Palo Alto College

Palo Alto College organizes an annual commencement ceremony for associate‑degrees, certificates, and (recently) bachelor‑level programs. alamo.edu

The 2025 ceremony is scheduled at the Alamodome on May 21, with a procession and formal event. alamo.edu

To participate, graduates must pick up their cap and gown from the college during the designated “Cap & Gown pick‑up.” alamo.edu

PAC’s commencement policy clearly states that academic regalia — a cap and gown set — is mandatory. No additional decoration on the gown is allowed; only approved stoles or cords are permitted over the gown. alamo.edu

Caps should be worn flat, tassels placed on the right before the degree conferral, and after the formal conferral graduates move tassels to the left. alamo.edu

The college allows cap‑decoration as long as decorations lie flat and do not obstruct views. alamo.edu

Regarding honor cords, stoles, or tassel colors: PAC’s publicly available 2023 Graduation FAQ does not list a formal, color‑coded honor‑regalia scheme tied to GPA or honors status. Instead, it emphasizes only “approved stoles or cords” may be worn. alamo.edu

There is no public document specifying a standard base gown or cap color for all graduates, nor is there a publicly available chart describing tassel colors, honor cords, or stoles by degree level or discipline.

In summary: Palo Alto College ensures a formal commencement ceremony requiring a cap and gown set for all graduates. Approved stoles/cords are allowed, and tassel etiquette (right‑to‑left) is defined. However, because the college does not publish any formal color‑coding or design standards for graduation gowns, caps, tassels, honor cords or stoles, it is not possible, based on public documentation, to definitively state what the “graduation gown color,” “tassel color,” or “honor cord/stole color” should be for PAC graduates.