Seward County Community College

Seward County Community College Commencement Ceremony & Academic Regalia Overview

The Seward County Community College commencement ceremony is a formal academic event held annually. Students planning to graduate must file a Graduation Application by the published deadline and complete all degree requirements to qualify.

For commencement, SCCC requires graduates to wear academic regalia — a cap, gown, and tassel — all of which must be ordered and purchased through the SCCC Bookstore. The regalia fee covers cap, gown, tassel, and hood (for associate-degree candidates) where applicable.

Honor recognition is conferred through the use of honor cords. Students who qualify for Latin-honor designations at SCCC — “Cum Laude”, “Magna Cum Laude”, or “Summa Cum Laude” — based on their cumulative GPA, may wear an honor cord during commencement. Specifically, GPA thresholds are: Cum Laude (3.50–3.64), Magna Cum Laude (3.65–3.84), and Summa Cum Laude (3.85–4.00).

After the ceremony, graduates may return the checked-out regalia (cap, gown, tassel), as SCCC provides these through the bookstore for checkout. SCCC emphasizes that only official regalia issued by the Bookstore is acceptable — unauthorized or custom regalia is not supported in publicly available graduation guidelines.

In summary, Seward County Community College’s commencement attire policy follows the traditional academic-regalia format: a cap and gown set issued by the Bookstore, a tassel, optional honor cord for Latin honors, and — for associates — a hood included as part of the regalia set. No publicly accessible records support specialized tassel, stole, hood or faculty-regalia colors by discipline or separate campus branch.

Seward County Community College Academic Regalia — Graduation Set (Cap, Gown, Tassel & Optional Hood)

• Official SCCC cap, gown and tassel set — required for Commencement participation.
• Classic mortarboard graduation cap included.
• Graduation gown – standard school-approved gown (color per SCCC Bookstore supply).
• Tassel included — proper tassel positioning required during ceremony.
• Honor cord available for graduates with GPA 3.50 or higher (Latin honors); cord color not specified publicly by SCCC.
• Hood included for eligible Associate-degree graduates.
• Compliant with SCCC graduation dress code — only bookstore-issued regalia permitted.

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