Hope Melancon Graduates from Columbia State With Honors

2012 Dec 12

Hope Melancon will graduate from Columbia State on December 15, 2012, earning high honors as a Cum Laude. The College conferred 366 degrees during the Commencement Ceremonies being held in the Webster Athletic Center on the Columbia Campus.

Melancon, from Franklin, TN, earned a AST in Teaching.

Honors Rankings are Summa Cum Laude requiring a 3.90 – 4.0 Grade Point Average, Magna Cum Laude requiring a grade point average of 3.70 – 3.89 and Cum Laude with a grade point average of 3.50 – 3.69.

Columbia State is a two-year college, serving a nine-county area in southern Middle Tennessee with locations in Columbia, Franklin, Lawrenceburg, Lewisburg and Clifton. As Tennessee's first community college, Columbia State is committed to increasing access and enhancing diversity at all five campuses. Columbia State is a member of the Tennessee Board of Regents, the sixth largest higher education system in the nation. For more information, please visit www.columbiastate.edu.