More than 3,000 seniors at James Madison University walked across a stage Saturday and became alumni.

There were a total of six different ceremonies scattered across the college campus. Students were divided by schools and then separated by major.

University spokesperson Don Egle says dividing the schools not only makes the ceremony shorter but also more intimate for students and family. Graduate Kristina Mitchell and her family agree.

"The professor that announced my name, I had a class with this semester, and it's so fun that you get to sit with your major because I knew all the girls around me, and it was good," says Mitchell.