{"id":27672,"date":"2026-04-13T15:09:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/?p=27672"},"modified":"2026-04-29T14:17:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T19:17:22","slug":"berklee-onlines-class-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/berklee-onlines-class-of-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Berklee Online\u2019s Class of 2026: Lessons Conclude, and Lessons Continue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Members of Berklee Online\u2019s 2026 Graduating Class Share the Stories That Led to Their Ongoing Achievements.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Berklee\u2019s 2026 Commencement is taking place on May 9, which is a big deal for most graduating students, but is an especially big deal for Berklee Online students. Some are traveling to Boston for the first time to walk across the stage, some are closing the chapter on decades of work toward their degrees, and some are continuing with new graduate studies with Berklee right after they receive their undergraduate diplomas. We are sharing the stories of six members of the Class of 2026, who range in age, experience, and degree programs. However, what they all share is their desire to keep on achieving, and keep on learning.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n Berklee Online 2026 Commencement by the Numbers\n <\/p>\n\n

\n \ud83c\udf93 218 Graduates<\/strong> (Ages 19\u201376)<\/span>\n <\/p>\n\n

\n \ud83c\udf96 18 Military-Affiliated Graduates<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n\n

\n \ud83c\udf0d 23 Countries Represented<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

\n Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Germany, Guatemala, Haiti, Hong Kong SAR China, India, Israel, Mexico, Mongolia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan (ROC), Thailand, Ukraine, Venezuela\n <\/p>\n\n

\n \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 38 US States and Territories<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

\n Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia\n <\/p>\n\n

\n \ud83c\udfb5 12 Programs<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n\n

\n Bachelor of Arts\n <\/p>\n

\n Music Business (50), Interdisciplinary Music Studies (40), Music Production (36), Music Composition for Film, TV and Games (22), Electronic Music Production and Sound Design (17), Songwriting and Producing Music (17), Guitar (13), Voice Performance (10), Songwriting (9), Piano Performance (2)\n <\/p>\n\n

\n Bachelor of Professional Studies\n <\/p>\n

\n Electronic Music Production and Sound Design (1), Music Production (1)\n <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Meriem Ben Amor<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, and originally from Tunisia, North Africa, Meriem Ben Amor<\/a> is graduating with her degree in Electronic Music Production and Sound Design<\/a>. She came to Berklee Online with years of experience in electronic engineering and performing in bands from various cultural backgrounds, singing in multiple languages such as Arabic, French, Spanish, and English. She initially enrolled at Berklee Online to learn how to produce her own demos, and one course snowballed into a certificate, which then became a degree program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI met a few inspiring students who told me they are doing the entire degree, and because I saw they were able to do it, having a family and other jobs and everything, then I thought I can do it, and I started slowly finishing the degree,\u201d she says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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