University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) graduated more than 7,600 students worldwide in the fall of 2022, including four students from Newport County!
Those students are Andrea Rose Domek of Middletown, Associate of Arts in General Studies; Derien Luce of Middletown, Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies; Nathan Hamer Grant of Newport; Bachelor of Science in Management Studies; and Nathaniel Christopher Couch of Portsmouth, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Students from all 50 states, five U.S. territories, and 18 countries earned UMGC degrees. More than 2,200 graduates attended “Grad Walk” in Adelphi, Md., an in-person experience designed to place the spotlight directly on graduates and their achievements while helping protect the health and safety of their guests and the university community.
Celebrating its 75th anniversary, University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) was established in 1947 to serve adults in the workforce. Today, UMGC enrolls some 90,000 students annually, offering bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs, as well as certificates in more than 125 fully online, hybrid and face-to-face programs and specializations.
UMGC has a long history of innovation in reaching students where they are, including as a pioneer of internet instruction, piloting its first online classes in 1994. The university has received numerous awards for its groundbreaking work in developing fully online degree programs, including in high-demand fields such as cybersecurity, business, data analytics, health care and education.
UMGC now offers classes to military service personnel and their families at more than 180 locations in more than 20 countries. More than half of the university’s students are active-duty military personnel, their families, members of the National Guard and veterans.