PLATTEVILLE, Wis. (February 18, 2015) - The University of Wisconsin-Platteville awarded diplomas to more than 500 graduates after the fall 2014 semester.

The College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture ceremony was in the morning of Dec. 13, while students in the College of Liberal Arts and Education and the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science graduated in the afternoon.

Founded in 1866, UW-Platteville is in Southwest Wisconsin, fewer than 30 miles from both the Illinois and Iowa borders. With 8,900 undergraduate and graduate students, UW-Platteville is the fastest-growing comprehensive institution in the UW System. Students may choose from 41 majors, 76 minors and 17 pre-professional programs. The Distance Education program offers two undergraduate and six graduate programs.

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