SUNY Empire State College
2012 Graduations
3,300 to Graduate this Spring
Welcome to the SUNY Empire State College graduation page.
At 3,300 and counting, the class of 2012 sets a record for the largest number of graduates in the 41-year history of the college.
This year's ceremonies are scheduled for June 2-16, from Buffalo to Long Island; the date, time and location of each are available on the lower left of this page.
Check the Graduation News & Information and Honorary Degree sections for additional details about the students and speakers participating in each event.
You also can follow us on Twitter at #ESCgrads and SUNYEmpire, like us on Facebook and look for photographs on our Picasa page after each event.
Graduation
Testimonials
Past graduations were great!
See for yourself by watching the video highlights.
Dates
& Times
June 2, 2012,
10 a.m. info »
Niagara Frontier
Center Graduation
Buffalo State College,
Buffalo, NY
June 2, 2012,
4 p.m. info »
Central New York
Center Graduation
John H. Mulroy Civic
Center, Syracuse, NY
June 3, 2012,
3 p.m. info »
Hudson Valley
Center Graduation
Purchase College,
Purchase, NY
June 9, 2012,
3 p.m. info »
Center for Distance
Learning Graduation
Saratoga City Center,
Saratoga Springs, NY
June 9, 2012,
11 a.m. info »
Northeast
Center Graduation
The Egg
Empire State Plaza,
Albany, NY
June 10, 2012,
2 p.m. info »
Genesee Valley
Center Graduation
Rochester Riverside Convention Center,
Rochester, NY
June 14, 2012,
6 p.m. info »
Metropolitan
Center Graduation
Columbia University
Alfred Lerner Hall,
New York, NY
June 15, 2012,
6:30 p.m. info »
Harry Van Arsdale Jr. Center for Labor Studies Graduation
Columbia University
Alfred Lerner Hall,
New York, NY
June 16, 2012,
11 a.m. info »
Long Island
Center Graduation
Tilles Center
C.W. Post Campus,
Long Island University,
Greenvale, NY
June 23, 2012
11 a.m. EDT from UNYP at www.unyp.cz/articles/graduation-2012-live
International Programs Graduation
Palace Žofín
Prague, Czech Republic
Graduation
News & Information
176 Military, Veteran Students Graduated in 2012
College Graduates More Than 3,400
The Class of 2012 is the largest in the college's history.
Long Island Region Graduation Ceremony
Harry Van Arsdale Jr. Center for Labor Studies Graduation Ceremony
Metropolitan New York Region Graduation Ceremony
Dr. Michael A. Peters to Deliver Lecture at Metropolitan Center
The lecture will be available live on ESC-TV
Northeast Center Graduation Ceremony
Center for Distance Learning Graduation Ceremony
Ceremony to be carried live on ESC-TV
Hudson Valley Center Graduation Ceremony
Niagara Frontier Center Graduation Ceremony
Central New York Graduation Ceremony
Class of 2012 Exceeds 3,300
The graduating class of 2012 will far surpass last year’s total of 3,300, which set a record for the college.

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