East Campus Commencement

Black Hawk College
East Campus
Commencement Ceremony

Friday, May 22, 2026
7 p.m.
Illinois National Guard Armory
111 N. East St., Kewanee

Ceremony details

• Tickets are not needed to attend.
• Parking is free.
• The venue is handicapped accessible.
• There will be a sign language interpreter.

Flowers and merchandise

Celebrate your grad with flowers, graduation bears, graduation necklaces and commemorative graduation T-shirts*!

Pre-orders

• Pre-order items and pick them up at the ceremony. There will be a table on the lawn in front of the armory.
• Ordering ahead is super easy and ensures your grad gets everything they want.

At the ceremony

• Purchase items at the ceremony. There will be a table on the lawn in front of the armory.
• Credit, debit, Apple Pay and Cash App payments will be accepted.

*Students who submitted their graduation application by the deadline and decided to participate in the ceremony will have their name on the back of the shirt. There is no guarantee that a name submitted after the deadline will be listed on shirts being sold at the ceremony.

Questions

Contact Enrollment Services at 309-854-1707 or registrar@bhc.edu or visit the Graduation & Commencement page.