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

You may also contact the Office of Special Services at (323) 953-4000 ext. 2270 or @email to provide your name, school email, and phone number to arrange for assistance. 

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. One rehearsal will be held on campus to prepare candidates for graduation to participate in the Commencement Ceremony: Tuesday, May 14th from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm. Location: Student Union (SU) 3rd floor Multipurpose Room. RSVP not required. 

Cap and gowns will be available for purchase in the LACC Bookstore starting in May. Please check back for the specific date. 

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.  

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

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)

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