NMC's 2026 Commencement ceremonies were held Saturday, May 2.
All Fall 2025, Spring 2026 and Summer 2026 graduates were eligible to participate.
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.
Livestream: For those not able to attend, NMC offered a livestream of the ceremonies.
Professional Photography: A photographer was available for portraits of graduates, and professional prints can be purchased through the photographer. More information will be provided soon.
2026 Commencement Program
Seedling Care
Questions: Please reach out to records@nmc.edu if you have any questions about graduation or commencement.
Commencement Ceremony Photo Gallery
Right-click or control-click on an image below to download it, or find higher-resolution versions here. Note that only the first 100 photos are displayed below; the full photo gallery contains many more.
Front Street Campus Map
Commencement Schedule
All commencement ceremonies were held in the Milliken Auditorium at the Dennos Museum Center on NMC’s Front street campus on Saturday, May 2.
11 A.M. Ceremony
ASA Degrees and AGS Degrees
12:30 P.M. Ceremony
Water Studies Institute Degrees, ASE Degrees, and Non-health AAS Degrees and Certificates
2 P.M. Ceremony
Aviation, Health Occupations, and Maritime Degrees
Other Commencement Events
Honors & Leadership Convocation
Date – Friday, May 1
Time – 4:30 p.m.
Location – Dennos Museum Center, Front Street Campus
Aviation Wings Ceremony
Date – Saturday, May 2
Time – 11 a.m.
Location – Aviation Hangar, 2550 Aero Park Drive, Aero Park Campus
Contact Alex Bloye (abloye@nmc.edu) or Heather Robinson (hrobinson@nmc.edu) with questions
Nursing Pinning CeremonY
Date – Saturday, May 2
Time – 3:30 p.m.
Location – Dennos Museum Center, Front Street Campus
Contact Margaret Fox (mfox@nmc.edu) with questions
GLMA Graduation Dinner
Date – Saturday, May 2
Time – 1715 Reception, 1800 Dinner Program
Location – Hagerty Conference Center, Great Lakes Campus
Contact Stacy Folgmann (sfolgmann@nmc.edu) or Alyssa Yoemans (ayoemans@nmc.edu) with questions
Police Academy Graduation Ceremony
Date – Saturday, May 16
Time – 10 a.m.
Location – Saint Francis High School Kohler Auditorium
Contact Gail Kurowski (gkurowski@nmc.edu) with questions