CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA (July 15, 2021) — Joseph Field of Bettendorf, Iowa, earned a Political Science Bachelor of Arts degree from The Citadel. Field graduated during the South Carolina Corps of Cadets commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 8.
More than 560 members of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets accepted diplomas during The Citadel's commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 8, in McAlister Field House. In addition to graduating, about 27% of the class accepted commissions as US military officers in all branches of service.
Graduates accepted their diploma from President of The Citadel General Glenn W Walters, USMC (Ret), Class of 1979.
As one of his last official acts, the outgoing Commandant of Cadets, CAPT Eugene Paluso USN (Ret) ('89), served as the 2021 commencement speaker for both morning and afternoon ceremonies.
The top academic programs for the Class of 2021 included business administration, criminal justice, intelligence and cyber-security, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, and political science.
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The Citadel, with its iconic campus located in Charleston, South Carolina, offers a classic military-college education for young men and women focused on leadership excellence and academic distinction. The approximately 2,400 members of the SC Corps of Cadets are not required to serve in the military, but about one-third of each class earn commissions to become officers in every branch of US military service. Citadel alumni have served the nation, their states, and their communities as principled leaders since 1842. The Citadel Graduate College, founded more than 50 years ago, offers dozens of graduate degree, graduate certificate, and evening-undergraduate programs in the evening or online. Consecutively-named Best Public College in the South by US News and World Report for ten years and N° 1 Best Public College for Veterans in the South for three years. Learn more about Our Mighty Citadel here.
