Suffolk County Community College

SUNY Suffolk County Community College celebrates its graduates with formal commencement ceremonies held in the Suffolk Credit Union Arena on the Michael J. Grant Campus. According to the college’s commencement page, students must apply for graduation and then order their academic regalia — cap, gown, hood (if required), and tassel — through the college bookstore or via an online Herff Jones portal.

The standard graduation gown for associate‑degree graduates at SUNY Suffolk is included in a regalia package priced modestly, and individual items (cap, gown, tassel) may also be purchased separately. The graduation cap is a traditional mortarboard, and the tassel is typically a neutral color, following standard academic regalia options from the approved vendor.

In its publicly available commencement communications, SUNY Suffolk does not prominently define a universal honor cord or stole color scheme for academic distinction. There is no widely published guideline listing specific cord colors for honors or academic societies in the official commencement materials, which suggests that cords and stoles may be left to individual honor organizations or student groups.

Because the publicly posted regalia order form and commencement documents focus on the cap, gown, hood, and tassel, and do not reference a standardized stole or cord, many Suffolk graduates likely wear cords or sashes provided by their own academic societies. This decentralized approach gives student organizations flexibility to choose their regalia accessories while maintaining overall harmony in the academic procession.

Faculty participating in SUNY Suffolk’s commencement wear academic regalia consistent with their highest degree‑granting institution, rather than a Suffolk‑specific color system. The college does not appear to mandate a unique robe or hood color for faculty, so professors wear traditional hoods, gowns, and caps based on their terminal academic credential.

In summary, Suffolk County Community College’s commencement attire centers around a classic academic regalia set: black gown, mortarboard cap, and a tassel. Honor cords and stoles are not centrally standardized, which allows recognized honor societies and student groups to express organizational identity in the academic regalia worn at graduation.