Dougherty Family College (DFC) celebrated its first graduating class in 2019, helping give shape to the continued vision of preparing students for a four-year degree through a rigorous two-year associate degree program.
Leslie Nicolas was one of 61 students graduating in DFC's first class; she will continue her education at St. Thomas next year in pursuit of her bachelor's degree after earning a full-tuition scholarship. Watch her story below in the video by senior media relations manager Vineeta Sawkar.