GateWay Community College’s commencement centers on a formal graduation ceremony where eligible graduates wear traditional academic regalia — a graduation gown, graduation cap (mortarboard), and tassel. Participation requires a completed graduation application, an RSVP for the ceremony, and ordering regalia by the college’s published deadline (regalia ordering for Spring 2025 closed April 6). GateWay held its Spring 2025 Commencement at ASU Desert Financial Arena (Tempe) with a student check-in time and a fixed ceremony start to keep logistics efficient.
GateWay supplies honor cords at check-in based on cumulative GPA tiers: Distinction (3.50–3.69), High Distinction (3.70–3.89), and Highest Distinction (3.90–4.00). These cords are given to associate-degree candidates who meet eligibility and participate in the in-person ceremony; certificate recipients are not eligible for these cords. The college supports a Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) chapter; PTK members receive PTK stoles or cords through the honor society and may wear them at commencement.
Ordering and vendor logistics are handled through authorized regalia providers (Balfour / Build-A-Grad and Jostens), which offer cap, gown and tassel packages — GateWay posts direct vendor registration links and ordering windows to ensure timely delivery before commencement.
Because GateWay is a community college that awards associate degrees and certificates (not graduate-level degrees), there is no separate master’s regalia stream; the academic regalia policy and vendor packages focus on associate/cerificate cap & gown sets and honor accoutrements. The college’s publicly available handbooks and graduation pages do not publish a discipline-by-discipline hood or stole color chart; for discipline-specific stoles or custom hoods graduates and faculty are advised to consult the Registrar or the campus bookstore/vendor.
Celebrate your academic achievement with official GateWay Community College cap, gown & honor cord — ideal for commencement ceremonies at GateWay.
Please order your regalia early to ensure delivery in time for GateWay’s Commencement Ceremony (usually early May) — vendors close orders before the event. :contentReference[oaicite:15]{index=15}
Note: To confirm the exact colors of the graduation gown, cap, tassel, honor cords, and stoles for your specific program at GateWay Community College Phoenix, Arizona, 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.