Commencement

Spring 2025

BCC's Commencement Ceremony was held on Friday, May 30, 2025 at Tanglewood. Our keynote speaker was Noe Ortega, Massachusetts Commissioner of Higher Education.

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Keynote Speaker

Read about Noe Ortega

Commissioner Ortega was appointed Massachusetts Commissioner of Higher Education in 2022 and has since guided the Department of Higher Education through an era of historic investment in public higher education. Under his leadership, the Commonwealth has made bold strides in affordability and access, including making community college free for all residents and expanding financial aid across public colleges and universities.

Throughout his career, Commissioner Ortega has championed equity and access in higher education. From early work in financial aid and enrollment management in Texas, to academic roles at the University of Michigan, to leading statewide efforts in Pennsylvania and now Massachusetts, his focus has consistently been on closing opportunity gaps and advancing student success for historically underserved populations.

Join us!

We are overjoyed to be celebrating our students in a manner that befits their accomplishments, and we encourage our community to join us in celebration. Commencement is a graduation ceremony that takes place each spring semester. It is an end-of-spring semester celebration for students projected to successfully complete all of their graduation requirements. Our BCC students are commencing on toward something greater — after having successfully earned their certificate or degree — and are ready to use their skills in the workforce or continue on to a four-year school after they graduate.