Maric College - Carson to Graduate 127 Students Friday Evening at Carson Community Center

CARSON, Calif., Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Maric College - Carson announced it will hold a graduation ceremony for its summer 2006 class on Friday, August 11, 2006. The commencement will take place at 7:00 p.m. at the Carson Community Center at 801 East Carson Street in Carson, Calif.

The ceremony will recognize 127 students who have earned diplomas in career areas that are in high demand throughout the state. According to the California Employment Development Department, Labor Market Information Division report on California Occupational Employment Projections 2004, medical assistant positions are expected to increase 46 percent and massage therapist positions are expected to increase 23.7 percent from 2002 to 2012. Over one-half of the Maric College - Carson summer 2006 graduates earned diplomas qualifying them for entry-level positions in either massage therapy or medical assisting.

The Honorable Kelvin D. Filer will keynote Friday's ceremony. Filer practiced law for 13 years before becoming a judge in 1993. In 2002, he was appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court. Filer grew up in Compton, Calif., achieved a bachelor's degree from the University of California - Santa Cruz and graduated from University of California - Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law.

Maric College - Carson is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Continued Education and Training (ACCET). ACCET is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education. Maric College - Carson currently offers diplomas in four programs including Medical Assistant, Medical Coding and Billing, Pharmacy Technician and Massage Therapy. Maric College began offering the Pharmacy Technician program in March 2006 and will begin offering night courses for that program at the end of August 2006.

The Maric College - Carson summer 2006 graduates are as follows: Diploma Computer Networking: Brian Chapman, Wilmington, CA Jimmie Harlow, Santa Fe Springs, CA Jean Renee Joplin, Long Beach, CA Robert Joyce, Compton, CA Maurice McNeal, Carson, CA Ryan Passi, Long Beach, CA Joshua Ponce, Carson, CA Michael Poulin, San Pedro, CA Diploma Computerized Office Skills: Miriam Acosta, Compton, CA Kenya Alvarez, Inglewood, CA Nyaesha Clines, Compton, CA Lisa Flores, Wilmington, CA Luz Elena Gordo, Wilmington, CA Lisa Hutchinson, Santa Rosa, CA Eleanor Mateo, Lawndale, CA Felipe Montano, Los Angeles, CA Marquita Register, Paramount, CA Marylin Santandrea, San Pedro, CA Lynette Valles, Carson, CA Arenda White, Carson, CA Alla Woodward, San Pedro, CA Ana Zavaleta, Carson, CA Diploma Legal Administrative Assistant: Crystal Coffee, Gardena, CA Rosalia Duran, Los Angeles, CA Marisa Gomez, Carson, CA Mayra Gomez, Compton, CA Brenna Meier, San Pedro, CA Diploma Massage Therapy: Christina Aguilar, Torrance, CA Tacola M Barlow, Los Angeles, CA Dana Carswell, Long Beach, CA Makeda Covington, Carson, CA Hugo De La O, Wilmington, CA Albert Dominguez, Lomita, CA Annree Douglas, Los Angeles, CA Guillermo Echavarria, Compton, CA Monique Esqueda, Compton, CA Krystina Gutierrez, South Gate, CA Carlota Hernandez, Compton, CA Vinton J. Holt, Compton, CA Michael Johnson, San Pedro, CA Angelique Latour, Anaheim, CA Anne Leon, Sand Pedro, CA Gregory Manion, Los Angeles, CA Kena Montes, Torrance, CA Luis Angel Pantoja, San Pedro, CA Sandra Reed, Compton, CA R.C. San Nicolas, Carson, CA Charae Shaw, Compton, CA Jefe Smith, Chino Hills, CA German Tiu, Carson, CA Nathan Wensko, Huntington Beach, CA Jason Wilson, Torrance, CA Myoshia Wilson, Inglewood, CA Diploma Medical Assistant: Martha Veronica Aboytes, Gardena, CA Yajaira Acosta, Torrance, CA Erika Aguilar, Hawthorne, CA Rosa Alonzo, Carson, CA Angelica Alquijay, Bell, CA Rosalie Bayas, Long Beach, CA Tanesha Brannon, Anderson, CA Edith Cabrera, Torrance, CA Suraya Calderon, Compton, CA Alba Campos, San Pedro, CA Shonneia Chism, Compton, CA Maria Cruz, Torrance, CA Tasha Curtis, Wilmington, CA Shontel Dees, Los Angeles, CA Sandy Duenas, Torrance, CA Jennifer Escorcia, Carson, CA Araceli Espinoza, Long Beach, CA La Arni Fernandez, Bell, CA Rosalinda Gallegos, Long Beach, CA Elvia Garcia, Carson, CA Lisette Garcia, Carson, CA Justin Gaxiola, Carson, CA Tiffany Gregory, Compton, CA Michelle Harris, Long Beach, CA Blanca Hernandez, Compton, CA Jessica Hernandez, Long Beach, CA Robyn Jackson, Compton, CA Cynthia Jimenez, Wilmington, CA Gennis Johnson, Lomita, CA Mayra Lozano, Carson, CA Chastity Malacas, Lomita, CA Nancy Mendoza, Wilmington, CA Michelle Nickerson, Bellflower, CA Mayra Nunez, Carson, CA Roger Panama, Harbor City, CA Anai Paredes, Wilmington, CA Kristy Perry, Lakewood, CA Cristale Pimentel, South Gate, CA Yakima Powell, Compton, CA Joanna Robledo, Long Beach, CA Maribel Rojas, Long Beach, CA Tiute Salausa, Long Beach, CA Rosa Santiago, Carson, CA Cecilia Sauer, Gardena, CA Laurine Scheu, Carson, CA Elizabeth Silva, Long Beach, CA Courtney Simpson, Compton, CA Dorina Tapia, Fontana, CA Christopher Toledo, Torrance, CA Lupita Torres, Compton, CA Maria Vazquez, Compton, CA John Vinzon, Buena Park, CA Kevin Williams, Los Angeles, CA Diploma Medical Coding & Billing: Lusia Almanza, Torrance, CA Mary Joy Bellon, Carson, CA Octavia Brown, Carson, CA Robbie Daniels, Bellflower, CA Janet Dixon, Hawthorne, CA Candyce Edwards, Long Beach, CA Jahromi Elizaga, Carson, CA Stephanie Estrada, San Pedro, CA Velinda Garcia, Carson, CA Maria Gutierrez, Compton, CA Helen Henderson Reed, Hawthorne, CA Richelle Hopkins, Hawthorne, CA Christine Lopez, Carson, CA Johanna Lorenz, San Pedro, CA Sherrille Mason, San Pedro, CA Lashawn McGuire, Harbor City, CA Lynda McKane, Hawthorne, CA Fred Mitchell, Los Angeles, CA Franchot Morris, Long Beach, CA Viviana Parra, Long Beach, CA Porscha Phillips, Los Angeles, CA Jessica Ramirez, Long Beach, CA Diane Riley, Los Angeles, CA Sandra Rodriguez, Carson, CA Nicole Santana, San Pedro, CA Joy Tejeda, San Pedro, CA Carolyn Tiong, Long Beach, CA Tracie Wilson-Hunter, Carson, CA About Maric College

Maric College, with an original campus in the San Diego area, has long been recognized as one of California's leading career schools and is one of the largest groups of private institutions offering associate degrees and certificates in the state. For more than 25 years, Maric College has enabled students to develop and achieve their personal and career goals by providing study opportunities that integrate general education, professional skills, and career-focused training. Today, the school offers a breadth of programs in allied health, information technology, and legal studies at more than 15 locations. For more information, please see: http://www.mariccollege.edu/

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