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Niagara College in Canada has concluded the largest Spring Convocation in its history. Over six days, from June 8 to 13, 2026, the Welland Campus hosted 12 ceremonies that added about 7,000 new graduates to a global alumni community of more than 150,000.
The week showed how the College serves key economic sectors, with graduates ready to bring applied knowledge and hands-on experience to the workforce.
Highlights from the week
- June 8: close to 1,045 graduates from Allied Health, Health Sciences, Academic and Liberal Studies and the Myhal School of Nursing, including hundreds of future healthcare professionals.
- June 9: more than 1,180 graduates from Health Sciences, Justice and Fitness, Community Services, English Language Studies and Nursing.
- June 10: close to 980 graduates from Culinary Arts, Hospitality and Tourism, Justice and Fitness and Trades.
- June 11: more than 1,115 graduates from Media, Trades and Technology, heading into Ontario’s tech and industry sectors.
- June 12–13: graduates from Business and Management, Environment and Horticulture, Hospitality and Tourism and Niagara College Toronto, including more than 1,600 on the final day.
Top academic honours
Recreation Therapy graduate Alleeya Guthro received the Governor General’s Bronze Academic Medal for the highest average in a diploma program. Nashwa Higazy, a graduate of the Honours Bachelor of Business Administration (Human Resources), received the Governor General’s Silver Academic Medal for the highest average in a degree program.
The College also awarded an Honorary Diploma in Environment and Horticulture to Bob Martin, former General Manager of Martin Farms Ltd., for decades of leadership in the horticulture sector.
A message to the graduates
President Sean Kennedy encouraged the Class of 2026 to build their careers on the interests that brought them to the College, to stay open as their plans change, and to make time for people and nature. He reminded them that the NC community will support them wherever they go next.
Part of one global network
Niagara College KSA belongs to the same academic family. More than 12,000 students have graduated from our campuses in Saudi Arabia, and they share the College’s applied-learning approach with graduates around the world.
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