Gwinnett Technical College

Gwinnett Technical College holds an annual Commencement Ceremony for students who complete their programs during fall, spring, or summer sessions. The 2025 commencement was held on May 13 at Gas South Arena in Duluth. Graduates from a variety of certificate, diploma, and associate‑degree programs received their credentials in a formal convocation.

To participate, graduates must wear approved academic regalia — a black graduation gown and mortarboard graduation cap with matching tassel — provided via the college’s regalia vendor. The official GTC campus store arranges cap‑and‑gown orders.

GTC publicly defines a set of honor and recognition regalia accessories: students achieving a high GPA (honor graduates, e.g. cumulative 3.69 or higher), as well as members of specific honor or student societies, may wear distinctive stoles, cords, tassels, medals or pins to denote their achievements.

For instance:

• Silver‑gray stole is used for “Honor Student” designation.
• Membership in societies like Lambda Nu National Honor Society, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, or other program clubs are recognized with cords or colored stoles/cords (e.g. maroon & green cords, blue & gold cords, white tassels).

The college publishes an “approved regalia list” prior to each commencement, specifying which cords, stoles, tassels or pins are permissible — cords/stoles outside this list are not allowed at the ceremony.

Faculty and staff participating in the commencement procession typically wear academic gowns and mortarboard caps as part of formal academic‑dress tradition. While GTC does not publicly publish a detailed faculty‑hood or velvet‑trim color chart, the expectation is formal regalia in alignment with standard academic dress codes.

In summary: Gwinnett Technical College’s commencement regalia policy emphasizes a mandatory black graduation gown and mortarboard cap with tassel for all graduates. Students meeting GPA or honor‑society criteria may wear color-coded stoles or cords (e.g., silver‑gray stole for honor students, colored cords/stoles for societies). The college regulates allowed regalia via an official approved‑list each year. Faculty follow standard academic dress. For vendors or regalia product listings, it’s key to highlight “official cap & gown set,” “approved cords/stoles/tassels per GTC list,” and “ceremony‑compliant academic regalia.”

Note: To confirm the exact colors of the graduation gown, cap, tassel, honor cords, and stoles for your specific program at Gwinnett Technical 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.