Graduation Ceremony Information

• General Information
• Questions

General Information

Piedmont Technical College will be holding graduation ceremonies to celebrate the achievements of all fall 2023 graduates. There will be two ceremonies held Thursday, December 7, 2023 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the James Medford Family Event Center on the  Piedmont Technical College campus in Greenwood, South Carolina.

• 11 a.m. — Business, Commercial Art, Information Technology and Public Service Majors 
• 3 p.m. — Arts & Science, Healthcare and Engineering & Industrial Technology Majors

Check-in for all graduates will be in the William H. O’Dell Upstate Center (across from the Event Center). Parking will be available for graduates only. Please arrive to receive check-in information at the following times:

Graduation lineup will take place in the O’Dell Center at 10:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. The Graduation Marshals will lead the graduates from the O’Dell Center to the Medford Event Center prior to the ceremony beginning.

Tickets are required for all guests attending the graduation ceremony. Each person entering the building, including infants and children, must have a ticket and is entitled to one seat. Each graduate will receive 6 tickets for their guests. Tickets must be picked up in the Student Records Office November 13-29, 2023. After this date, any unaccounted-for tickets will no longer be available. If available, a limited amount of extra tickets may be picked up in the Student Records Office November 30 - December 5, 2023. A live stream will be available at www.ptc.edu/live.

Please know, announcements sold through the bookstore are not tickets.

Graduation is a formal occasion. Men should wear long dark pants. Women should wear dresses, skirt/blouse or dark pants.  All graduates should wear dark shoes. Students participating in the graduation ceremony must have a black cap and gown. Caps and gowns are sold by Barnes and Noble, the Campus Bookstore, on the Lex Walters Campus-Greenwood. Gown, cap and tassel are available for $56.75 plus tax at the Campus Bookstore. The bookstore will have a Grad Fair Tuesday, November 14, 10 a.m - 2 p.m.

Graduates who are eligible and completed the graduation application have been mailed a graduation brochure with more detailed information on ceremony participation. 

Questions

Students requiring any special assistance during the ceremony should contact 864-941-8453.

For any graduation-related questions, please contact Student Records at srecords@ptc.edu.