Advisory: May 21, 2025

Nassau Community College’s 65^th Annual Commencement

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

 

EVENT:                                     Nassau Community College Graduation

DATE/TIME:                             Wednesday, May 21, 2025
                                                   7:00 p.m.

LOCATION:                               Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum    

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:             Ray Tejeda, Class of 1996, Senior Vice President at iHeart Media.  

HIGHLIGHTS:                            
This year, Nassau Community College has 1,766 graduates and graduate candidates. This includes students who finished coursework in August 2024, December 2024, and May 2025.              

Iyahna Garcia is the Nassau Community College Valedictorian of the class of 2025. Maintaining a 4.0 GPA while working full-time, Iyahna completed her studies at NCC in December 2024 and is now a junior at the University of Buffalo. Iyahna plans to obtain her doctorate in clinical psychology and concentrate in forensics so that she can help adolescents in abusive situations have a better quality of life.

The salutatorian for the 2025 commencement ceremony is Jordon Groom, a Liberal Arts major from Glen Cove.  Jordon is a recipient of a SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.

About Nassau Community College

Nassau Community College, a campus of the State University of New York, provides a comprehensive public college experience designed to prepare students to start, and continue, their successful journey through higher education. Serving over 17,000 full-time and part-time students annually, NCC offers over 70 associate degree programs and 25 certificate programs. Through on-campus and online offerings, the College educates local and international students and boasts over 163,000 alumni. Situated on 225 acres in Garden City, Long Island, the college grounds reside in historic Nassau County, one of the most desirable locations to live in the United States and an epicenter for business and careers. Since 1959, NCC has earned a nationwide reputation for academic excellence and ease of transferability to four-year schools. 

Media Contact:  Brett Spielberg | brett.spielberg@ncc.edu | (516) 572.9634
ncc.edu/newsreleases

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