CHADRON, Neb. – Shyla Pyzer of Middletown, Calif., is a candidate to graduate with an undergraduate degree during Chadron State College's Spring Commencement on Saturday, May 4.

More than 240 candidates are scheduled to receive their undergraduate degrees in the Chicoine Center at 10 a.m. Attorney Trevor Schmidt, will speak at the undergraduate ceremony.

Chadron State College, which was founded in 1911, is the only four-year, regionally-accredited college in the western half of Nebraska.

As a public institution with its roots in teacher education, Chadron State takes pride in its accessibility and affordability.

Nearly 3,000 undergraduate, graduate and online students currently attend Chadron State and its curriculum has grown to offer programs and courses in more than 50 majors and endorsements and eight master's degree programs.