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Before the Diploma Comes the Pin: NCC Nurses Mark the Moment That Matters Most

On Monday, May 18th, twenty-two names will be called at commencement. But Thursday was the night they’ll talk about. NCC’s class is part of a record cohort: 347 nursing students are graduating from New Hampshire’s eight community colleges this month, the highest number since 2013.

Nursing graduates celebrate during Nashua Community College's annual Pinning Ceremony for the Class of 2026 on Thursday, May 14, 2026. Twenty-two students received their pins. (Irma Elizabeth Palacios/The Nashua Independent)

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