Per Scholas Graduation Roundup: Columbus, Dallas, NCR, Atlanta and Brooklyn

September 11, 2018

Graduations are opportunities to recognize the hard work and personal sacrifice required to succeed in a Per Scholas course, and in the technology workforce that Per Scholas graduates are poised to enter. Five recent graduations brought together friends, family, Per Scholas staff, and local community & business leaders to celebrate the achievement of these outstanding graduates as they embark upon their new careers in Columbus, Dallas, Atlanta, the National Capital Region, and Brooklyn. The achievement of these students at Per Scholas speaks volumes of the bright futures laid out before them. Congratulations and best of luck!

Columbus, 8.17.2017

Per Scholas Columbus Managing Director, Toni Cunningham (center), with Columbus City Council Member, Elizabeth Brown (Left), and Champion Partner AT&T Director of External Affairs, Chris Wyche (Right). AT&T presented Per Scholas with a generous $20,000 contribution at last month’s Columbus IT Support graduation.

IT Support students gather on stage as AT&T’s gift is presented.

Columbus City Council Member Elizabeth Brown addresses the new graduates.

Dallas, 8.17.2018

Dallas’ IT Support graduates are certified and ready to take on the tech world.

Friends and family gathered in Dallas to congratulate graduates as they received their certificates.

Graduates Nancy Slater & Mercedes Russaw proudly display their well earned certificates.

National Capital Region: 8.17.2018

NCR Per Scholas graduates are ready to take the next step in their careers.

Atlanta, 8.31.2018

100% of IT Support graduates in Atlanta are certified — Congratulations!

Brooklyn, 9.7.2018

Diahan Collins, Per Scholas Career Advancement Manager, recognizes graduates who embody Per Scholas core values in Brooklyn, and sends them into the tech world to start their careers.

Jennifer Gutierrez, Chief of Staff to NYC Council Member Antonio Reynoso, with Per Scholas valedictorian Christopher Howlett.

New Per Scholas IT Support Graduates stand before friends and family after accepting their certificates.

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