About 1,300 people attended both ceremonies, and more than 3,600 Forsyth Tech students from both classes graduated, the college said in a statement.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the college didnât conduct an in-person commencement for its 2020 graduates last year, Forsyth Tech said.
There was no traditional procession of the graduates walking to their seats inside the stadium because of safety precautions, President Janet Spriggs of Forsyth Tech told 300 graduates at the commencementâs Wednesday afternoon event.
A group of 170 graduates received their degrees, diplomas and certificates during the commencementâs Wednesday morning event, said Devin Purgason, a Forsyth Tech spokesman.
Spriggs asked the graduates at both events to stand while the song, âPomp and Circumstance,â was played over the stadiumâs public address system. The crowd consisting of the graduatesâ family members and friends applauded as the graduates stood.