LWC to Hold Three Commencement Ceremonies for Largest Graduating Class in School History

COLUMBIA, KY. – For the third consecutive year, Lindsey Wilson College will cap off its largest class in school history at spring commencement, April 26 - 27.

Lindsey Wilson's commencement celebration, the 119th in school history, will be held over two days.

The first ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. CT, on Friday, April 26, in Biggers Sports Center. The Friday evening event will recognize students who attended LWC via the graduate hybrid program. To accommodate the large crowd, graduates have been allotted tickets for guests in attendance.

The second ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. CT, on Saturday, April 27, in Biggers Sports Center. The Saturday morning event will recognize students who attended LWC on the A.P. White Campus in Columbia. To accommodate the large crowd, graduates have been allotted tickets for guests in attendance.

The third ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. CT, on Saturday, April 27, in Biggers Sports Center. The Saturday afternoon event will recognize students who attended LWC online or at one of the community campus off-site locations.

A total of 588 degrees will be conferred for the 2024 spring class. That number includes 226 undergraduate degrees and 362 graduate degrees. Combined with the 642 degrees awarded at LWC's winter commencement ceremony, the Lindsey Wilson Class of 2024 will be a record 1,230 graduates – the most in the 120-year history of The United Methodist-affiliated college. To put that number into perspective, the College awarded a record 743 in 2023.

The ceremony will be shown on closed-circuit television in the Norma & Glen Hodge Center for Discipleship, 402 Helen Flatt Drive. The ceremony will also be available via live stream on the Lindsey Wilson College YouTube channel. Go to www.lindsey.edu/commencement for access to the free streaming event.

For more information about LWC's 2024 spring commencement ceremony, contact the LWC Registrar’s Office at registrar@lindsey.edu or 270-384-8025.