Thousands of young students graduated from the New York Institute of Technology Tuesday in Uniondale.

The ceremony took place at the Nassau Coliseum.

News 12 Long Island's Carol Silva delivered the commencement address during the ceremony and also received an honorary doctorate degree.

School officials say 2,700 students from 82 countries graduated from NYIT.

They say the youngest student is 19 years old and the oldest is 69 years old.