BELTSVILLE, Md., October 12, 2011— TESST College of Technology Beltsville will hold a graduation Thursday, Oct. 13, for 197 students.  The ceremony will take place at 7 p.m. at the University of Maryland Adele H. Stamp Student Union, College Park, Md.

The Beltsville-based school will recognize students for earning an associate degree, degree or diploma in the fields of allied health, criminal justice, information technology, legal and trades.

“This is a proud day for our graduates and their families,” Shartoyea Scott Dixon executive director of TESST Beltsville, said. “While this is the culmination of hard work and completion of a goal, as graduates, it is also a new beginning for their futures.”

According to the Maryland Occupational Projections, a report by the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, computer specialist positions will increase by 20 percent and medical assistant positions by 24 percent between 2008 and 2018.

TESST College of Technology Beltsville is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC).  The ACCSC is listed as a recognized accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education.

The TESST College of Technology Beltsville October 2011 graduates are:

Associate of Applied Science
Criminal Justice
Rosa Aguilar-Andino, Gaithersburg, MD
Kamila Al-Salam, Laurel, MD
Jhonny Amaya, Jessup, MD
Luis Bercian, Lanham, MD
Bryant Covington, Silver Spring, MD
Latoya Ebron, Beltsville, MD
Edwin Granados, Beltsville, MD
Leroy Harper Jr., Clinton, MD
Kimberly Jordan, Silver Spring, MD
Vanessa Patterson, Capitol Heights, MD
Liliana Peña, Silver Spring, MD
Bintu Sheriff, Lanham, MD
DaReshia Sistare, Fort Washington, MD
Angela Williams, Beltsville, MD

Electronics, Computer and Telecom Tech
Carolyn Allen, Laurel, MD
James Felts, Beltsville, MD
Giovanni Gross, Mitchellville, MD
John Long, Gambrills, MD
Bernard Mercer, Hyattsville, MD
Neil O'Brien, Bowie, MD
Kevin Pendergrass, Hyattsville, MD

Heath Information Technology
Ashleigh Proctor, Chillum, MD 
Marlyn Francois, Takoma Park, MD

Network Information Systems
Eunice Adasi, Silver Spring, MD
Jovan Beckwith, Upper Marlboro, MD
Rasheeda Canty, Upper Marlboro, MD
Ibrahi Conteh, Riverdale, MD
Kajie Davis, Hyattsville, MD
Olufolabi Fayinto, Laurel, MD
Ryan Hunter, Clinton, MD
Ayana Johnson, Washington, DC
Marlowel Matthews, Hyattsville, MD 
Daniel Mekonnen, Silver Spring, MD
Julius Newton, Silver Spring, MD
Khamali Roberts, Landover, MD
Shanice Scott, Washington, DC
Brian Teel, Cheverly, MD

Paralegal Studies
Jacara Davis, Annapolis, MD
Stephan Houanche-Cox, Fort Washington, MD
Frank Kress, College Park, MD
Crystal Miller, Washington, DC
Cavella Pratt, Hyattsville, MD

Diploma
Computer Support Technician
Anani Abalo, District Heights, MD
Daniel Kagyei, Bowie, MD
Pierre Ashton, Lanham, MD
Jamie Briscoe, Temple Hills, MD
Reginald Brooks, Aquasco, MD
Ebony Cummins, Temple Hills, MD
Matthew Foster, Oxon Hill, MD
Ricardo Gavidia, Hyattsville, MD
Fenton Horton III, Glen Burnie, MD
Sade Jackson, District Heights, MD
Tamisha Johnson, Hyattsville, MD
Sylvester Klutsey, Laurel, MD
Grover Madison Jr., Laurel, MD
Rodolfo Martinez, Hyattsville, MD
 Kevin Nathan, District Heights, MD
 Valentine Njamnshi, West Hyattsville, MD
 Aaron Otey, Odenton, MD
 Robert Prince, Beltsville, MD
 Ludwing Reyes, Hyattsville, MD
 Tyree Robinson, Hyattsville, MD
 Brian Simpson, Forestville, MD
 Simuel Stevens, Adelphi, MD
 Aaron Walker, Bowie, MD
 Darren Williams, Suitland, MD

Certificate
Electrical Technician
Willie Adams, Washington, DC
Sean Atkinson, Washington, DC
Antonio Bowie, District Heights, MD
Stephon Brock, Lanham, MD
Eric Carter, Walkersville, MD
Leslie Daley, Silver Spring, MD
Stanley Desirade, Lanham, MD
Kanestra Durant, West Hyattsville, MD
Saul Ford, Temple Hills, MD
Oshane Glenn, Columbia, MD
Shawn Greenfield, Washington, DC
Martez Harris, New Carrollton, MD
Michael Harris, Silver Spring, MD
Jarome Harvell, Capitol Heights, MD
Wesley Harvey, Laurel, MD
John James, Hyattsville, MD
Andrew Julien, Riverdale, MD
Devon Julien, Silver Spring, MD
Timmy Khou, Beltsville, MD
Richard Lee, Capitol Heights, MD
Randolph Logan, Washington, DC
Antoine Martin, Landover Hills, MD
Garvey McBeth, Washington, DC
Kevin McMillan, Hyattsville, MD
Alonza McNair, Landover, MD
Louis Miller, Capitol Heights, MD
Abdelfatah Mohamed, Riverdale, MD
Adrian Moore, Laurel, MD
Alusine Munu, Washington, DC
Rashaad Musa, Lanham, MD
Augustine Njowusi, Greenbelt, MD
Samuel Osei, Olney, MD
Terance Proctor, Aquasco, MD
Aaron Robinson, Upper Marlboro, MD
Jeremiah Roelkey, Myersville, MD
Christopher Saez, Laurel, MD
Dominic Sanders, Capitol Heights, MD
Donald Ray Simmons Jr., Capitol Heights, MD
Donald Simms, Gaithersburg, MD
Eric Smith, Hyattsville, MD
Jarvis Thomas, Upper Marlboro, MD
Lian Tlung, Frederick, MD
Alden Wallace, District Heights, MD

Medical Assistant
Mallela Aguilar, Beltsville, MD
Amira Badaway, Silver Spring, MD
Brittany Banks, Clinton, MD
Lourdes Benavides, Washington, DC
Berica Blanco, Laurel, MD
Venus Carter, Odenton, MD
Anna Cockrell, Millersville, MD
Chanel Colon, Laurel, MD
Marlaina Dotolo, Gwynn Oak, MD
Dominique Fisher, Lanham, MD
Mia Flowers, Laurel, MD
Patricia Gonzalez, Silver Spring, MD
Shaunte Green, Greencastle, PA
Sandra Guzman Hernandez, Hyattsville, MD
Simone Harris, Upper Marlboro, MD
Karen Holloway, Capitol Heights, MD
Theresa Hughes-Hewlett, Washington, DC
Winsome Jones, Hyattsville, MD
Abdul Koroma, Beltsville, MD
Runa Laila, Burtonsville, MD
Elena Manning, Laurel, MD
Joyceline McCain, Laurel, MD
Jeannine Nathan, District Heights, MD
Manuela Nguessan, Laurel, MD
Norma Orellana, Laurel, MD
Stephanie Penn, Beltsville, MD
Natalie Pierre, Berwyn Heights, MD
Elizabeth Pineda, Hyattsville, MD
Donna Rau, Laurel, MD
Shaniqua Reyes, Hyattsville, MD
Anita Richards, Hyattsville, MD
Yesenia Ruiz, Riverdale, MD
Evelina Slokvenkaite, Silver Spring, MD
Brittany Taylor, Columbia, MD
Suleyma Thomas, Beltsville, MD
Renee Thompson, Crofton, MD
Stephanie Whittle, Baltimore, MD
Sierra Williams, Glen Burnie, MD
Jamar Wise, Hyattsville, MD

Medical Billing and Coding Specialist
Cosmos Alira, Beltsville, MD
Marcus Allen, Bowie, MD
Anissa Armstrong, Landover Hills, MD
Crystal Banaci, Severn, MD
Jasmine Barnes, Greenbelt, MD
Jeanette Butler, Warldorf, MD
Jonne Butler, Upper Marlboro, MD
Nadia Cameron, Laurel, MD
Anita Coleman, Washington, DC
Sophia Cooper, Capitol Heights, MD
CherylAnn Cumberbatch, Laurel, MD
Jamaal Daise, Greenbelt, MD
Kenyetta Daniels, Laurel, MD
Lynda Edgerton, New Carrolton, MD
Germaine Fields, Largo, MD
Terry Griggs, Rockville, MD
Jaleesa Hawkins, Burtonsville, MD
Lynn Hughley, Burtonsville, MD
Imani Johnson, Ft. Meade, MD
Stephanie Jones, Laurel, MD
Fatmata Kargbo-Sesay, Greenbelt, MD
Amanda King, Odenton, MD
Mara Lawrence, Hyattsville, MD
Paula Liano-Oliver, Bowie, MD
Tierra Lucas, Silver Spring, MD
Jana Medo, Columbia, MD
Laura Montoya, Hyattsville, MD
Monique Newell-Moore, Silver Spring, MD
Tawana Rogers, Capitol Heights, MD
Icela Romero, Laurel, MD
Nicholas Rush, Beltsville, MD
Shante Taylor, Laurel, MD
Janet Terry, Hyattsville, MD
Tonisha Wells, Laurel, MD
Lisa Williams, Rockville, MD

Network Information Technology
Jonathan Burks, Upper Marlboro, MD
Paul Busby, Washington, DC
Elizardo Frias Morales, Hyattsville, MD
Calvin Harris, Crofton, MD
Stephanie Hightower, Laurel, MD
Ronald Hyde Jr., College Park, MD
Kelly Joppy, College Park, MD
Sean Kennett, Silver Spring, MD
Harold Marable, Clinton, MD
Justin Molokwu, Riverdale, MD
Robert Richard, Greenbelt, MD
LaKeisha Robinson, Upper Marlboro, MD
Melvin Russell, College Park, MD
Michael Taylor, Upper Marlboro, MD

TESST College of Technology
TESST College of Technology is part of Kaplan Higher Education, which serves more than 78,000 students through 70-plus campus-based schools and online operations across the United States.  Its online institutions include Kaplan University and Concord Law School of Kaplan University.  Kaplan Higher Education schools offer a spectrum of academic opportunities, from certificates and diplomas to graduate and professional degrees, including a juris doctor degree.  Kaplan Higher Education is part of Kaplan, Inc., a leading international provider of educational and career services for individuals, schools and businesses.  Kaplan serves students of all ages through a wide array of offerings including higher education, test preparation, professional training and programs for kids in grades K through 12.  Kaplan, Inc., is a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO) and its largest division.  For more information, visit http://beltsville.tesst.com.

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