Eastern Florida State College

Eastern Florida State College (EFSC) hosts its formal commencement ceremonies twice a year — typically in May and December — at the King Center for the Performing Arts on its Melbourne campus. Students must RSVP, choose a ceremony slot, and reserve guest tickets; RSVP closes well in advance each term. Graduates are required to wear the appropriate EFSC cap and gown for their degree program. According to EFSC’s commencement page, the gowns are green for bachelor’s candidates and blue for associate or certificate candidates, paired with a commemorative blue‑and‑green EFSC tassel.

For students earning honors, EFSC provides a white tassel to those graduating with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher. In addition, members of honor societies like Phi Theta Kappa or other approved organizations may wear cords or stoles — but these must be obtained through the respective society directly. The registrar’s office indicates that honor cords and stoles are permitted as long as they are officially sanctioned.

During the commencement ceremony, EFSC provides a high level of coordination: graduates check in, receive their name cards, and then process on stage. Professional photography (via GradImages) captures each student as they cross, and diploma covers are handed out, while the actual diploma is mailed later.

Interestingly, EFSC’s publicly available graduation and commencement resources do not mention standardized honor cord or stole colors beyond honor-society provisions. There is no official EFSC‑wide color chart listing stoles or cords by academic discipline or degree type. In practice, EFSC’s academic regalia revolves around its green/blue gowns, commemorative tassels, and approved honor cords from third-party societies.

Eastern Florida State College (EFSC) Academic Regalia Kit

Get ready for your EFSC commencement with a complete cap, gown & tassel set designed to meet college regalia standards.

• Color-coded graduation gown: green for bachelor’s, blue for associate or certificate students
• Traditional mortarboard-style graduation cap
• Commemorative tassel: Blue and green, matching EFSC’s official regalia scheme
• White honor tassel: For EFSC honors graduates with GPA ≥ 3.5
• Honor cords / stoles: Compatible with external honor-society cords; EFSC does not issue its own stole colors
• Multiple sizes available for gowns and caps
• Order via EFSC campus bookstores or approved vendors

Order your EFSC regalia kit now — step into your commencement wearing the right graduation gown, cap, tassel, and honors accessory.

Note: To confirm the exact colors of the graduation gown, cap, tassel, honor cords, and stoles for your specific program at Eastern Florida State College, you can reach out directly to the college's administration or the office responsible for commencement and student services. They can provide you with the most accurate and up-to-date information regarding academic regalia.