Paradise Valley Community College publishes a clear process for graduation and commencement. Students participate by submitting a graduation application by the first Friday in April (for spring or summer) or first Friday in November (for fall).
Cap and gown pick‑up for graduates participating in the commencement ceremony happens at the Welcome Center.
For graduates who are members of honor societies (e.g. Phi Theta Kappa — PTK), PVCC offers additional regalia options: an honors tassel, cords, stoles, and stoles/medallions — available for purchase via the campus Welcome Center / Honors Office.
Importantly — and despite detailed honors‑regalia guidelines — PVCC’s public documentation does not define a standardized color scheme for the basic graduation gown or graduation cap, nor does it specify the color of tassels (outside honor‑cord/tassel distinctions) or faculty regalia. The publicly available pages only document the honor‑cord color scheme and note that graduates need to pick up their cap and gown.
In summary: PVCC provides eligible graduates with required academic regalia (cap & gown) and recognizes academic honors via a clear honor‑cord color scheme (red, white, gold). For honor‑society members or other qualifiers, optional cords, stoles and tassels are available. However — because there is no public prescription of gown or cap color or standard tassel color — one cannot definitively state the graduation gown color, cap/tassel base color, or faculty regalia colors for PVCC.
Official academic‑regalia set for PVCC commencement ceremonies — cap and gown are provided to approved graduates. Honor cords and optional stoles/tassels available for students meeting honor criteria or honor‑society membership.
Note: To confirm the exact colors of the graduation gown, cap, tassel, honor cords, and stoles for your specific program at Paradise Valley Community 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.