Thomas College graduates march into the Alfond Athletic Center before commencement exercises Saturday in Waterville.

Apiyo Charles, center right, adjusts her mortarboard Saturday as her twin sister, Achen, left, does the same prior to commencement exercises at Thomas College in Waterville.

Laurie Lachance, president of Thomas College in Waterville, hands a degree to graduate Achen Charles during commencement exercises Saturday at the school.

Thomas College in Waterville held its graduation ceremony on Saturday.

Thomas College faculty, and family and friends of the graduates, gather Saturday in the Alfond Athletic Center at Thomas College in Waterville for commencement ceremonies.

Laurie Lachance, president of Thomas College in Waterville, hands a degree to graduate Apiyo Charles during commencement exercises Saturday at the school.

Thomas College graduate Tiffany Kiefer carries her 5-month-old baby, Luna, to Ayotte Center before commencement ceremonies Saturday in Waterville.

Laurie Lachance, president of Thomas College in Waterville, speaks during commencement ceremonies Saturday at the Alfond Athletic Center in Waterville.

Thomas College graduate Achen Charles listens to commencement speaker Kristen Miale on Saturday at the Alfond Athletic Center in Waterville.

Thomas College commencement speaker Kristen Miale speaks Saturday to the graduating class at Thomas College in Waterville.

A Thomas College graduate walks out of the Ayotte Center on Saturday after commencement ceremonies in Waterville.

A Thomas College graduate walks out of the Ayotte Center on Saturday after commencement exercises in Waterville.

Onyx Emelo, left, and Achen Charles, center, laugh Wednesday as they play a game of foosball with Apiyo Charles, foreground center, and Taylor Krawiecki, far right, at Thomas College in Waterville. The twin sisters graduated on Saturday from Thomas College.

Apiyo Charles sips on a Capri Sun Wednesday while in her sister, Achen Charles', dorm room at Thomas College in Waterville. The twin sisters graduated on Saturday from Thomas College.

Twin sisters Apiyo, left, and Achen Charles, stand in the Hall of Flags on Wednesday at Thomas College in Waterville. They both graduated on Saturday from Thomas College.

Apiyo Charles points to her home country of Uganda on the map Wednesday in the Hall of Flags at Thomas College in Waterville. She and her twin sister, Achen Charles, graduated on Saturday from Thomas College.

Apiyo Charles plays a game of pool Wednesday at Thomas College in Waterville. She and her twin sister, Achen Charles, graduated on Saturday from Thomas College.

Apiyo Charles, center, laughs Wednesday as she plays foosball with her sister, Achen Charles, left, Onyx Emelo, right, and partner Taylor Krawiecki, not seen, at Thomas College in Waterville. The twin sisters graduated on Saturday from Thomas College.

Achen Charles, right, laughs Wednesday with her foosball partner Onyx Emelo, center, while playing a game against Charles' sister, Apiyo Charles, and Taylor Krawiecki at Thomas College. The twin sisters graduated Saturday from Thomas College in Waterville.

Apiyo Charles, left, helps her sister, Achen Charles, make the bed Wednesday in Achen's dorm room at Thomas College in Waterville. The twin sisters graduated on Saturday from Thomas College.

Apiyo Charles, left, hugs her foosball partner, Taylor Krawiecki, after scoring a goal against her sister, Achen Charles, and Onyx Emelo on Wednesday at Thomas College in Waterville. The twin sisters graduated on Saturday from the college.