Queens Graduates Receive Diplomas from Berkeley College
Monday, June 29, 2020
QUEENS GRADUATES RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
FROM BERKELEY COLLEGE
Berkeley College honored the achievements of more than 2,200 graduates, including students from Queens, NY, during a virtual Commencement ceremony held on Friday, June 5, 2020.
“The opportunities that now stand before you are truly endless,” said Michael J. Smith, President of Berkeley College. “Know that the future isn’t written for you – the future is written by you … Focus on whether you have done everything in your own power to really know your goals and act every single day to move toward them. Any day you have moved toward your goals, you are a success, and I challenge you to never, ever accept anything less than you deserve.”
While the 2020 Berkeley College graduating class continues to reflect high diversity in terms of ethnicity and age, the number of graduates who utilized online learning has increased. Nearly 90% of this year’s graduates took online courses during their Berkeley College experience, compared with 83% of last year’s graduating class. Among the graduates receiving Certificates, Associate’s, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, more than 37% received them with honors.
More than 160 graduates were active military or veterans. Among these, more than 47% graduated with honors. Age-wise, more than 56% are age 25 and above, with the average age of an undergraduate just above 28 years.
The Berkeley College Class of 2020 will join a network of more than 60,000 Berkeley College alumni eligible to receive lifetime career assistance.
About Berkeley College
Berkeley College, founded in 1931, is a career-focused institution accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education that offers students Master’s, Bachelor’s, and Associate’s degree and Certificate programs in more than 20 career fields. The College has campuses in Midtown Manhattan and White Plains, NY, as well as in Newark, Paramus, Woodbridge and Woodland Park, NJ, with more than 5,700 students enrolled. In addition, Berkeley College Online® serves a global population. U.S. News & World Report has named Berkeley College among the Best Colleges for Online Bachelor’s Programs and among the Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for Veterans, for seven consecutive years. The website address is www.BerkeleyCollege.edu
The mission of Berkeley College is to empower students to achieve lifelong success in dynamic careers.
NORTHERN QUEENS
| First | Last | Section | Diploma | Area of Study |
| Yessenia | Campos | Astoria | BS | Justice Studies – Criminal Justice |
| Brendan | Donnelly | Astoria | AS | International Business |
| Brendan | Kelleher | Astoria | AAS | Business Administration – Management |
| Natasha | Lopez | Astoria | AAS | Justice Studies – Criminal Justice |
| Felex | Medero | Astoria | BS | Information Technology Management |
| Robert | O'Brien* | Astoria | BBA | Health Services Management |
| Fausto | Quiroz-Lazo* | Astoria | AAS | Information Technology Management |
| Bryana | Rose+* | Astoria | AAS | Justice Studies – Criminal Justice |
| Ji | Young Yun* | Astoria | AAS | Fashion Merchandising and Management |
| Nardelina | Diaz* | Bayside | BBA | Business Administration – Management |
| Tyrell | Freeman | Bayside | BBA | Marketing Communications |
| Anali | Pimentel* | Bayside | BBA | Business Administration – Management |
| Lian | Tang | Bayside | AAS | Fashion Merchandising and Management |
| Loly | Coral* | College Point | BBA | Accounting |
| Tiffany | Soria | College Point | BS | Justice Studies – Criminal Justice |
| Marvin | Deans* | Corona | AAS | Information Technology Management |
| Mamadi | Kaba | Corona | BBA | Business Administration – Management |
| Stephany | Landazuri | Corona | AAS | Fashion Merchandising and Management |
| Ivonne | Peralta* | Corona | AAS | Justice Studies – Criminal Justice |
| Rosemary | Rozario+* | Corona | BBA | Accounting |
| Israel | Sarmiento | Corona | AAS | Information Technology Management |
| Franklin | Tamay* | Corona | BBA | Business Administration – Management |
| Daisy | Velez | Corona | BBA | General Business |
| Zainib | Ahmed | East Elmhurst | BBA | Health Services Management |
| Naziba | Chowdhury* | East Elmhurst | AAS | Information Technology Management |
| Martha | Escoto | East Elmhurst | AAS | Legal Studies |
| Mostafa | Ettangi* | East Elmhurst | BBA | Financial Services |
| Valeria | Quiroz* | East Elmhurst | AAS | Health Services Administration |
| Dyrell | Thomas | East Elmhurst | AAS | Information Technology Management |
| Lynn | Fernandez* | Elmhurst | AAS | Fashion Merchandising and Management |
| Andrea | Gonzalez | Elmhurst | BS | Justice Studies – Criminal Justice |
| Alexandra | Herrera* | Elmhurst | AAS | Justice Studies – Criminal Justice |
| Montserrat | Lejarazu* | Elmhurst | AAS | Justice Studies – Criminal Justice |
| Catherine | Li* | Elmhurst | BBA | Health Services Management |
| EianneJoyce | Sanchez+* | Elmhurst | BBA | Accounting |
| Rolando | Seda* | Elmhurst | BFA | Graphic Design |
| Lourdia | Celestin | Flushing | BBA | Health Services Management |
| Saad | Chaudhry | Flushing | MBA | Management |
| Zihao | He | Flushing | BBA | International Business |
| Toby | Li* | Flushing | AAS | Information Technology Management |
| Xinyu | Liu | Flushing | BBA | General Business |
| Chazen | Rivera* | Flushing | AAS | Justice Studies – Criminal Justice |
| Veronica | Salazar | Flushing | AAS | Business Administration – Management |
| Qiyuan | Shi | Flushing | BBA | International Business |
| Steeve | Sylvain | Flushing | BBA | Accounting |
| Xiaoning | Zheng | Flushing | BBA | General Business |
| Valeria | Ballet Gutierrez | Fresh Meadows | BBA | Accounting |
| Daniela | Matias | Fresh Meadows | BBA | International Business |
| Devin | Sparks | Fresh Meadows | BBA | Business Administration – Management |
| Vicente | Torregroza | Fresh Meadows | AAS | Business Administration – Management |
| Laura | Fage | Glendale | BBA | Health Services Management |
| Kevin | Flores | Glendale | BBA | Financial Services |
| Denise | Monfil | Glendale | AAS | Health Services Administration |
| Maria | Pineda* | Glendale | BBA | Health Services Management |
| Ericka | Venancio | Glendale | BBA | Health Services Management |
| Carla | Correa Infante | Jackson Heights | BBA | Health Services Management |
| Ileana | Isaacs | Jackson Heights | AAS | Health Services Administration |
| Destiney | Tavarez | Jackson Heights | AAS | Justice Studies – Criminal Justice |
| Jennifer | Tejada | Jackson Heights | BBA | Accounting |
| Jennifer | Zarate* | Jackson Heights | AAS | Business Administration – Management |
| Safaya | Azad | Kew Gardens | BS | Justice Studies – Criminal Justice |
| Shirley | Carabali | Kew Gardens | BBA | Health Services Management |
| Ratna | Karki | Kew Gardens | BBA | Business Administration – Management |
| Monica | Rubio* | Little Neck | AAS | Financial Services |
| Mingjun | Hu | Long Island City | BBA | Marketing Communications |
| Jamin | Hwang | Long Island City | AAS | Fashion Merchandising and Management |
| Tajae | Johnson* | Long Island City | BBA | Business Administration – Management |
| Xi | Liu | Long Island City | BBA | International Business |
| Haniam | Maria | Long Island City | AAS | Fashion Merchandising and Management |
| Abizar | Pichori | Long Island City | BBA | Business Administration – Management |
| Stephanie | Valerio | Long Island City | AAS | Justice Studies – Criminal Justice |
| Diana | Vegazo | Long Island City | BBA | Health Services Management |
| Tiphany | Coward | Queens Village | AAS | Fashion Merchandising and Management |
| Tanya | Troche | Queens Village | AAS | Business Administration – Management |
| Doreen | Yousaf | Queens Village | AAS | Legal Studies |
| Jaydi | Dane Ortiz* | Rego Park | BS | Legal Studies |
| Martina | Minor* | Rego Park | BS | Legal Studies |
| Alexsa | Berrios | Ridgewood | BS | Legal Studies |
| Guillermina | Bodden | Ridgewood | BBA | General Business |
| Megi | Kamberi | Ridgewood | BBA | General Business |
| Brandon | Nieves* | Ridgewood | BS | Information Technology Management |
| Brandon | Prestol | Ridgewood | BS | Justice Studies – Criminal Justice |
| Andres | Victoria | Ridgewood | AAS | Justice Studies – Criminal Justice |
| Amanjeet | Kaur | Sunnyside | BBA | Business Administration – Management |
| Valentina | Giordano-Rosa* | Whitestone | BBA | Health Services Management |
| Valerie | Zakirov* | Whitestone | AAS | Justice Studies – Criminal Justice |
| Sanghyung | Jun* | Woodside | BBA | Accounting |
| Kousar | Qazi* | Woodside | BS | Legal Studies |
| Rahul | Rai* | Woodside | BBA | Accounting |
| Miriam | Ramos | Woodside | AAS | Justice Studies – Criminal Justice |
| Mohammad | Shiplu | Woodside | BS | Legal Studies |
| Shota | Yamashita | Woodside | BBA | Business Administration – Management |
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Legend:
Diplomas and areas of study are denoted in the fourth and fifth columns.
AAS = Associate in Applied Science
AS = Associate in Science
BBA = Bachelor of Business Administration
BFA = Bachelor of Fine Arts
BS = Bachelor of Science
MBA = Master of Business Administration
* Denotes students graduating with honors
+ Denotes graduate of the Honors Program, a selective, interdisciplinary and seminar-based educational opportunity offered to a limited number of high-achieving students.
