LC Business Education

This May 23 and 24, 2025, the halls of Lourdes College in Cagayan de Oro City echo with both pride and nostalgia, as the BSBA and MBA students walk across the stage to receive not just a diploma but a testament of courage, endurance, and transformation.

Graduation is never just about earning a degree. It is the celebration of every sleepless night spent studying, every quiet tear shed over uncertainty, and every ounce of discipline poured into reaching the finish line. In these students, we see the living proof that education is not merely about books or lectures, but about shaping individuals with vision, grit, and heart.

At the core of this journey lies character. It is through challenge that resilience is born. When assignments piled high and deadlines felt impossible, our students stood firm. When personal struggles knocked at the door of their dreams, they did not surrender. Through sacrifice, they grew not only as scholars, but as leaders, professionals, and human beings.

Lourdes College has been more than a campus; it has been a home of values and formation. Here, faith was deepened, integrity was practiced, and excellence was not demanded but cultivated. Each classroom became a training ground, not just for the mind, but for the soul. Every corner bore witness to quiet victories and the strengthening of spirit.

And what would this journey be without the guiding presence of teachers? With open minds and generous hearts, they stood as mentors, cheerleaders, and challengers. They saw potential when students doubted themselves, they lent wisdom when paths seemed unclear, and they modeled the very virtues they hoped to instill. Through them, knowledge became alive and character found its compass.

Indeed, the path to this day has not been smooth. There were times when hope thinned and giving up felt easier. But these graduates pressed on. They clung to purpose, leaned on each other, and trusted that in every struggle, a future was being written, one filled with promise.

Now, as tassels are turned and futures await, we are reminded that there is always light at the end of the tunnel. But it is not a sudden beam. It is the light that has slowly grown inside each student, kindled by dreams, fanned by effort, and now ready to shine beyond the walls of this institution.

To our BSBA and MBA graduates: your journey has only begun. Carry with you not only the lessons you have learned, but the character you have become. Let your education not be a trophy, but a torch. The world awaits and you are ready to illuminate it.

Congratulations, Class of 2025. The light is now yours to carry.