Caps and Gowns

Graduation is Thursday, May 15. Make sure to order your regalia set in time!

Caps, gowns, and other commencement apparel can be ordered through  for pick up at the Grad Fair or bookstore, or you can have it shipped to your house for a fee. If you choose to pick up at the Grad Fair, please bring your student I.D.

Your regalia set is free, but you will need to pay for items such as stoles, invitations, and extra tassels.

Graduates will wear their caps in the academic procession and throughout the ceremony.

An instructor and several male students pose prior to the ceremony.

How to Order Regalia

GTCC graduation ceremony

Order your free regalia set for graduation. You can order online or in person at the Jamestown bookstore.

  • Online: Go to and choose an option:
    • Click "Ship to Your Residence" by April 16 to have the regalia sent to your home. The shipping fee is $15.95.
    • Click "Ship to Bookstore" by March 9 to pick up your regalia at the Grad Fair on April 15 or 16 or at the bookstore by May 14.
  • In person: Place an order at the Jamestown bookstore by March 9.
If you forget to order ahead, we will have additional regalia sets available for pickup at the Grad Fair and any day afterward until the ceremony at the Jamestown store.

Announcements, Class Rings, and Diploma Frames

Our graduation partner vendors, and , offer announcements, class rings, and diploma frames in store or online.

These items are also available at the year-round.

Graduation items available at the GTCC bookstore include invitations, mortar boards, tassels, rings, and stoles.

Basic Dress

It is recommended that you avoid wearing brightly colored clothing, shoes, earrings, or other costume jewelry. Women should wear a simple white or dark dress or dress slacks (no jeans, please) and dark shoes with low or medium heels. Men should wear dark pants (no jeans, please) and dark shoes. If your gown is wrinkled, either hang it in a place where steam is generated (e.g., a shower stall) or press it with an iron on a lukewarm setting.

Tassels

Graduates are to wear their tassels on the right front side before degrees are conferred. Graduates will reposition their tassels to the left side in unison on cue from the school's president after degrees are conferred.

Gold honors tassels

Gold tassels are provided to diploma and degree graduates who have achieved a 3.5 GPA or higher program average to designate their academic achievement.

Staff at the graduation check-in tables will have a list of graduates who are eligible for a gold tassel during lineup time and will distribute them in exchange for the green ones.

Students move their heads as their tassels swing during the graduation ceremony.

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

A female students smiles in celebration while wearing two cords.

Phi Theta Kappa is the honor society for two-year colleges that promotes scholarship, leadership, service, and fellowship. 

Members of GTCC Phi Theta Kappa can wear PTK Stoles at commencement. Members can buy them at the GTCC Jamestown Campus Library or online at the .