2025 Commencement Celebration

Graduation

2025 Commencement Celebration

Fall (December) 2024 through Summer (August) 2025 graduates*, you are invited to attend:

Nightingale College’s Commencement Celebration 2025

Mountain America Exposition Center
9575 South State St., Sandy, UT 84070
Friday, August 29, 2025, 2 p.m. Mountain Time (MT)

The Commencement Celebration is your opportunity to walk across the stage and celebrate your achievements as a Nightingale College graduate in front of family and friends. The ceremony will include remarks by a guest speaker, walking across the stage, and the turning of the tassel. Light refreshments will be served following the ceremony.

An optional Pinning Ceremony will be held two hours prior at noon Mountain Time (MT) at the Mountain America Exposition Center.

This celebration is separate from the commencement ceremony, which is held virtually each semester for graduating cohorts. Because the conferral of degrees and lighting of the lamp take place during the virtual commencement ceremony, these will NOT be part of the in-person Commencement Celebration. We understand that different elements of each ceremony may be important to different learners. You are welcome to attend either the in-person Commencement Celebration, the virtual commencement ceremony for your graduating cohort, or both.

The Commencement Celebration will be broadcast online.

*Please note:

Spring 2025 or Summer 2025 Graduates who are still completing their preceptorship hours may still attend.
Learner-led graduations are not official College events. If you are interested in attending these ceremonies, please contact the learners organizing them.

New Venue Information

We are excited that this change allows us to include more graduates and their family members in the Commencement Celebration. Because the new venue is farther from the downtown Salt Lake City area, we'll add helpful transportation and accommodation information soon!

Important notes:

The new venue's main space is large enough to accommodate graduates and guests. Guests will not be required to watch the ceremony in a separate room.
The reception that follows the ceremony will take place in a secondary space.
As before, an optional pinning ceremony will be held two hours prior. Graduates may only bring the person pinning them to the nurse pinning ceremony – no additional guests are allowed.
The time and date of both ceremonies are unchanged.
We have extended the registration deadline to June 7 for both previously registered and currently unregistered graduates.

Registration/Ticket Information

If you've already registered for graduation, you'll receive an email soon. You may add additional guests until June 7.
We will email registered graduates after the registration period closes if additional tickets become available.
If you haven't registered yet, you may register yourself and your guests until June 7.
Learners should register their guests when registering themselves.
Currently, the maximum number of guests is six (6).
Children age 3 and under do not need tickets if they sit on the lap of an adult.
If your plans change after registration and you are unable to attend, please email us (graduation@nightingale.edu) so we can make your tickets available to other guests.

Guest Speaker

More information available soon.

Tickets

View Current Registration Information

Accessibility Accommodations

If either you or your guests require accessibility accommodations for the event, please fill out this form below to let us know.

Accessibility Form

Dress Code

We request that learners who attend the celebration wear graduation regalia (cap and gown). Regalia can be purchased through Herff Jones.

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Please note that due to shipping times, regalia should be ordered no later than Friday, July 18 (six (6) weeks before the event).

BSN, ASN, and MSN graduates should select black regalia; PN graduates should select navy blue. Stoles and other items also are available from Herff Jones.

We request guests wear business casual attire.

Photos

Graduate photos will be available for download from the website at no additional cost.

Hotel Discounts

More information available soon.

Travel Information

Public Transit
More information available soon.

Parking
More information available soon.

Restaurants
Salt Lake City offers a wide range of food options, particularly international cuisine. You can find everything from pub food to fine dining! Below are some links to lists of restaurants in Downtown Salt Lake City.

Activities
Salt Lake City has many great activities for your whole family to enjoy! There are incredible hikes minutes away, beautiful gardens, nightlife, and so much more.

General Tips

Salt Lake City has an elevation of 4,265 feet. Those traveling from lower elevations should watch for elevation sickness. Below is a link with signs of elevation sickness and remedies. Make sure you are drinking plenty of water throughout your trip!
Wear lots of sunscreen! Due to the elevation, you are more likely to get sunburned. You and your family should re-apply SPF 30 or higher throughout the day to avoid getting burned.
https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/altitude-sickness