{"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":"2026-10-28T15:23:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T19:23:50","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\u2019s 2027 Arching and Commencement information will be available in late Fall. Please check back for updates.<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ramapo.canto.com\/v\/Commencement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View photos from Arching Day 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ramapo.canto.com\/v\/Commencement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View photos from Commencement 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Post-Graduation: Welcome to the Ramapo Alumni Association<\/h3>\n<p>Stay connected to °®ÒºAƬ and to one another!<\/p>\n<p>Being a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/alumni\/\">Ramapo 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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong>Congratulations to the graduates, friends, and families of the Ramapo Class of 2027!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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, 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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