Capital Community College is part of the CT State Community College system. According to the university’s 2025 Commencement Guide, participating graduates are required to wear “traditional … gowns, mortarboards and tassels” for the May 22, 2025, commencement ceremony. The guide explicitly states that graduates may keep their regalia after the event.

The 2025 Guide says the gowns are blue, not the more common black — a notable institutional distinction. Mortarboard caps are to be worn level on the head, and the tassel placement and color are tied to the tradition but no specific tassel color options (degree-level or discipline-based) are clearly documented in the publicly available guide.

Regarding honor cords, stoles, or other adornments, the Commencement Guide does not provide a color-coded chart or a detailed policy listing exactly which cords or stoles (by honor or organization) are permitted. The guide simply refers to “regalia” broadly, without naming specific honor societies or specifying which colored cords or stoles are allowed. This suggests that Capital Community College either does not enforce a strongly color-coded honor regalia system publicly, or maintains these details internally or via a regalia vendor.

Faculty and staff participating in the ceremony are expected to wear academic regalia (gowns, possibly hoods), but CT State’s publicly posted Commencement Guide does not include detailed specifications for faculty velvet trim, hood lining, or discipline color. Graduates who need to order a cap, gown and tassel set — especially those who want honor cords or stoles — should coordinate with CT State’s Registrar or the bookstore / approved regalia supplier to verify acceptable colors and regalia pieces.

In short: Capital Community College’s commencement tradition uses a blue gown, mortarboard cap, and tassel, and allows academic adornments, but does not publicly publish a detailed, color-coded system for tassels, honor cords, or stoles in its commencement guide.

Note: To confirm the exact colors of the graduation gown, cap, tassel, honor cords, and stoles for your specific program at Capital Community College, you can reach out directly to the college's administration or the office responsible for commencement and student services. They can provide you with the most accurate and up-to-date information regarding academic regalia.