Spring 2024 Commencement

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 5:00pm at the Greek Theatre. 

You are strongly encouraged to meet with a counselor to Petition to Graduate. If you are unable to schedule an appointment with a counselor, you may petition to graduate online through the Student Portal under the Academic Records tile.  Your petition will then be reviewed by a counselor and approved if you are eligible for graduation.

You may also petition at the link below.

Petition to Graduate

If you are a student in need ADA accommodations at the ceremony, please use this form to let us know.

For ADA information regarding the venue, please check their website, linked below. 

LA Greek Theater ADA Information. 

Students who have received a degree from Summer 2023 - Winter 2024, or have submitted a petition to graduate for Spring 2024 by April 15, 2024, will be added to the commencement list and be printed in the program. Those who petition after the deadline are invited to participate in the ceremony, but your name will not be printed in the commencement program. 

Yes. Students who were awarded Dean's or President's Honors list for the 2023 year, as well as Ralph Bunche scholars, will receive their certificates at the Dean's Honors Tea, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, from 12:00pm to 2:00pm. Event will be held in the Student Union, 3rd Floor Multipurpose Room. 

Students who qualified were emailed a link to RSVP for the event.  

Congratulations on your achievement! 

The Dean's Honors/President's Honors award is based on your GPA for a specific semester. The honors cords are for those students who are graduating with a 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA for courses completed in the Los Angeles Community College District. 

For more information on the degree honors criteria, please click on this link.

Yes. One rehearsal will be held on campus to prepare candidates for graduation to participate in the Commencement Ceremony: Tuesday, May 14th from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Location: Student Union (SU) 3rd floor Multipurpose Room. RSVP not required. See the rehearsal informational handout here. We will review this at rehearsal to ensure students have all the necessary ceremony information. Participation in rehearsal is not required but it is recommended so students are aware of procedures on commencement day. 

Caps and gowns are currently available for purchase in the LACC Bookstore. Caps and gowns will be available in the bookstore until 12:00pm on June 4, 2024. 

Caps and gowns will be available for purchase at the Greek Theater on June 4, 2024 before the commencement ceremony. No card purchases will be accepted at the venue. 

Candidates must wear the college black cap and gown to participate in the graduation exercises. The Cub Store has a list of students who can receive a cap and gown for graduation. If your name is not on the list, please contact admissions and records in person or by email to @email to verify your graduation status to receive a cap and gown.

Tassels are to be worn on the right side of your cap until instructed to switch during the ceremony. 

Nursing Program graduates will wear a white sash and all other graduates may purchase an optional souvenir sash at the LACC Bookstore later this spring. 

Please see the LACC Cub Store for Pricing and availability.  

Ultimate Exposures provided professional portrait photography services for prospective graduates on May 22, 2024, in the 2nd Floor Student Union Conference Room.

With graduation coming up on June 4, 2024, Ultimate Exposures will be taking pictures at the commencement ceremony and you can register with the QR code below. Register with Ultimate Exposures today to ensure that they can deliver your proofs to you in a time manner. Please check in and upload a selfie photo so their system can match the graduation photos taken at your ceremony.

Scan the QR code to register or go to the following link: Grad Photos Registration. 

If you participate in a special program, such as EOPS, please contact the program regarding possible assistance with cap and gown purchases.

If you are financial aid-eligible (Cal Grant, Pell Grant, etc.), please contact City Cares Network (CCN) to inquire about the possible assistance with cap and gown purchases: @email

The 2024 commencement ceremony will not be live streamed. The ceremony is an in-person event only and open to the public. 

Once the term has ended and all final grades for all classes have been received, the Graduation Office will begin evaluating final grades and posting degrees. For students that meet all the requirements by the end of any given term, degrees and certificates will be posted within eight (8) weeks after the final grades are posted for any given term. 

At the ceremony, students will receive a diploma cover. Diplomas will be distributed through a third-party company called Parchment using the mailing address we have in our system.

You can expect to receive a text message and an email from Parchment.com in your student email account sometime after degrees/certificates have been posted. This message/email will include a link to claim your digital transcript within 30 days. After receiving the email, physical copies will be mailed out, but only after a 3-day grace period. During this time, you will have a window of 3 days to confirm your mailing address directly from the Parchment webpage, without having to contact Admissions.

If you have changed your legal name, phone number, or mailing address, we recommend to reach out to the Admissions and Records Office at @email to request the updates at your earliest convenience, since waiting for the email from Parchment will give you only three days from the day you receive the email to make the necessary changes. Please be sure to attach a photo ID for verification with any change requests.

For further information, contact the Graduation Unit:
Last names A-H: Beatriz Rodriguez (@email)
Last names I- O: Lusine Avanesyan (@email)
Last names P-Z: Glenda O’Neal-Foster (@email)

Diploma covers are handed out at the ceremony as a gift for those participating. Students who do not attend the ceremony are free to purchase a diploma cover from the LACC Bookstore, if supplies are are available. 

Frames may be ordered through the LACC Cub Store.

Please check  the LACC Cub Store site for pricing and availability. 

The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) hosts additional district-wide ceremonies unrelated to our LACC graduation ceremony. These ceremonies include: Black Graduation, Mi Gente Graduation, Asian Pacifika Desi American Graduation, and Lavender Graduation. These events are not hosted at LA City College.

Check the link below for more information.

Affinity Ceremonies

Yes! The LACC Transfer Center will be hosting a Transfer Recognition Mixer on May 23, 2024 from 11:30am to 2:00pm on the 3rd Floor of the Student Union Building. 

The Transfer Center will be providing Transfer certificates and cords for you to wear at your graduation to show your loved ones that you are onto the NEXT STEP!

THOSE RSVPING AFTER 05/02 WILL STILL RECEIVE A CORD BUT CERTIFICATE WILL NOT BE AWARDED UNTIL AFTER THE EVENT.

You may RSVP at the following link: LACC Transfer Mixer Party.