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Commencement Information

Marshalltown Community College’s 2024 commencement ceremony is Friday, May 10th, at 7 pm at the Student Activity Center. The ceremony will include December 2023 graduates, as well as those who will complete their graduation requirements in May 2024 or during the summer of 2024. All qualified graduates are encouraged to participate.

Live Stream

MCC's Commencement Ceremony will be livestreamed on May 10, 2024 beginning at 7 pm.

2023 MCC Commencement Ceremony

Commencement Regalia

It is required that all attending graduates purchase a cap, tassel, and gown through the MCC Bookstore. Candidates for commencement may purchase regalia (including cap, tassel, and gown) for $35 at the MCC Bookstore starting April 1. Store hours are Monday – Friday, 8 am to 4:30 pm. Regalia can also be purchased from the bookstore online. Unless an exchange is needed, all sales on commencement regalia are final.

Please wear appropriate attire under your gown. Shoes and clothing should be appropriate for the occasion.

Students with a career total grade point average of 3.50 or higher, as of April 1, 2024, who attend the ceremony, will be given an honor cord when checking in prior to the ceremony.

May 10 Instructions for Graduates

Graduate check-in will be open from 5:30 until 6:30 in the 200 Hallway. Graduates should park outside door #1 and enter by Student Services. There will be signage to direct parents to the ceremony location.

Graduates will be given instructions for the procession at check in. There is not assigned seating for graduates during the ceremony and they may sit with whomever they would like. Staff members will assist the graduates during the lineup process. Students arriving late will be seated as space allows.

Designated staff will lead graduates through Babe Harder and into the Student Activities Center promptly at 7 pm and direct them to their seats. Students should continue to stand after the processional music stops. Men should remove their caps and keep them off during the address to the graduates, putting them back on before the scholastic awards.

During the processional and ceremony, tassels should be worn on the right side of the mortarboard. At the appropriate time, graduates will be directed to the right side of the stage, where each graduate will hand their name card to the reader and wait for their name to be read before crossing the stage.

Event Seating

There is no reserved seating for families and guests. Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors will open at 5:45 pm. All guests must be seated by 6:50 pm at which time doors will be closed and no one will be permitted to enter the Student Activity Center. There is handicap-accessible seating in several locations in the Student Activity Center. Overflow or late arrivals will be escorted to the Babe Harder Gymnasium, where the ceremony will be live streamed.

Reception

A reception for all graduates, their families, and friends will be held immediately following the ceremony outside of the Student Activity Center (weather permitting). Please ask all family members and guests to celebrate with you there. The rain location will be in Babe Harder Gymnasium.

Commencement Photos

The College Marketing Office staff will be taking photos before, during, and after the ceremony for use in College publications and advertising, and on our website. If you do not want to be photographed, just let our photographer(s) know.