Spring 2025 Commencement

Joan HigginbothamBrad HolmesA pair of celebrated pioneers – space explorer Joan Higginbotham and gridiron expert Brad Holmes ’02 – will serve as North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Spring 2025 Commencement keynote speakers.

Higginbotham, a retired NASA astronaut, is keynote speaker for the graduate student ceremony Friday, May 9, at 6 p.m. in First Horizon Coliseum at the Greensboro Complex.

Holmes, executive vice president and general manager of the National Football League’s Detroit Lions, is keynote speaker for the baccalaureate student ceremonies Saturday, May 10, at 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., both at in First Horizon Coliseum at the Greensboro Complex.

The Graduate Commencement Ceremony
  • The Graduate College Ceremony
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    Friday, May 9, 2025, 6 p.m. 

    First Horizon Coliseum at the Greensboro Complex
    1921 West Gate City Boulevard 
    Greensboro, NC 27403 

    Parking is free. Tickets are not required to attend. 


The Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony 1

  • The Undergraduate Ceremony 1 (Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Education, Engineering, and Health and Human Sciences) 
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    Saturday, May 10, 2025, 9 a.m.
    First Horizon Coliseum at the Greensboro Complex
    1921 West Gate City Boulevard
    Greensboro, NC 27403 

    Parking is free. Tickets are not required to attend. 


The Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony 2

  • The Undergraduate Ceremony 2 (Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Business and Economics, and Science and Technology) 
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    Saturday, May 10, 2025, 2:30 p.m.
    First Horizon Coliseum at the Greensboro Complex
    1921 West Gate City Boulevard 
    Greensboro, NC 27403 

    Parking is free. Tickets are not required to attend.