Tompkins Cortland Community College

Celebrate your milestone with the graduation gown tradition at Tompkins Cortland Community College. The commencement ceremony, held each May (with a December recognition option for fall graduates), honors the academic journey of students in full academic regalia including graduation cap, gown and tassel.

Graduates receive their cap, gown and tassel at no additional cost—these ceremonial academic dress items are included in student fees and available beginning May 1 in the campus bookstore for the spring ceremony. For December graduates, the recognition ceremony is more informal (no regalia worn) but those students are still invited to participate in the main May commencement.

Regarding graduation gown colours and faculty regalia, the college adheres to standard academic regalia practices consistent with the American Council on Education guidelines, so graduates wear the traditional cap and gown in the institution’s official colours (white and hunter green) and the tassel is worn over the mortarboard. While explicit honor cord, stole and tassel colour charts were not found in accessible handbooks or PDFs on the public site, the institutional colours (white & hunter green) serve as primary design elements for academic dress visuals and accessories.

The ceremony takes place in the college gymnasium at 6 p.m., and students are advised to arrive about 45 minutes early (around 5:15 p.m.) to line up for the processional. Guests are typically limited to five per graduate to ensure adequate seating. Diplomas are not handed out at the event; instead they are mailed approximately six weeks after the semester ends.

This overview provides useful context for graduation cap and gown sets, tassels, stoles and cords associated with TC3. Use this information when selecting your academic regalia, honour cords or accessory bundles to ensure alignment with Tompkins Cortland’s commencement protocol and institution‑specific colour palette.

Tompkins Cortland Community College Graduation Regalia Collection

Honor your TC3 milestone with premium academic regalia — graduation gown, cap, tassel, and optional accessories styled in alignment with Tompkins Cortland’s heritage.

Complete Cap & Gown Set: Includes classic black graduation gown, mortarboard cap, and tassel. Regalia is included in student fees at TC3 — no extra purchase needed to participate.
School Colors: White and hunter green are TC3’s official colors. These may influence the design of cords or stoles associated with the college.
Bachelor Regalia: Standard academic regalia for associate and bachelor-level students; no published specific honor cord or stole colors per major.
Master (Graduate) Regalia: No publicly available master’s‑degree specific gown color, hood, stole, or tassel color chart on TC3’s website.
Doctoral Regalia: TC3 does not appear to provide custom doctoral regalia or color-level guidance, likely due to its status as a community college.
Faculty Regalia: Publicly available information does not include a documented color scheme for faculty gowns, hoods, or stoles.
Field / Discipline Colors: The college does not offer a publicly documented discipline-based regalia color guide for honor cords, stoles, or academic hoods.
Pick‑Up & Use: Regalia can be picked up starting May 1 at the TC3 Bookstore and worn during the May commencement in the TC3 gymnasium.

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