As seen in The Post & Courier, by Jerrell Floyd By 2030, a major nursing shortage has been predicted for South Carolina — the fourth worst in the country. So

Approximately 500 members of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets (SCCC) are being awarded diplomas on May 4, and are progressing to their next step in life whether it be a career as a military officer; a job as a working professional; attending graduate, medical or law school, or serving in internships.

The Citadel Graduate College Class (CGC) of 2019 has 456 graduates who have earned either graduate degrees, or undergraduate degrees through the evening or online (non-cadet) programs. That number includes the 20 men and women who earned Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees through the CGC’s new evening undergraduate nursing program.

(Above) Cadet Hunter Crawley, The Citadel Class of 2019, first woman Drum Major for The Citadel Regimental Band and Pipes As seen in The Greenville News, by Angelia Davis Sarah

“After leaving The Citadel, I never felt like my heart was anywhere else,” Barron said. That’s how he felt for nearly 50-plus years, until January 2017, when he discovered an online degree program at The Citadel and decided it was his time to go back.

Maj. Gen. R. Van McCarty, a Citadel alumnus, takes command as South Carolina’s adjutant general Feb. 16 during a ceremony at McEntire Joint National Guard Base.

Naquita Page-Dawson, a Professional School Counselor at Jerry Zucker Middle School, received her Master of Education in Counselor Education from the The Citadel.

Samantha had a social enterprise idea, so she moved toward it. Literally. She moved to Charleston’s Eastside to live in service to her neighbors.

President Donald Trump has nominated Marine Lt. Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., Citadel graduate, as the next commander of Central Command.

In high school, Connor Fuhrman was a party-loving lacrosse player without a care for his future. He became the Regimental Academic Officer responsible for the academic success of the Corps of Cadets.