Congratulations
to the Class of 2026!

We are delighted to announce that Commencement ("graduation") will take place this year at the iconic Radio City Music Hall in midtown Manhattan. It is a beautiful venue and a perfect setting to celebrate this important milestone in our students’ lives. 

Thursday, June 11
Radio City Music Hall
1260 6th Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) 
Between W. 50th and W. 51st Streets 
New York, NY 10020 

Directions to Radio City Music Hall are available here. 

Students who completed their studies in the Fall 2025 or Winter 2026 semester, as well as those who will do so in the Spring 2026 semester will participate at Commencement on June 11th.

Our “August Grads” — those completing their degree requirements during the Spring semester — will walk at Commencement and hear their name called just like the other grads. Understandably, they will not receive their diploma nor have program completion reflected on their transcript until all degree requirements are met. 

Those finishing their studies in the Fall 2026 semester will participate in next year’s Commencement (June 2027).

Our St. Lucia campus graduates will be celebrated at a separate Commencement there in October. 

Graduates are required to order their cap and gown from Oak Hall, our official vendor. 

We will announce the opening of the online portal in February. It will specify what is required for those graduating with an Associate, Bachelor’s, or Master’s degree. It will also have additional items for purchase available, such as stoles and special tassels. 

All graduates and guests wishing to attend Commencement are required by Radio City Music Hall to have a ticket. 

We will have a lot more information about the ticketing process as we get closer to spring.

Number of Guest Tickets
We do not yet know how many tickets will be available for graduates' guests. We expect to make that announcement in May. 

Important Note About Children 
Children two years old and above are required by the venue to have their own ticket. Unfortunately, we cannot issue any exemptions to that requirement. Babies and toddlers under two years old do not need a ticket, but they are required to stay on a guest's lap if they don't have one.

There will be two separate ceremonies held  to accommodate our sizable graduating class and graduates’ guests. One will be held mid-morning and the other in the afternoon.  

Graduates will be assigned to attend a specific ceremony, which will be based on the academic school that coincides with their major. (For example, all undergraduate majors within the School of Criminal and Social Justice will walk together at a specific ceremony).

We will announce the ceremony assignments this spring.

Please contact our Commencement Committee at graduation@monroeu.edu if you have any questions about graduation.