The program was brief and no speeches were delivered before Fr. Renillo Sta. Ana, the USLT president, conferred their degrees.
The city, which is currently under alert level 3, has recorded a total of 18,644 patients since the pandemic struck in 2020 and had lost 550 residents to the disease. Only a selected member of the family of a graduating student was allowed to attend. Everyone, including the new graduates, was also required to present full vaccination cards.Resident Mary Antoniette Tavera-Jacinto said city folk were excited about the impact of the in-person graduation on other activities after most gatherings were curbed or strictly regulated during two years of the pandemic.
USLT started out as Catholic School for Boys of the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary with 138 pupils when it opened on Jan. 6, 1965. Three years later, the school began offering college degrees in civil engineering, commerce, liberal arts and junior secretarial courses to 236 students. In 1968, the school was renamed Saint Louis College of Tuguegarao.
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