Graduation Ceremony

Olympic College, Bremerton Campus
1600 Chester Ave, Bremerton, WA 98337
Sunday, June 16, 2024

10am Ceremony

• Associate in Arts - DTA
• Associates in Business - DTA
• Associate in Pre-Nursing - DTA
• Associate in Science (Track 1 or 2)
• Associate in General Studies

1pm Ceremony

• High School Diploma (Transitional Studies)
• Associate in Technical Arts
• Associates in Applied Science
• Bachelor of Applied Science - Filmmaking
• Bachelor of Applied Science - Information Systems
• Bachelor of Applied Science - Organizational Leadership & Technical Management
• Bachelor of Science - Nursing

The ceremonies will take place on the Campus Green, rain or shine! Please allow yourself ample time for travel, parking, and to check-in no later than 30 minutes prior to the ceremony time. 

Each ceremony should last approximately 75 minutes. Diploma covers and a note of congratulation are distributed to Associate, Bachelors, and High School Diploma graduates during the ceremony. All degrees earned in the 2023-2024 academic year and associated Graduation Honors are noted in the Commencement program, but are not read aloud.

Graduate Check-in 

Graduates will check-in within the main entrance of the Bremer Student Center, Bldg. 10, across from the Campus Green. Storage for personal belongings (purses, backpacks, phones, etc.) will not be provided, please leave these in a vehicle or with guests. 

Check-in will open 60 minutes prior to the ceremony start time. Graduates will receive their name cards, which will include instructions for lining up in the gym for the procession to the Campus Green and for crossing the stage during the ceremony. 

If graduates have a preferred name or pronunciation, they will have the opportunity to update their name card with this information. A staff member will be stationed at the degree assembly area to organize the procession in double file order: Marshals, Platform Party, Roll Readers, graduates, and then OC Faculty and Staff. If you want to sit with a friend, line up in front or behind them, NOT across from them in the other line. 

Graduates who are late for their ceremony's procession must report to Check-In for instructions.

Olympic College Commencement Regalia including cap and gown packages, souvenir tassels, diploma frames, etc., may be purchased at the OC Bookstore at the Bremerton Campus in Bldg. 10. Online purchases will be available through May 19, 2024. The bookstore will also be open the day of the event. 

A limited number of caps and gowns donated by prior graduates will be available to borrow for the ceremonies via the Resource Center. For further information on regalia availability to borrow, please contact the Resource Center Office at @email or 360-475-6817.

Order Regalia

Associate Degrees

Associate graduates wear a red cap and gown with a red/white tassel. Honor cords are silver for Deans' Honors (3.50-3.89 GPA) and gold for President's Honors (3.9 to 4.00 GPA). Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society members may wear a gold PTK stole and/or a gold PTK tassel.

Running Start Students

Running Start students wear a white stole.

Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society Stole & Tassel

Order this through the PTK online store.

Order PTK Regalia

Bachelor Degrees

Bachelor graduates wear a black cap and gown with a designated degree color tassels.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing graduates wear an apricot color tassel. Gold honor cords designate BSN honors.

Bachelor of Applied Science in Organizational Leadership & Technical Management

Bachelor of  Applied Science in Organizational Leadership & Technical Management graduates wear an drab color tassel.

Bachelor of Applied Science in Information Systems

Bachelor of  Applied Science in Information Systems graduates wear an white color tassel.

Bachelor of Applied Science in Filmmaking

Bachelor of  Applied Science in Filmmaking graduates wear an lilac color tassel.

Due to limited seating, it is requested that graduates limit themselves to four guests each. Guests will not be seated during the processional or presentation of colors at the beginning of each ceremony.

Parking is free, and graduates and guests are welcome to park in Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, & 7, and guests and graduates with disabilities/handicaps are welcome to park in Lot 12 off of Ohio Avenue across the street from Bremerton High School, on a first come, first served basis, as this is the closest lot to the Campus Green. 

Please do not park in Faculty/Staff Lots 1, 8, 10, 11, & 13 as these are reserved for the event staff. OC Security personnel will assist with directing traffic in the parking lots.

Parking Map

Olympic Photo Group (OPG) is the official photographer for the 2024 Commencement Ceremonies. They will be available for professional photographs before and after the ceremonies as well as taking candid shots as graduates cross the stage during the ceremony. OPG will be located in Building 10 to take graduate photos before and after each ceremonies.

OLYMPIC PHOTO GROUP

Summer 2023, Fall 2023, and Winter 2024 graduates have already received their diplomas via mail, and Spring 2024 graduates will receive their diplomas via mail by early August 2024. Replacement or additional diploma copies may be ordered via our printing partner, Parchment.

Official Transcripts are ordered through Parchment as well. Please visit our Transcripts page with information on how to order.

PARCHMENT