IT was hats off for York College students who graduated at a ceremony at the Theatre Royal.

Qualifications were awarded in subjects ranging from construction studies and computing to sports therapy, fashion and health administration, as friends and family looked on.

After an opening address by college principal Dr Alison Birkinshaw, there was a keynote speech by former Education Secretary Baroness Estelle Morris of Yardley.


BA (Hons) Contemporary 3D Crafts:
Karl Barker, Suzanne Dekker, Sarah Duncalfe, Thomas Hobman, Kate Hutchinson, Eve Hutson, Martyn Shirley.

BA (Hons) Graphic Design:
Andrew Ackroyd, Matthew Brent, Delia Carpenter, Zoe Cartwright, Lee Cattley, Robert Cheung, Lewis Connor, Jennifer De Bethel, Ryan Fovargue, Matthew Godfrey, Harriet Medd, Tom Miller, Simon Potter, Andrew Ward.

BA (Hons) Educational Leadership – Children’s Workforce:
Helen Cakaunitabua, Aimi Marshall, Ruth Mellard, Sally Morton, Susan Sherwood, Caroline Stott.

Extended BA (Hons) in Applied Social Science & Social Policy:
David McMullan.

Foundation Degree in Business Management:
Rebecca Challis, Stuart Healy, Adrian Jefferies, Allison Martindale, Nicola Matchett, Christine Norris, Stacey Robinson, Carla Scaife, Rifa Sulthana, Shona Terry.

Foundation Degree in Financial Services:
Pav Bahi, Michelle Bell, Emma Close, Rebecca Jones.

Foundation Degree in Hospitality Management:
Rianne Hughes.

Foundation Degree in Beauty, Holistic & Spa Treatments:
Nicola Beckwith, Michelle Clift, Jill Flatley, Samantha King, Asha Reilly, Rebecca Smitten, Elizabeth Turner, Lorraine Webster.

Foundation Degree in Community & Public Services:
Josephine Curran, Rebecca Goodhall, Elie McKenzie, Jon Petty, Chris Storey, Amy-Jo Willoughby.

Foundation Degree in Creative Digital Communications:
Richard Moulds.

Foundation Degree in Fashion Design:
Stacey Dunn, Carolanne Gowlett, Catherine Hall, Lewis Kelly, Katrina Maughan, Jordan Ness, Amy Redman, Samantha Rowley, Jessica Terry, Loren Whitehead, Gemma Wright.

Foundation Degree in Electrical/ Electronic Engineering:
Philip Bruce, Daniel Buckle, Paul Layfield, Oliver Sinclair, Paul Yoward.

Foundation Degree in Manufacturing Engineering:
Craig Atkin.

Foundation Degree in Internet & Business Technology:
Daniel Ellis, Noel Fitzpatrick, Martin Stark, Robert Fillingham, Philip Nicholls, Andrew Stary.

Foundation Degree in Sports Therapy:
Laura Atkin, Andrew Calvert, Helen Cross, Edward Donkin, Oliver Ellwood, Damon Jenkinson, Helen Leach, William Leatt, Gareth Miles, Philip Smith, Lauren Stott, Kimberly Teasdale, Ross Thompson, Vicky Whitelock.

Foundation Degree in Young Children’s Learning & Development:
Gillian Abbott, Judith Betts, Kimberley Botham, Jacqueline Brandt, Lesley Calvert, Emma Dearlove, Esme Defty, Sarah Fowler, Giovanna Gioiello, Lisa Havelaar, Emma Magin, Joanne Nihill, Joanna Pallister, Jessica Rowell, Holly Simms, Jane Wellock, Avril Whitehead, Susan Williams.

HNC Graphic Design:
Geraldine Bilbrough, Kerri-Leigh Deans.

HNC Fine Art:
Mary Burton, Susie Hamilton, Lynda Hunter, Joan Lawson, Marzena Madziag, Jeremy Worley.

HNC in Construction:
David Bullivant, Michael Burnett, Glen Cranfield, Willen Du Preez, Jack Earnshaw, Gina Sawley, Mike Sawyer, Dave Taylor, Matthew Thompson, Jack Turton, Oliver Wilcox-Harrison, Kirsty Wilson, Gary Yeoman.

HND in Construction:
Victoria Hennigan, Nicola Keetley, Daniel Sleight, Erica Turner.

Access to Higher Education Diploma – Art & Design:
Andrea Bailey, Megan Bayman, Alex Betteridge, Alison Blackler, Anna Brown, Hilary Burton, Charles Everett, Chris Garett, Stephanie Glaves, Donna Hall, Pamela Hughes, K June Moreton, Lindsay Perrit, Joanna Rose, Pamela Smith.

Access to Higher Education Diploma – Healthcare:
Jessica Benford, John Lambert, Samantha Metcalfe, Hannah Mitchell, Claire Orange, Angiliee Tyrell, Lynda Whiteley, Rachel Wilson.

Access to Higher Education Diploma – Midwifery:
Jodie Acomb, Caroline Blowes, Laura Brett, Katie Ensbury, Jenefer Fraser, Kerry Haithwaite, Emma Lawrence, Samantha Stanton.

Access to Higher Education Diploma – Nursing:
Angela Abbey.

Access to Higher Education Diploma – Science:
Kimberly Bonham, Sarah Trevillion.

Access to Higher Education Diploma – Guidance & Social Work:
Hope Blades, Sharron Drury, Kirsty Griffiths, Louise Hirst, Dawn Kelly.