Lehigh Carbon Community College awarded more than 830 degrees to 2017 graduates during recent commencement exercises.

Local graduates include:Carbon CountyAlbrightsville: Vanessa Cole, Dawn DeCarlo, Ryann Enslin, Nicholas Grecco, Samantha Hughes, David Ingrassia, Dante Lynch and Negine Wise.Bowmanstown: Amber Paules and Arissa Wertman.Jim Thorpe: Thomas Bitsko, Dianara Bucior, Michelle Cartier, Dina Clewell, Nikki Ennis, Briana Gehres, Theresa Hausman, Emily Kattner, Denise Malek-Potash, Terrance Moll II, Dominic Pompa, Alissa Rusbarsky, Dawn Sehenuk, Elizabeth Skrapits, Dirk Strohl, Sr., Nicholas Strubinger and Anita Swigar.Lansford: Alanis Black, Erica Kociolek, Rebeka Maturana, Jillian Shellhamer, Mark Williams and Joselyn Zedalis.Lehighton: Keith Blackwell-Rodgers, Brooke Blasiak, Gabriella Boni, Christine Bortree, Angela Briesemeister, Maeann Brougher, Monica Dally, Zoe David, Mashell Everett, Celina Fital, Kristin Gower, Donavan Green, Stephen Greene, Heather Grossmann, Brittany Haupt, Jennifer Hill, Amanda Kesek, Piotr Kesek, Garrett Krome, Rebecca Nagy, Holly Niehoff, Richard Pecha, Jr., Jennifer Radler, Megan Repsher, Hunter Roth, Chelsey Schoch, Sherry Smalley, Amanda Treible, Kristine Ulshafer, Paige Verrastro, Amie Wensel and Olivia Wetzel.Nesquehoning: Jessica Brennan, Kristina Gilbert, Allyson Kusko, Megan Marouchoc and Heather Souza.Palmerton: Amy Beltz, Jessica Christman, Meghan Christman, Jan Cool, Darrell Costenbader, Jr., Patrick Driscoll, Kaelyn Englert, Kristopher Green, Elizabeth Heffley, Kaitlyn Klotz, Marissa Larson, Austin Luers, Jr., Kristie Lyon, Paul Maupin, Rhonda Miller, Manuel Nieves, Jr., Briana O'Neil, Katlyn Parsons, Cody Reitz, Brandon Scherer, Angela Shelly, Taylor Sickels, Carl Silverstein, Sawyer Strohl, Vincent Tobia and Trisha Wolbach.Summit Hill: Stephanie Mau, Angelina Mistretta, Gabriella Mistretta and Holly Yurchak.Weatherly: Robert Gillott Jr.Lehigh CountyGermansville: Colleen Hughes-Behler, Tiana Madaya and Josephine Rex.New Tripoli: Beth Alboucq, Angela Allred, Jessica Bear, Erin Crawford, Madison George, William Hunsicker III, Miriam Munoz, Debra Wanamaker and Samantha Wessner.Slatington: Frances Amato, Megan Baird, Taylor Barto, Jacqueline Colon, Ashley DeLaRosa, Stephan Duc, Samantha Dugan, Amanda Evans, Amber Giannotti, Angelique Godown, Marcus Hardiman, Ariel Harding, April Heintzelman, Jason Hertzog, Jr., Ingrid Holder, Rebecca Howell, Jenelle Kern, Jennifer King, Shannon Kistler, Johanna Kraeuter, Kelcie Kramer, Cheyenne Kressley, Lauren LaCesa, Alexis Middaugh, Sherry Miller, Paige Mohrey, Melinda Rex, Marissa Ruth, Thomas Scully, Jr., Trevor Sheckler, Merissa Smith, Meghan Weil and Richard Wertman IV.Monroe CountyKunkletown: Ashley Kraftician and Sarah Peck.Northampton CountyWalnutport: Brenda Beck, Blake Hein and Matthew Minnich.Schuylkill CountyAndreas: William DePue, Nora McLaughlin, Susan Oravec and Megan Witkus.Barnesville: Shanna Messerschmidt and Francis Miller.Coaldale: Shanna Hoben.New Ringgold: Amanda Carnes, Jessica Fritz, Katey McVicker, Benjamin Miller, Leah Pashley, Kennedy Ritchie and Zachary Wargula.Tamaqua: Clair-Ann Ahner, Adam Bates, Jerome Betz III, Christopher Chinnici, Ethan Eberts, Tamara Fenstermacher, Jillian Franko, Sarah Gleason, Matthew Hadesty, Bryanna Harvey, Brianna Heck, Rachel Keich, Beth Kistler, Caleb Leibenguth, Anthony Lewis, Brooke Marton, Ashley Matalavage, Robert McAloose, Travis Miller, Corinne Milner, Eugene Oberman, Dylan Rynkiewicz, Samantha Shellhamer, Matthew Stahler, Kelly Stark, Adam Toth, Justin Triano, Sarah Whildin and Hannah Zoba.