Celebrating a graduating class like none other After two uncertain years due to the pandemic, 2021 graduates are looking to the future Posted: May 7, 2021 9:08 PM Updated: May 7, 2021 10:30 PM Posted By: Alex Jirgens MASON CITY, Iowa - After a little over a year of uncertainty, it's graduation season. North Iowa Area Community College held their graduation ceremony a bit different than usual, as four smaller ceremonies were held throughout the day on Friday, based on specialty (health, career technical and arts & sciences). In a way, Bella Flood says the pandemic helped a bit with her studies; the Charles City student had a lot of her classes online, which helped her save some gas money, and met in person for clinical experience and tests three times a week. However, there was a caveat when it came to practicing skills at home.