Graduation Ceremony Information

General Information

Piedmont Technical College will be holding commencement ceremonies to celebrate the achievements of all Fall graduates. There will be two ceremonies held Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

• 11 a.m. — Healthcare and Nursing, & Arts and Sciences Majors
• 3 p.m. — Business, Information Technology, Commercial Art, Public Service, & Engineering and 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 occur in the O’Dell Center at 10:45 am and 2:45 pm. The Graduation Marshalls 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 commencement ceremony. Each person entering the building, including infants and children, must have a ticket and is entitled to one seat. Each graduate will receive tickets for their guests.  Tickets must be claimed only through MarchingOrder beginning November 12 to December 3. After this date, any unaccounted-for tickets will no longer be available. If available, a limited amount of extra tickets may be ordered through MarchingOrder beginning December 3. Extra tickets are not guaranteed. 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 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 $59.75 plus tax at the Campus Bookstore.

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

Barnes and Noble will hold a Grad Fair in the Bookstore on November 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Caps and gowns can also be ordered online at collegegrad.herffjones.com.  

Questions

Students requiring any special assistance during the ceremony should contact 864-941-8353.

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