GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – It’s been Celebration Weekend as many Wisconsin colleges held graduation ceremonies.
UW-Oshkosh held its 144th commencement ceremony Saturday.
Actually, two ceremonies were held at the Kolf Sports Center.
Nearly 1,700 students graduated.
Including more than 1,400 with bachelor’s degrees, nearly 250 master’s degree candidates and more than 30 with doctoral degrees.
And at UW-Green Bay more than 900 students received diplomas.
About 89 percent of them are categorized as Wisconsin residents, according to the university.
The schools 97th commencement ceremony was held at the Kress Event Center.
In Madison, nearly 42,000 people filed into Camp Randall to watch graduates get ready to take their next steps.
There was 6,500 bachelor’s, masters, and law students graduating.
And there were more than 900 students that graduated Friday.
That’s nearly 7,500 students over the weekend.
