Commencement Information
Tickets
Graduates will be eligible to receive up to 4 tickets for reserved seats in the Crowne Centre. Commencement tickets are free and may not be sold. Guests without a reserved-seat ticket may view the ceremony by video in the Crawford Chapel (located in the Crowne Centre), Dale Horton Auditorium, or Sports Center Arena.
Arrival
Graduates need to be in their line location for Commencement processional by 8:40 a.m.
Doors to the Crowne Centre open for guests at 8:45 a.m. Guests should be seated by 9:20 a.m. Once the processional has begun, no one will be admitted until the processional has ended. No photographic or recording equipment or packages of any kind are permitted in the auditorium. Guests are requested to turn off all mobile devices.
Parking is available on campus and in surrounding areas. For your convenience, traffic attendants will guide you to the areas open for parking. Please allow extra time in your travel plans to get to the Crowne Centre from your parking location.
Children
Children must be six years old to attend the Commencement ceremony in the Crowne Centre. Children under six may watch Commencement by video with an adult in the MacKenzie Great Hall. If a non-graduating student is willing to watch your children in MacKenzie during Commencement, they may get permission from Student Life to do so.
Special Accommodations
Guests who need wheelchair seating or an American Sign Language interpreter should contact commencement*pcci|edu by Tuesday, April 23, to ensure appropriate accommodations.