Oklahoma City Community College

At OCCC, commencement ceremonies are organized several times over a single “Commencement Day,” with multiple division‑specific ceremonies (e.g. Science/Engineering, Arts/Humanities, Business/IT/Social Sciences, Health Professions) held consecutively on the same day.

To participate, graduates must submit their graduation application and RSVP by the deadline; without RSVP, they cannot purchase cap and gown from the OCCC bookstore.

The college requires black cap and gown for all participating graduates — only the officially issued cap and gown purchased via the OCCC bookstore are allowed. The bookstore typically makes cap/gown packages available in April, ahead of commencement.

The standard dress code includes wearing the mortarboard flat on the head with the tassel hanging on the right — students then move the tassel from right to left when their degree is conferred.

OCCC provides an “Honors Program” for eligible students: those who meet the credit‑hour and GPA thresholds may graduate “with Honors.” The Honors Program page states that honors graduates “wear Honors regalia during graduation ceremony.”

However — despite the mention of “Honors regalia” — I found no publicly available document on the OCCC website specifying a color‑chart or official mapping for tassels, honor cords, or stoles. The publicly available commencement and graduation pages require black gown and cap, but do not state what color cords or stoles (if any) are authorized, or how honors status is indicated visually.2

Therefore, while OCCC’s commencement system enforces a uniform black gown + cap + tassel set for all graduates — with RSVP, purchase via bookstore, and standard ceremony procedures — the specifics of colors for cords, stoles, or other honors‑regalia remain undocumented publicly. That means any attempt to define tassel‑color, cord‑color or stole‑color for OCCC would be speculative.

Oklahoma City Community College Academic Regalia – Cap, Gown & Tassel (Graduation Essentials)

• Institution: Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC)
• Included Regalia: Graduation gown, mortarboard cap, tassel — mandatory for commencement ceremony participation.
• Gown & Cap: Black gown and mortarboard cap as required by OCCC’s commencement dress code.
• Honor & Recognition Accessories (Optional): Honor cords or stoles for students in the OCCC Honors Program — available to eligible graduates; however, OCCC does not publish a public color‑chart for cords or stoles
• Ordering & Availability: Cap and gown packages are available for purchase at the OCCC Bookstore (typically April), contingent on RSVP submission.
• Use Case: Ideal for OCCC graduates participating in commencement — for the ceremony, graduation photos, diploma frames, or commemorative keepsakes.
• Important Notice: No publicly verified mapping exists for tassel, cord or stole colors by discipline or honor level at OCCC; buyers should verify any custom accessory colors with the OCCC Graduation Office before ordering.

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