{"id":4226,"date":"2020-09-17T14:41:16","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T18:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/commencement\/?page_id=4226"},"modified":"2026-11-04T09:28:29","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T14:28:29","slug":"home-page-class-of-2020","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/commencement\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\">\u00a0Ramapo College\u2019s<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\">2027 Arching and Commencement Dates<\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Congratulations Class of 2027!<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>May 12, 2027: Arching Day<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The College\u2019s time-honored tradition of Arching will take place on Wednesday, May 12, 2027. The Arching Ceremony will begin at 4:45 p.m. followed by an on-campus celebration. Prior to the Arching Ceremony other special recognition programs will be on campus throughout the day. More information will be shared at the start of the Spring semester.<\/p>\n\n<hr \/>\n<h3>May 13, 2027: Ramapo College of New Jersey Commencement Ceremony<\/h3>\n<p>The Ramapo College of New Jersey 2027 Commencement Ceremony will be held at the Prudential Center in Newark on Thursday, May 13, 2027 celebrating all bachelor&#8217;s, master&#8217;s, and doctoral candidates. Doors will open at 7:30 a.m.. The ceremony will begin with the academic processional at 8:40 a.m. More information will be shared at the start of the Spring semester.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ramapo.canto.com\/v\/Commencement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View photos from Arching &amp; Commencement 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Post-Graduation: Welcome to the Ramapo College Alumni Association<\/h3>\n<p>Stay connected to Ramapo and to one another!<\/p>\n<p>Being a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/alumni\/\">Ramapo College Alumni Association<\/a> comes with benefits. Did you know you can audit courses tuition-free, receive career guidance and help with resume updates, and enjoy a range of social and networking events?\u00a0 We encourage you to stay connected to your alma mater &#8212; once a Roadrunner, always a Roadrunner.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong>Congratulations to the graduates, friends, and families of the Ramapo College Class of 2027!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;clear: both\"><strong>Let&#8217;s go, Roadrunners!<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Graduation vs. Commencement<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Graduation and Commencement are often confused for one another.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Graduation is the completion of all degree requirements as certified and recorded on a student\u2019s official transcript.\u00a0 To graduate from Ramapo College, you must submit an online graduation application by the required deadline.\u00a0 For more information on the graduation requirement, the online graduation application and deadline dates visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/registrar\/graduation-commencement\/\">Graduation Office<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/commencement\/\">Commencement\u00a0<\/a>is the ceremony that celebrates the completion (or anticipated completion) of your degree. 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