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Nassau County Students Receive Degrees from Berkeley College

Dario A. Cortes, PhD, Berkeley College President, is proud to announce that students from Nassau County, NY, recently received degrees from Berkeley College. More than 1,700 students from Berkeley College locations in New Jersey and New York, and Berkeley College Online, received Baccalaureate and Associate degrees. It was the largest graduating class in the history of the College.

“For more than 80 years, Berkeley College has been changing the lives of students who came to us in search of a better and more prosperous future. The education that they received has enabled thousands of them to find success in their careers,” Dr. Cortes told the graduates at the Commencement Ceremony that took place at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, NJ.

The following students from Nassau County received degrees:

- Roopwattie Alexander of Elmont, Bachelor of Business Administration in Financial Services, New York City location, NY
- Andrea Teresa Alvarez of Plainview, Bachelor of Business Administration in Health Services Management, Berkeley College Online
- Luckner Badio of North Baldwin, Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting, New York City location, NY
- Marie M. Badio of Valley Stream, Bachelor of Business Administration in Health Services Management, New York City location, NY
- Daniel Caballero of Freeport, Bachelor of Science in Justice Studies – Criminal Justice, Berkeley College Online
- Maynor Caballero of Freeport, Bachelor of Science in Justice Studies – Criminal Justice, Berkeley College Online
- Rosemery Cardenas of Elmont, Bachelor of Science in Justice Studies – Criminal Justice, New York City location, NY
- Anderline Fequiere of Westbury, Bachelor of Science in Justice Studies – Criminal Justice, Berkeley College Online
- Stephanie Franco of Franklin Square, Bachelor of Business Administration in Fashion Marketing and Management, Berkeley College Online
- Jessica Huston of Lawrence, Bachelor of Business Administration in Fashion Marketing and Management, Berkeley College Online
- Parwinder Kaur of Hicksville, Bachelor of Business Administration in Fashion Marketing and Management, Berkeley College Online
- Yun Jung Kim of Albertson, Bachelor of Business Administration in Fashion Marketing and Management, New York City location, NY
- Jamie O’Shea of Merrick, Associate in Applied Science in Health Services Administration – Medical Insurance, Billing and Coding, Berkeley College Online
- Sophonie Prevot of Uniondale, Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting, New York City location, NY
- Sehrish Sultan of Elmont, Bachelor of Science in Justice Studies – Criminal Justice, New York City location, NY
- Felicia Stewart of Hempstead, Bachelor of Science in Justice Studies – Criminal Justice, New York City location, NY
- Tasha Swittenberg of West Hempstead, Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Administration – Management, Berkeley College Online
- Patricia Tedesco of Baldwin, Associate in Applied Science in Paralegal Studies, New York City location, NY
- Marjorie Villalobos of Hempstead, Bachelor of Business Administration in Health Services Management, New York City location, NY
- Ashley Zarro of Valley Stream, Bachelor of Business Administration in Fashion Marketing and Management, Berkeley College Online

A leader in business education for 80 years, Berkeley College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and enrolls more than 8,700 students — including more than 800 international students — in its Baccalaureate and Associate degree programs. The College has four New York locations — Midtown Manhattan, Lower Manhattan in the Wall Street area, Brooklyn, and White Plains. And in New Jersey there are four locations — Woodland Park, Paramus, Woodbridge, and Newark.  Berkeley College Online also offers full degree programs. Programs are offered in more than 20 career fields. The website address iswww.BerkeleyCollege.edu.

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