada Collier Mansfield
John Hinton Mansfield
Alexxa Moore Mansfield
Joseph Patterson Mansfield
Cassady Perani Plymouth
Nate Schemine Mansfield
Jacob Burns Clarksburg
Robert Contreras Clyde
Julian Garza Fremont
Joshua Kiser Clyde
Rikki Cook Tiffin
Abigail Haner Tiffin
Todd Kinn Fort Seneca
Jeremiah Martinez Tiffin
Scott Sanford Republic
Andrew Sleving Fort Seneca
Connor Smith Fort Seneca
Edward Gulley Akron
Michael Berger Delaware
Andrew Chapman Dublin
Coulter Deboer Richwood
Luke Dunn Richwood
Vanessa Gombash Richwood
Hope Hall Richwood
Catherine Hinkle Richwood
Ellie Keever Richwood
Justin Lewis Richwood
John Popovich Richwood
Parker Reese Marysville
John Rogers III Milford Center
Alexis Ruggles Ostrander
Margaret Speasmaker Marysville
Blake Taylor Marysville
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Zoe Wedding Raymond
Taya Deardoff Van Wert
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Cooper Brodman Carey
Drew Caudill Nevada
Carmen Conigy Upper Sandusky
Katie Conley Kirby
Cameron Dilgard Nevada
Jamie Ervin Nevada
Tyler Friel Nevada
Waylon Hayman Carey
Kolten Helton Upper Sandusky
Matthew Hill Nevada
Samantha Jones Upper Sandusky
Jill Lear-Stansbery Nevada
Chloe Lortz Carey
Savannah Lund Upper Sandusky
William Ogden Upper Sandusky
Jaxon Passet Upper Sandusky
Dawson Pelter Nevada
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Elizabeth Shaffer Carey
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