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Gavilan College will award 1,122 degrees and certificates to graduating students at the annual commencement ceremony Friday at 6 p.m. The afternoon starts with a procession of graduates walking from the Arts Quad, along Sycamore Lane, over the bridge, and into the gymnasium, where they are greeted by family and faculty.

Gavilan College is preparing to celebrate the achievements of a large group of degree and certificate-earners next Friday evening. The college will be conferring 330 Associate in Art degrees, 161 Associate in Science degrees, 387 Certificates of Achievement, 22 Certificates of Proficiency, and seven Awards of Achievement. (Updated 3:45 p.m., May 15, 2014)