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Welcome to the Virtual Salute to Graduates - Class of 2021!

The City College of New York, celebrating its 175th historic anniversary and originally known as The Free Academy, held its first Commence­ment in 1853 with a graduating class of just 17. As we step into the 175th year of academic success, we hold true to the history and the stage set by those first matriculating in 1853. For that reason, this year we will celebrate the 168th graduating class, which corrects for how the College previously counted the number of graduations since 1847. Congratulations to the class of 2021, the 168th graduating class of The City College of New York! We salute the graduates from all the different schools and divisions of the City College of New York and we look forward to seeing them follow in the footsteps of thousands of alumni who have made a difference in the community, the city, the country, and the world.

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CCNY 2021 Virtual Salute to Graduates

Congratulations to all 2021 Bachelor's, Master's and PhD grads!

A Message to The City College Class of 2021

Dear CCNY Graduates of the Class of 2021, 

There are moments in our history that impress an indelible mark upon us, when we are called to do extraordinary things under the press of an indescribable moment. Anyone graduating in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic will be marked by this extraordinary moment. But even among that national class graduating in 2021, you are different. 

We stand at the cusp of a national return from the isolation, peril and social dislocation of the pandemic. We will, all of us, be marked by these dangerous years, by what we have come through and endured, but no less, by how we rise and respond. At a time when the inequitable imprint of this scourge underscores the other …

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Presenting the Class of 2021