Commencement 2022

Commencement 2022 will be hosted on the OCCC campus at the Visual and Performing Arts Center (VPAC) on
Saturday, May 14^th.

Please read the 2022 Commencement Guidelines

**The four FREE tickets for those who submitted their RSVP for the commencement ceremony, are available to pick up in the Admission, Records, and Graduation office.**

We will be hosting division specific ceremonies at the following times:

• OCCC Commencement: Science, Engineering, and Math & Social Sciences Divisions
• Date: May 14, 2022
• Time: 10:00 am
• Location: VPAC Theater
https://youtu.be/NgOeRuEZRtM

• OCCC Commencement: Arts, English, and Humanities Division
• Date: May 14, 2022
• Time: 2:00 pm
• Location: VPAC Theater
https://youtu.be/-bVGAIeNul4

• OCCC Commencement: Business and Information Technology, & Arts, English, and Humanities Divisions
• Date: May 14th, 2022
• Time: 5:00 pm
• Location: VPAC Theater
https://youtu.be/YYCKd5wAnYE

Graduates who have informed the Graduation office that they wanted to attend the Commencement ceremony via their graduation application have received an email with an RSVP link to the appropriate ceremony.

**The deadline to have your name appear in the Commencement program is March 20th.  Graduates applying after that date are still eligible to participate in Commencement, but their names will not be listed in the program.

RSVP’s are required for graduates to participate.  You will not be on the list to purchase your cap and gown from the OCCC bookstore without an RSVP.  The RSVP is due no later than Friday, April 1^st.

Once we receive all RSVP’s, the list of students will be provided to the OCCC bookstore so that you may purchase your cap and gown for the ceremony.  You must wear a black cap and gown.  Caps and gowns will go on sale in the OCCC bookstore in April with an approximate cost of $50.

Tickets will be required for family and friends. Seating within the theater will be on a first come/first served basis for ticket holders. There will be a limited number of tickets per graduate available for pickup from the Graduation office between April 11th-April 29th. Further information regarding ticket pick-up will be available after all RSVP's are collected in April.

If you believe you should have received an RSVP email and did not, or have any other questions regarding the ceremony, please contact Rhonda Uffen at 405-682-7522 or email ruffen@occc.edu.