Graduation can be an exciting an emotional time...but, how do the ceremonies work for online students and professors who have never even met each other before? An article from the New Britain Herald describes a recent graduation ceremony for students of Charter Oak State College:

"Being that Charter Oak is a distance-learning institution, 38 percent of the graduates live in Connecticut and the remaining 62 percent represent 45 states and Canada. Students from all over the country came to connect with fellow graduates as well as meet the professors who taught them throughout their studies."

To read more about how online students experience graduation check out the full article: Students Separated, Graduates Gathered. If you're a distance learning student looking forward to your own graduation, you may also be interested in: Unique Ways to Celebrate Online College Graduation.