Spring 2021 Commencement

Penn State Altoona held two in-person commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 8, 2021, in the Adler Athletic Complex.

Nearly 200 students from a graduating class of 272 attended the ceremonies to celebrate earning their degrees.

Recordings of both ceremonies are available below. Photos from the day are available on the Penn State Altoona Flickr page.

Spring 2021 Morning Commencement Ceremony

Penn State Altoona celebrated the achievements of the spring 2021 graduating class with two commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 8. The morning ceremony honored students from the Division of Education, Human Development, and Social Sciences and the Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.

Spring 2021 Afternoon Commencement Ceremony

Penn State Altoona celebrated the achievements of the spring 2021 graduating class with two commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 8. The afternoon ceremony honored students from the Division of Arts and Humanities and the Division of Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences and Technology.

Spring 2020 Ceremony

Penn State Altoona's spring 2020 commencement ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. in Arena of the Adler Athletic Complex at Penn State Altoona. The ceremony will also be live-streamed on this site.

GRADUATES, click Commencement Day Details on the menu to find out more about the ceremony.

Campus Map

Find your way around campus using our Interactive Commencement Map.

Tickets

At this time, we don't anticipate that a ticketing system will be necessary for spring 2020 commencement ceremonies at the Adler Arena, but will evaluate the need based on graduate numbers.

Flowers

Flowers for graduates are available from Peterman's Florist. Day-of sales will be available in the lobby. To pre-order flowers, visit the Peterman's Florist website.