Commencement

Dear NHTI Senior:

You have either recently graduated or submitted a petition to graduate for the Spring 26 semester or you are a Summer 26 graduate with fewer than two courses left to complete. Graduation is a culmination of your hard work, sacrifice and dedication, and you should be commended.

We are inviting you to attend NHTI’s commencement ceremony taking place this May. This is a big day and a cause for celebration! This letter is meant to provide you with preliminary information about the commencement ceremony scheduled for Friday, May 15, 2026, at 10 a.m. The ceremony will be held in the “C” Parking Lot, right outside the Wellness Center.

• Each graduate may bring guests to the ceremony. There is no limit to the number of guests you can bring. All are welcome. Seating will be first come, first serve. You and your guests are welcome to bring folding chairs if you wish.
• Parking will be in the large “A” and “B” lots across from the soccer fields.
• Individual graduation portraits are available to you from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on the second-floor balcony of the Student Center. Photographs of the graduates will also occur during the ceremony.
• Please stop by the Bursars Office in Sweeney Hall to verify your account balance. Diplomas will be withheld until your account balance is paid in full.
• Diplomas/Certificates will be mailed directly to graduates from our vendor in early summer (late June/early July).
• Caps and gowns can be picked up during normal business hours at the bookstore beginning in late April. More information will be on the graduation website soon. If you believe you will require an extra small or extra-large graduation gown size, please contact the bookstore for information about special orders. If you are eligible for an Honor cord and/or a Veteran’s cord, they will also be available from the bookstore.
• If you or a family member needs to request accessibility accommodations, including accommodations for the hearing impaired, please contact Accessibility Services at NHTIAccessibilityServices@ccsnh.edu or at (603) 271-6484 ext. 4291. Space is set aside for those requiring special accommodation. One individual may accompany each person requiring special accommodation.
• On Commencement Day, all graduates will meet by academic programs in their assigned rooms in Sweeney Hall/Student Center by 8:30 a.m. Staff will be on hand that day to guide you and assist you in finding your room.
• Commencement begins promptly at 10 a.m. Out of respect for your fellow graduates, families, and friends, it is expected that all graduates will remain throughout the entire ceremony.

If you have any questions about the ceremony, please return to this webpage (it will be updated in mid to late March as more details become available) or email NHTIGraduation@ccsnh.edu.

Congratulations on your accomplishment!

Trish Godino Loring & Chad Johnson
Co-Chairs, NHTI Commencement Committee

Dear Class of 2026,

Welcome to the commemoration of a historic event in your life: your college graduation!

Your journey is one that not everyone takes because the journey requires excellence, fortitude, and humility.

It also requires love. You have loved yourself enough to want more in life and to believe you can achieve more.

The love of family and friends has blessed and buttressed you, perhaps for a ride to class, or a few dollars to pay a bill, or some advice—and a lot of encouragement.

And then there’s the love of your NHTI faculty and staff. We who are privileged to serve at NHTI engage this work because of our love for others. You have been gracious in allowing us to be part of your life.

Your success also represents your love of country and community. America needs an educated, nimble workforce for what shall be a most amazing century. Whatever your age, we need you to be the generation that makes our nation better for the next generation, and that is who you are as you walk across this stage on graduation day.

As we proceed with the ceremony, I hope you and those in your circles of love will make a deafening noise. Let all of Concord hear you. Let them hear you in Pittsburg, let them hear you in Claremont, let them hear you in Nashua and in Portsmouth. Let the heavens know we are here today in acclamation of you.

And always remember: You are a Lynx. You are NHTI made flesh in our community. Please encourage others that they can forge their futures, just as you have done. We need more people like you, and we love you very much.

Patrick Tompkins, Ph.D.
President, NHTI – Concord’s Community College

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