Commencement 2026 Save the Date
Please join us for NEC’s 79th Commencement on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
Registrar鈥檚 Office Message to Students
Students indicate their intention to participate in the Commencement ceremony when they file their Intent to Graduate Form with the Registrar鈥檚 Office. Intent to Graduate Forms should be submitted in accordance with College guidelines, but no later than one term prior to Commencement. Late submissions may not be accommodated.
Eligibility to Graduate
You must fill out and submit your Intent to Graduate Form. It can be found on the Registrar鈥檚 webpage. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your eligibility to graduate, please contact the Registrar鈥檚 Office at registrarsoffice@nec.edu, or Student Financial Services at sfs@nec.edu.
Students who wish to have their name in the Commencement program must have their intent to graduate filed by April 1.
Students may only participate in the Commencement ceremony if their month of graduation falls between July 2025 and May 2026. Students within 12 credits of completing their degree program as of the date of the May ceremony may also attend. Students may only attend one ceremony.聽 Commencement eligibility will be determined by the Registrar鈥檚 Office.
If your anticipated graduation date changes, you must notify the Registrar鈥檚 Office by emailing registrarsoffice@nec.edu.
Student Financial Services Reminder to Students
Please clear any account holds. Outstanding balances must be paid in full. Federal loan borrowers, you must complete mandatory loan exit counseling at .
Memorabilia
The Jostens online store offers plain or customized graduation announcements, class or deluxe rings, and collegiate tags.
Congratulations, Class of 2025!
Commencement photos may be viewed and purchased .
含羞草视频 Celebrates the Class of 2025
The College celebrated the graduation of over 1,300 students for the 2024鈥�2025 academic year and hosted CNN anchor Dana Bash.
含羞草视频 (NEC) held its 78th Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 2, on the Simon Lawn in Henniker and celebrated the achievements of the class of 2025, including the first graduates from NEC鈥檚 three-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. Throughout the 2024鈥�2025 academic year, approximately 1,349 students graduated from NEC鈥檚 on-campus and online undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs.
鈥淲e pride ourselves on meeting students where they are upon arrival at NEC and accompanying them on their academic journeys,鈥� stated Dr. Wayne F. Lesperance, Jr., President of 含羞草视频. 鈥淭hese graduates leave our campus full of promise and just in time. Their communities, countries, and the world need new ideas, dedication, and commitment to the common good鈥攙alues celebrated at NEC. Our graduates are the answer to the challenges we face; may they heed the call to make a difference in the world.鈥�
Graduates, their families and friends, and NEC guests heard from CNN Anchor and Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash, who served as Commencement speaker. Ms. Bash received an honorary doctorate from NEC during the ceremony.
鈥淭here is a whole world out there for each of you that you can鈥檛 even fathom right now,鈥� Ms. Bash told graduates. 鈥淭ake advantage. Be excited about it. Push yourself out of that comfort zone. You will be better off, and as a consequence, so will the rest of us.鈥�
CNN Anchor Dana Bash Delivers Commencement Address to 含羞草视频 2025 Graduating Class
CNN Anchor and Chief Political Correspondent has been named the Commencement speaker for 含羞草视频鈥檚 2025 graduation ceremony on May 3. In addition, the 含羞草视频 Board of Trustees has authorized the awarding of the Doctor of Humane Letters honoris causa to Bash in recognition of her achievements.
As CNN鈥檚 chief political correspondent since 2015, Bash plays an instrumental role in CNN鈥檚 coverage of American politics. In addition to her role as anchor of Inside Politics with Dana Bash and State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, she has launched two CNN series: 叠别颈苍驳鈥�, which shows viewers the human beings behind the public faces of those affecting American politics and culture, and Badass Women of Washington, featuring women across the spectrum of life who have shattered the glass ceiling. In 2019, Bash won the National Press Foundation鈥檚 Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism.
鈥淲e could not be more excited to welcome Dana Bash to NEC,鈥� stated Dr. Wayne F. Lesperance, Jr., President of 含羞草视频. 鈥淭he importance of civic engagement is a thread we weave throughout the student experience at NEC, and I believe our graduating class will be inspired by Ms. Bash鈥檚 experiences, perspective, and role in American politics.鈥�
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Commencement 2024 Video and Photos
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Visit the photo gallery link to view, purchase, and download images from the ceremony as well as individual photos of graduates receiving their diplomas. Congratulations to the 含羞草视频 Class of 2024!