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Commencement Ceremony

The 2024 Commencement Ceremony will be held Saturday, May 4. 

Applying for a Degree or Certificate: Diplomas and certificates are not handed out on Commencement day. Once all degree or certificate requirements have been fulfilled, the degree or certificate will be mailed to the address on your graduation application approximately 6–8 weeks after final grades have been processed for the semester of graduation.

The RSVP form to participate in the 2024 Commencement Ceremony closed on April 22nd.

Regalia:

  • Caps, gowns, and tassels are available at the NMC Bookstore
  • Honors Cords (Bachelor's Degree), Honors Medallions (Associate's Degree and Certificates), and Veteran's Cords will be handed out at the check-in table at Commencement
  • Phi Theta Kappa Stole & Tassel are available in the Advising Office
  • For Nursing Stoles (ONLY for pinning ceremony), please contact Amy Trouslot at atrouslot@nmc.edu

Guests: At this time, graduates will be able to bring up to five guests.

Livestream: For those not able to attend, NMC will offer a livestreaming at nmc.edu/video.

Professional Photography: A photographer will be available for portraits of graduates. Professional photos will also be taken during the ceremonies. A link to the photos will be provided after Commencement.


ATTENTION: Grandview Parkway / Front Street construction affects access to NMC's Front Street Campus.

Grandview Parkway Front Street construction


Find information on the 2023 Commencement here.

Commencement Schedule

All ceremonies will be held in Milliken Auditorium in the Dennos Museum Center on NMC’s main campus on Saturday, May 4th.

11 A.M. CEREMONY

ASA Degrees and AGS Degrees

12:30 P.M. CEREMONY

ASE Degrees, Non-health AAS Degrees and Certificates

2 P.M. CEREMONY

Aviation, Health Occupations, Maritime and Water Studies Institute


If you RSVP'd for Commencement, please check your NMC email, on April 23rd a detailed email was sent with important information about the Commencement Ceremony. If you have additional questions, please email records@nmc.edu