Local students earn degrees from University of Maryland Global Campus

ADELPHI, Maryland – The following Fallbrook students have earned degrees from University of Maryland Global Campus, Hector Fonseca – Associate of Arts, Lizeth Murillo – Associate of Arts, Andrew J. Vanasse –Bachelor of Science in Management Studies.

The university held a virtual stateside commencement on May 15 for more than 5,500 graduates of the Class of 2021. Worldwide, more than 13,000 students from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as 32 countries and territories, earned UMGC degrees during the 2020-21 academic year. UMGC also conducts graduation ceremonies in Europe and Asia for military service members and their families serving overseas.

University of Maryland Global Campus is a world leader in innovative educational models, with award-winning online programs in disciplines including biotechnology, cybersecurity, data analytics, and information technology that are in high demand in today's increasingly technical, global workplace.

In 1949, UMGC became the first institution to send faculty overseas to teach active-duty military personnel at installations in Europe. The university expanded overseas operations to Asia in 1956 and to the Middle East in 2005. UMGC faculty have taught in the war zones of Vietnam, Kosovo, Kuwait, Afghanistan and Iraq.

UMGC now offers classes to military service personnel and their families at more than 175 locations in more than 20 countries. Today, more than half of the university's students are active-duty military personnel and their families, members of the National Guard and veterans.

Submitted by the University of Maryland Global Campus.