Politap's 13th Graduation Produces 375 Job-Ready Graduates

Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic) graduated 275 Diploma 3 (D3) graduates and 100 Applied Bachelor's (D4) graduates in this period, Thursday (27/9/2023), at the Ballroom of the Borneo Emerald Hotel Ketapang.

A total of 375 students who took part in the graduation ceremony came from 8 Study Programs. The eight study programs are Machine Maintenance, Mining Technology, Plantation Product Technology (THP), Information Technology (TI), Agroindustry, Electrical Technology, Road and Bridge Construction Engineering Technology, and Plantation Crop Production Technology (TPTP).

With this graduation period, the total number of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang graduates to date stands at 2,689 alumni, who are currently spread across various government agencies, national and international private companies, as well as working as entrepreneurs.

The average study period was 3 years for Diploma 3 (D3) and 4 years for Applied Bachelor's (D4). The average Cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) for Diploma 3 (D3) and Applied Bachelor's (D4) graduates in this period was 3.35. A total of 81 graduates (21.6%) graduated With Honors (Cum Laude), 261 graduates (69.6%) achieved Very Satisfactory, 24 graduates (6.4%) achieved Satisfactory, and 9 graduates (2.4%) graduated without honors predicate.

The top overall graduate was Stevani Vivianlai from the Information Technology Study Program with a GPA of 3.81 and graduated With Honors. The Non-Academic Outstanding Graduate was achieved by Mutia Maharani from the Plantation Product Technology Study Program, who brought honor to Politeknik Negeri Ketapang by winning a silver medal in the Women's Randori Kempo event at the 13th PORSENI 2022 for Indonesian Polytechnics.

Director of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang, Irianto SP, S.ST., M.MA, in his address expressed his congratulations and hopes for the graduates who achieved proud results and have officially joined the extended alumni family of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang.

“Congratulations on your success. We pray that the knowledge and skills you have acquired can be applied in society. We encourage you to continue enhancing your knowledge and skills to keep pace with developments in the industrial world and global competition. Always maintain the good reputation of your alma mater and build good communication with it,” he said.

The Director continued, “The graduation ceremony we are holding today is an academic event marking the completion of a student's education at an educational institution and the beginning of entering a competitive workforce. When graduates enter the working world, that is the real challenge to be faced.”