DATE: Friday, May 4, 2012

TIME: 2:00 pm 

PLACE: Florida State Fairgrounds Expo Hall,
4800 U.S. Hwy. 301 North, Tampa, FL  33680
Click here for directions

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Commissioner of Education, Gerard Robinson

Congratulations! Participating in the HCC graduation ceremony is an important and exciting milestone! This page is designed to give you some basic information about graduation. Please contact your campus Admissions Office if you have additional questions.

Graduation Preparation
Caps, gowns and invitations will be available for purchase in all HCC Bookstores from March 26, 2012 - May 2, 2012. The cost of the cap and gown and invitations is TBA.  Students are required to show their student or picture ID to make these purchases.  When purchasing the cap and gown, students will be asked to complete an address/reader card which will be retained by the Bookstore.  Students will be able to purchase their cap and gown online through the HCC Bookstore website.

Accommodations: If you require accommodations on the day of the ceremony, contact Jeanette Starks, Coordinator of Services for Students with Disabilities, at jstarks2@hccfl.edu or 813-253-7757.

Graduation Day
Check-in for graduates begins at 1:00 pm. Graduates must be in the robing area by 1:30 pm to be lined up for the processional. The processional into the main hall begins promptly at 2:00 pm. We ask that all guests be in their seats at this time for the dais party, the faculty and the graduates to enter in grand fashion. The doors to the hall are closed during the processional and are opened again once the graduates are seated.

Each graduate will have his or her name called as they walk across the stage and shake hands with either the President of the College or the Chairperson of the College Board of Trustees. A professional photographer is available to take pictures of each graduate as they receive their degree. Due to the number of graduates, the ceremony will end at approximately 4:30 pm. The graduates must stay until the program ends with the recessional. Family and friends are asked to remain in their seats until the recessional is complete. 

Graduating Student Survey
We would like to learn from you about your experience at HCC and your current activities.  Please take a  few minutes to check your Hawk Net e-mail account for information about our Graduating Student Survey.  We appreciate your time and wish you the best in your future!