Coe College, a private liberal-arts institution in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, holds its formal commencement ceremony each May to honor graduating students. The academic calendar confirms a May graduation date. Coe’s campus community places strong emphasis on academic tradition and regalia, celebrating graduates in full academic dress: mortarboard cap, graduation gown, and colored tassel.

Regarding graduation gown, Coe College follows traditional academic regalia practices linked to its liberal-arts identity. While the student handbook and catalog do not detail a specific gown color policy, the ceremony’s tassel-color chart (published on Coe’s website) makes clear that tassel colors correspond to each major area of study. For example, Biochemistry and Biology graduates wear gold tassels, Elementary Education majors wear light blue, Nursing students wear apricot, Political Science majors use “Yale” blue, and Music students wear pink.

However, in publicly available Coe College handbooks (e.g., their Student Handbook), there is no mention of required honor cords or stoles colors, nor a university-wide policy for cords/stoles tied to honors societies or academic achievement. This suggests that honor cords or stoles may be managed by individual honor societies or student organizations, rather than centrally by Coe.

Similarly, faculty regalia color (such as hood linings, velvet trim, or stoles) is not detailed in Coe’s publicly available academic catalog or handbook. Coe’s academic catalog and registrar forms do not include a publicly accessible guide on faculty regalia color schemes.

In summary: Coe College’s commencement highlights a well-defined system for graduation caps, gowns, and tassels — with tassel colors tied to each academic major, as per Coe’s published graduation-week guide. But their publicly available policies do not include formal, centralized color-coding for honor cords or stoles, nor a visible, institution-wide scheme for faculty academic regalia.

Coe College Academic Regalia – Cap, Gown & Discipline-Color Tassel

Mark your graduation from Coe College in style: this academic regalia set includes a black gown, matching cap, and a tassel in your major’s signature color.

• Graduation Gown: Elegant black robe in traditional academic style.
• Graduation Cap: Black mortarboard cap to pair with the gown.
• Tassel: Discipline-specific color options as per Coe’s official tassel guide (e.g., gold, light blue, apricot, pink, Yale blue).
• Honor Cords & Stoles: Not regulated centrally — honor cords and stoles are provided or managed by your academic or honor society.
• Faculty Regalia Color: Not included; Coe does not publicly publish a standardized faculty color scheme.

Important: This set aligns with Coe College’s commencement design and adheres to the college’s tradition of major-based tassel color. Honor cords and stoles are optional and typically come from individual organizations.

Note: To confirm the exact colors of the graduation gown, cap, tassel, honor cords, and stoles for your specific program at Coe 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.