Marysville–Columbus State partnership yields associate degrees for early-college students
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At commencement, the district recognized students who completed associate degrees through an 11‑year partnership with Columbus State Community College; a named speaker listed graduates who received CSCC degrees.
Christine Tululepe Anderson announced that graduates received associate degrees through the Marysville partnership with Columbus State Community College, saying the collaboration began “11 years ago” and has created a one‑of‑a‑kind STEM early college high school in Marysville.
She named students who completed Columbus State associate degrees last week: Neil Patel, Benjamin Stifler, Alexis Corbett, Ishita Topav Kaur, Andrew Montgomery, Aubrey Montgomery, Shekinah Tuazon and Jackson Weir.
Scott Bennett, principal of Marysville STEM Early College High School, and other speakers recognized the academic workload of students who balanced high‑school and college classes during their programs. The district highlighted the early‑college pathway as part of the class’s accomplishments during the ceremony.
The announcement at commencement described the partnership and listed degree earners; no new budget or policy commitments were announced onstage.