As confetti flew and cheers echoed across campus, Crafton Hills College closed its 2025 commencement on Friday with a simple message: The journey continues, and this community is always behind you.

After all, working parents were nothing new at Crafton Hills College in Yucaipa. “I thought, ‘Here comes a dad — the student — and his daughter,’” the veteran assistant professor said.

Crafton Hills College students looking to earn their bachelor’s degrees can now do so without leaving the Yucaipa campus. Officials from Crafton Hills and the University of La Verne have ...

That includes 317 who took part in the ceremony on the Yucaipa campus, President Kevin Horan said in a speech to graduates, according to a college news ... a big family at Crafton.” ...