The students were met with claps and cheers as they walked out of their last clinical in Syracuse.
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School administrators, the sheriff's office, and the police department in the city all joined the families for the big moment.
"I really wanted to have a graduation, but this has exceeded any expectations of a graduation, this is so meaningful to me and I'm so happy that we could have this," one graduate said.
The graduating nurses must now pass their board exams.
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