Commencement

Class of 2025 Commencement

Graduation is a culmination of your hard work, sacrifice and dedication, and you should be commended. Our Commencement ceremony for the Class of 2025 will be held on May 16, 2025 at 10 a.m. (rain date May 17 at 10 a.m.).

Commencement Live Stream

The commencement livestream is available via the link below. It will also be streaming in the Sweeney Auditorium and Student Center on commencement day.

Ceremony

Out 75th commencement ceremony will be held in the C lot, by the Wellness Center. Each graduate may bring guests to the ceremony. There is no limit to the number of guests each graduate can bring. We do ask that you use this link to RSVP for commencement and to let us know how many guests you are planning to bring for our
planning purposes. We want to make sure everyone has a place during the ceremony.

On Commencement Day, all graduates will meet by academic programs in their assigned rooms in Sweeney Hall/Student Center by 8:30 a.m. 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 email NHTIGraduation@ccsnh.edu.

Accessibility Services

If you or a family member needs to request accessibility accommodations, including accommodations for the hearing impaired, please contact Accessibility Services as soon as possible at (603) 271-6484 ext. 4291. Space is set aside for those requiring special accommodation. One individual may accompany each person requiring special accommodation. Please make sure that if you or any of your guests need Handicapped Parking, that you let Accessibility Services know in advance. (More parking information is available below.)

Parking

Please park in the appropriate lot listed below for our 2025 commencement. Note that Sweeney Front parking lot and Langley Hall front parking lot will be closed.

2025 Parking Locations:

Parking Lots A and B – Family and Guests
Parking Lot D – Graduates
Police Standards Front Parking Lot – Family and Guests
Parking for persons with a Walking Disability – Designated area and the A/B Parking Lot
VIP Parking – Parking Lot by the CCSNH Office Building – 26 College Drive
Faculty and Staff Parking
- Parking Lot by the CCSNH Office Building
- Parking Lot by Little Hall
- Parking Lots in front of and behind Grappone Hall
- All Walking Disability parking spaces in these areas remained reserved for persons with state issued placard or license plates

Road Closure

Institute Drive will be closed from 9:45 a.m. to approximately 12 p.m. during the ceremony (orange area on the map above). It will be closed at the Police Standard Parking lot Entrance and at the entrance to the B Parking Lot and D parking lot. Traffic will be detoured (red line on the map above) through Fan Road and College Drive during these times.

Candid Photos

Photos will be uploaded to an online album for graduates, families, and friends to download and enjoy. This process may take a few days following the commencement ceremony.

Student Portraits

Individual photos will be available 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.

Caps & Gowns

You can pick up your cap and gown at the Campus Bookstore. Caps and gowns can be picked up during normal business hours beginning April 7. Please contact the bookstore directly at (603) 224-8231 with any questions or concerns. The bookstore will be open 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, May 16 for last-minute caps and gowns, along with NHTI gear to commemorate the day.

Diplomas & Certificates

Diplomas for spring graduates will be mailed by mid-July, and diplomas for summer graduates will be mailed by mid-October. If your mailing address has changed since you submitted your Petition to Graduate Form, or if you have any questions regarding your diploma, please contact the Registrar’s Office at NHTIregistrar@ccsnh.edu as soon as possible.

Message from NHTI’s President

Dear Class of 2025,

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

Looking to graduate?

If you intend to graduate, you must fill out the Petition to Graduate form and return it to the Registrar’s Office. Without submitting this form, you will not automatically graduate. Afterwards, you will need to submit the Commencement RSVP Form; this form will be available in April 2026 for graduates looking to walk in the 2026 commencement ceremony.