Commencement Ceremony

SPRING 2024

COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY

DATE: Tuesday, May 21, 2024

PLACE: Household of Faith Church
Airline Highway Campus
10469 Airline Highway
Gonzales, LA 70737

Venue Map

DRESS: Dark Blue Cap and Gown

Time: 
Session I: 10:00AM-11:15AM
Includes the following:
1. LA Transfer (All)
2. Teaching
3. General Studies (All)
4. Medical Coding & Allied Health (All)
5. Adult Ed./WorkReadyU
6. Criminal Justice
7. BUSN Office Admin

Session II: 2:00PM-3:15PM
Includes the following:
1. Drafting & Design
2. Instrumentation
3. Industrial Maintenance
4. Process Technology
5. AC/Refrigeration
6. Welding

**Graduates, please keep in mind that your family and friends who cannot attend due to limited seating may view the live stream for each ceremony session at a live link posted here on commencement day.**

TICKET INFORMATION

Ticket Q & A

Due to venue seating capacity, each graduate has been allotted four (4) e-tickets to share with guests. Tickets for all commencement ceremonies will be provided digitally through TicketLeap, beginning Monday, April 22, 2024. No printed tickets will be provided at any time. Check out the Q & A above for more details. Please encourage other family and friends to celebrate your day by viewing live stream through the link above on event day.

GRADUATION PROCESSION INSTRUCTIONS

1. When you line up in numerical order after checking in, an RPCC Marshall (Division Coordinators) will give you instructions on marching in, when to stand or sit, and when to go to the stage area.
2. PLEASE HAVE YOUR WHITE CARD IN HAND TO TAKE WITH YOU WHEN YOU GO TO THE STAGE. When you get to the stage, your WHITE 3 x 5 CARD will be collected and handed to the person(s) announcing the names of graduates.
3. After the benediction, graduates are required to hold their positions in the assigned seating areas until given directions by an RPCC Marshall.

DIPLOMA DISTRIBUTION

All diplomas will be distributed electronically and by USPS mail through our third-party vendor, Parchment. Please ensure that your preferred email is updated on your graduation application or in Banner to ensure accurate delivery. Additionally, you will be required to confirm your mailing address within 72 hours of email receipt. Electronic copies will be disbursed to your email as early as 2 hours after your commencement start time; and you may expect a mailed copy within 7-15 business days.  No diplomas will be provided on-site. 

Please take a moment to complete the Graduation Survey.

Graduation Disclaimer: Participation in the commencement ceremony is optional and is not an official verification of graduation requirements. While every effort is made to ensure accuracy in this Commencement program, printing deadlines may result in the omission of some names and the use of names of persons not completing graduation requirements as intended. This printed program, therefore, should not be used to determine a student’s academic or degree status. The university’s official registry for conferral of degrees is the student’s permanent academic record, maintained by the Registrar’s Office.