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Community College Graduation Ceremony

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Houston Community College’s annual graduation ceremony is set for Saturday, May 14, at 9 am at NRG Stadium.

Students must meet with an academic advisor by March 11 to be approved for graduation. After meeting with an adviser, students need to apply for graduation online by April 15 through their Peoplesoft student center.

While actually having a degree awarded to your name comes at no additional fee, to have your physical diploma mailed to you costs $10, the fee can be paid online when applying for graduation. Diplomas are not actually handed out at commencement.

Graduating students will be able to register for the commencement ceremony March 1 through April 22. Participating in the ceremony is not required to receive your degree.

Regalia can be purchased online now, and HCC …show more content…

A lot of times we want to go so fast and go in and out...we miss the whole point about what we're doing.”

It will be the first time students’ name and degree will be shown on the screen as they walk. Now, “they get full recognition for their accomplishment,” stated Vice Chancellor Beatty.

Marching Order has been used by other community colleges in Texas like El Paso Community College and Tarrant County College, as well as big-name universities such as New York University, Penn State and Harvard.

At a Board of Trustees meeting on Feb. 16, Chancellor Cesar Maldonado also talked about possibly having rehearsals for photo opportunities at key points in the ceremony.

In 2013, HCC granted 10,999 degrees and certificates; in 2014 the college granted 10,600 degrees and certificates; and in 2015 the college granted 12,949 degrees and certificates. If this year’s predicted number of 14,200 degrees and certificates is accomplished, it will be an applaudable achievement for every member of the college’s

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