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Black Hawk College Commencement 2025
Ceremonies
For both ceremonies
- Tickets are not needed to attend.
- Parking is free.
- Both venues are handicapped accessible.
- There will be a sign language interpreter at both ceremonies.
For more information, contact Enrollment Services at registrar@bhc.edu.
Additional information for the Quad-Cities Campus ceremony
Guests and attendees are required to enter through entrances with walk-through metal detectors. Vibrant Arena has a no bag policy, which means any bag/purse over 5”x7”x2” will need to be returned to your vehicle or checked in at Guest Services. The only exceptions are for medical reasons or diaper bags (with small child/children present upon entry). Vibrant Arena does not allow air horns or any noise makers of any kind. Other items that are prohibited, along with weapons of any kind, are pocket knives, pepper spray and helium balloons.
Celebrate your graduate!
- At the Quad-Cities Campus ceremony, flowers, graduation bears, graduation necklaces and commemorative graduation T-shirts* will be available for purchase at the ceremony. Credit, debit, Apple Pay and Cash App payments will be accepted. Stop by the table on the second floor concourse. Or you can pre-order items and pick them up at the ceremony.
- At the East Campus ceremony, flowers, graduation bears, graduation necklaces and commemorative graduation T-shirts* will be available for purchase at the ceremony. Credit, debit, Apple Pay and Cash App payments will be accepted. Stop by the table on the lawn in front of the armory. Or you can pre-order items and pick them up at the ceremony.
*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 are no guarantees that a name submitted after the deadline will be listed on shirts being sold at the ceremony.
Questions? Email bookstoregroup@bhc.edu.