A single mom with big dreams to enter the high-demand field of nursing is among almost 200 healthcare students, nearly half of them nurses, who will graduate from Austin Community College Thursday and Friday, December 11-12, at the Eastview Campus, 3401 Webberville Road.

Completion ceremonies are an ACC tradition. They signify the last day of studentship and the beginning of a professional career. Five ceremonies are scheduled for seven programs of study: Vocational Nursing, Associate Degree-Registered Nursing, Surgical Technology, Pharmacy Technician, Phlebotomy, and Cardiac and Diagnostic Medical Sonography.