Garden City Community College

Garden City Community College (GCCC) stages formal commencement ceremonies each spring with two separate convocations (technical programs and transfer programs) held inside the Dennis Perryman Athletic Complex to accommodate graduates and guests. Graduates are expected to follow the college’s academic regalia policy — wearing the official graduation gown and graduation cap (mortarboard) sold through the campus bookstore.

GCCC’s published catalogs and student handbook require that students participating in the commencement exercises wear cap-and-gown regalia purchased by the college; the standard graduation gown color is the college’s traditional black academic gown unless otherwise noted by the Registrar.

Academic achievement is recognized at commencement. Garden City awards semester and cumulative honors (President’s Honor Roll, Vice President’s Honor Roll, High Honors, Honors) with the catalog and handbook defining thresholds (for example, High Honors commonly aligns with a cumulative GPA around 3.6 and Honors near 3.2 — check the current catalog for exact cutoffs). Graduates who earn Latin-style honors are acknowledged during the conferral of degrees.

Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) is an active campus honor society at GCCC; PTK members may wear PTK stoles or cords at graduation, and the college’s PTK chapter is regularly recognized in commencement communications. Other honor cords or stoles (departmental or vendor-supplied) are typically obtained through the respective organizations or the bookstore.

GCCC’s public materials do not publish a discipline-by-discipline hood or stole color chart (faculty hood/velvet colors are not listed in the online catalog), so specific tassel colors by major or a comprehensive faculty regalia color key are not available on the public site. For exact tassel, cord, stole or hood colors by degree or discipline, contact the Registrar or the Broncbuster Bookstore.

Garden City Community College Academic Regalia – Graduation Gown & Cap

Celebrate your achievement with official Garden City Community College graduation regalia. This set includes a required black graduation gown, mortarboard cap, and support for honor society stoles or cords.

Black Graduation Gown: Required academic gown purchased via Broncbuster Bookstore. :contentReference[oaicite:15]{index=15}
Mortarboard Cap: Standard academic cap included in regalia; must be worn with gown. :contentReference[oaicite:16]{index=16}
Tassels & Honors: No college-wide published tassel color scheme; honor cords and stoles are usually vendor-based or through PTK. :contentReference[oaicite:17]{index=17}
PTK Honor Stole / Cord: Available to Phi Theta Kappa members through the PTK chapter at GCCC. :contentReference[oaicite:18]{index=18}
Faculty Regalia: Discipline-specific hoods or velvet-trim colors are not publicly listed; consult the Registrar’s Office. :contentReference[oaicite:19]{index=19}

For more information on tassel, cord or stole colors, please contact the GCCC Registrar’s Office or visit the Broncbuster Bookstore.

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