Acknowledgement
2025 Commencement
Celebrating LaGuardia’s 53rd Graduating Class
Friday, June 20, 2025
Queens College Quad
Rain or Shine
Graduate Information
Order your Academic Regalia (cap and gown):
- Graduating students may order their cap and gown online.
- The deadline to order for on-campus delivery is April 25, 2025.
- The deadline for orders shipped to you is May 9, 2025.
Academic Regalia (cap and gown) Pick-Up:
If you ordered your cap and gown for on-campus pick-up, please select a date below to pick up your cap and gown in the M-Building Gym, June 3 or 4 from 3 to 6 p.m. or June 5 from 3 to 7 p.m.
Tickets
- Graduates will receive a total of four wristbands that serve as tickets for Commencement; one wristband for themselves, and three guest wristbands.
- All graduates and guests must have a wristband for entry to Queens College.
- Graduates or guests who do not have a wristband on their wrist upon arrival will not be admitted.
Wristbands will be distributed in the M-Building Gym during cap and gown pick-up (June 3, 4 and 5) whether or not your cap and gown is picked up on campus or shipped to you. Please select a date below to pick up your tickets in the M-Building Gym, June 3, 4 or 5.
Additional tickets may be requested in person when the four initial wristbands are picked up. Requestors will be notified of availability by June 13, 2025.
Graduate Acknowledgement
LaGuardia Community College requests that the excitement of celebrating your academic achievement is expressed in a dignified way that will not prevent others from enjoying the commencement ceremony, and creates positive memories for all attendees. In addition to the CUNY Student Code of Conduct (Article XV and Henderson Rules), all commencement ceremony attendees are expected to abide the following:
- Students must RSVP to pick-up their cap and gown, and their commencement tickets. The dates and times of distribution are below.
- Students participating in commencement must follow all instructions provided by faculty and staff so the ceremony can run smoothly.
- Students are encouraged to wear appropriate footwear, as the ceremony will require a significant amount of time standing and walking. In addition, the Queens College Quad is a grassy area.
- Students and guests are expected to refrain from engaging in disruptive behavior. Any behavior that results in a visual, verbal, or physical disruption to the ceremony may result in removal and/or formal disciplinary action.
- Air horns, noisemakers, large signs, and other items that may disrupt the ceremony or other’s ability to view or hear the ceremony, are prohibited. Failure to follow this directive may result in removal.
- Alcohol and illegal drugs or substances are prohibited. Failure to follow this directive may result in removal and/or formal disciplinary action.
- Students are strongly encouraged not to carry pets, or personal items while crossing the stage. Trained service animals that assist students with disabilities are welcome at commencement. If you or any of your guests need accessibility accommodations, please contact Jhony Nelson at JHONYN@lagcc.cuny.edu. Please note that children are not allowed to participate in the processional or cross the stage during the ceremony.
Please note that all commencement participants remain students of the college until their degree is conferred, and as such, must adhere to all policies that apply to students enrolled at the institution.