Commencement

Congratulations 2025 Cerro Coso Graduates!

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IWV Graduate RSVP

We are no longer accepting RSVPs via the online form. Contact Admissions & Records if you have questions about RSVPing to this ceremony.

Eastern Sierra Commencement Ceremony*

If you are an Inyo/Mono county area graduate and have indicated to Greg Kost that you will be attending, please check your student email for information, directions, etc. which will be sent in early April. In the meantime, if you have any inquiries, please email Greg Kost.

*Graduates, please arrive by 4:30pm.

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Rehearsal and Check-In Information

• Cap Decorating Event: Join Outreach Services in the Student Center on Wednesday, May 14, and Thursday, May 15, between 1-5 PM for a Cap Decorating event! On the 15th, join us for the Commencement Rehearsal immediately after!
  • NOTE: for those borrowing caps and gowns, you can decorate and keep your cap. If you do not have a cap and would like to participate, we will have a limited number of caps available at the event.

• Commencement Rehearsal:
  • When: Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 5:00pm
  • Where: Lecture Center on the main campus – 3000 College Heights Blvd, Ridgecrest, CA 93555
  • Rehearsal is optional but highly recommended for all participating students! We walk through the entire process, from check-in to crossing the stage.
    • For those familiar with our past ceremonies, the setup and path of travel are different for this year’s graduation, so come if you can!

• Commencement Ceremony:
  • When: Friday, May 16, 2025, at 11:00 AM
  • Where: Dr. Raymond A. McCue Athletic Complex (AKA, the Gym) on the main campus – 3000 College Heights Blvd, Ridgecrest, CA 93555
  • Check-In Information:
    • When: Friday, May 16, from 9-10:30 AM. You must be gowned and ready to line up NO LATER than 10:30 AM.
    • Where: Lecture Center on the Main Campus - 3000 College Heights Blvd, Ridgecrest, CA 93555.
    • Reminders:
      • Come with your cap and gown. (Loaner gowns will be available. Email ccbasicneeds@cerrocoso.edu to be added to the list if you have not already contacted us).
      • Wear comfortable and appropriate shoes; stiletto or spike heels are not recommended as you will be walking across various terrain from the lecture center to the gym.
      • Please do not bring bags, backpacks, or purses, as you will not have anywhere to store them; Cerro Coso Community College is not responsible for lost or stolen items.
      • Graduates should be dropped off or parked (if driving themselves) at the main building. Guests should park at the gym. Parking permit requirements will NOT be enforced.

• Regalia:
  • Additional regalia (e.g. PTK, Honors, Promise, Finish Line, Umoja, LGBTQ) will be available for pickup at check-in and rehearsal. If you receive additional regalia, you will be directed to the appropriate table to pick it up.
    • If you have already received your program regalia, you will not be able to pick up an additional one, so be sure to bring it with you!

• Guest Information:
  • Guests should arrive between 10:00-10:45 AM. Tickets are not required for guests. Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • Parking permits are not required for this event.
  • Guests should park in the gym parking lot - parking will be directed.
  • Accessible seating is available for those with mobility challenges.

• Accommodations: If you or a guest need accommodations to attend that were not communicated to us in the RSVP process, contact us at cc_ar@cerrocoso.edu. The RSVP deadline is Monday, May 5.
• Immediately following Commencement, there will be a celebration for all graduates and their families in the Sculpture Garden across from the Gym parking lot. Music, picture stations, and cupcakes will be available.

For further assistance, contact graduation@cerrocoso.edu.

Graduation Photos

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Past Commencement Ceremonies

Watch the 2024 Ridgecrest/IWV ceremony

Watch the 2024 Eastern Sierra College Center ceremony