James Lloyd enrolled at Pellissippi State Community College in 2004. But “life happened,” and Lloyd ultimately stopped attending. Twenty years later, he was one of hundreds to graduate with an associate degree from the college at its fall Commencement Ceremony on Friday, December 20, 2024.
Lloyd said he knew it was time to finish what he had started at Pellissippi State when his kids were grown and pursuing higher education themselves. To be at his commencement after a decades-long journey is really cool, said Lloyd, who is now enrolled at Bellevue University and studying behavioral science.
“It’s overwhelming,” Lloyd said before Pellissippi State’s Commencement Ceremony at World’s Fair Exhibition Hall in downtown Knoxville. “It’s like, ‘Wow, I’m really doing this. Finally.’ It’s been a great experience.”…