Westchester Community College Celebrates Commencement Ceremonies

VALHALLA, NY — SUNY Westchester Community College celebrated commencement last week with three ceremonies that "showcased the perseverance, achievements and collegiality of its students and employees."

This year’s commencement was divided into three different ceremonies:

• 10 a.m.: the School of Math, Science and Engineering & the School of Health Careers, Technology and Applied Learning; featured speaker: SUNY Chancellor John B. King, Jr.
• 2 p.m.: the School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; featured speaker: Karen C. Erren, President & CEO of Feeding Westchester
• 6 p.m.: the School of Business and Professional Careers; featured speaker: Michelle A. Nicholas, Founder & CEO of The NICO Consulting, Inc.

Family and friends of the graduates filled the Physical Education Building venue, while SUNY Westchester Community College President Belinda S. Miles and members of the board of trustees spoke at each of the three ceremonies.

"This year’s commencement celebrated the tremendous achievements and perseverance of our graduates, as well as the dedicated efforts of our faculty and other employees to provide the support our students needed to reach this milestone," President Miles said. "Our graduates leave the college well-prepared whether they intend to further their academic career at a four-year institution or immediately enter the full-time workforce. During their time at SUNY WCC, our students were introduced to new ideas and perspectives, and the learned more about themselves while also having empathy and appreciation of others."

Winners of the SUNY Chancellors Award for Excellence, the 2024 winner of the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship, and other honorees were among the graduates at the ceremony. SUNY WCC says that of the more than 1,300 graduates, many will transfer to four-year institutions, including Yale, Columbia, Georgetown, and UNC at Chapel Hill, as well as SUNY campuses and local colleges, while many others will enter the workforce in such fields as cybersecurity, nursing, fashion design, and digital filmmaking.

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