Graduation

2025 Commencement Information

GRADUATION PRACTICE
Graduation Practice will be held at 10 AM the morning of graduation at the graduation location. Practice is not required, but strongly encouraged, particularly if you have a name that is often mispronounced.

GOWN PICKUP
You can pick up your FREE cap, gown, and tassel beginning April 28th as follows: Keokuk graduates at the Fred Karre Memorial Library and West Burlington graduates at the Blackhawk Bookstore. 

Graduation Instructions-Keokuk Campus
Graduation Instructions-West Burlington Campus

Watch along on Facebook live!

Can't attend? Have family who can't come? No worries. We'll livestream each commencement on our Facebook page!

Request to Graduate

If you think you have completed (or will complete by the end of the Summer 2024 semester) the requirements for your program, you will need to submit a graduation application by following these steps:

1. Log in to Hawknet
2. Click Self Service
3. Click Graduation Overview

Students planning to graduate this May or summer must submit their graduation application by Wednesday, April 30 to guarantee that their name is listed in the graduation program.

Even if you do not plan to participate in the ceremony, the Registrar needs this application completed to evaluate your record and award your degree.

Legacy Alumni

Do you have family members who attended SCC? Maybe they went to Burlington Community College, Burlington Junior College, or Keokuk Community College.

If so, you're each now Legacy Alumni and an official Blackhawk Family!

Show your Blackhawk pride and sign up to receive your free Legacy Alumni graduate lapel pin to celebrate your family for paving the way for you. You'll get one for yourself and one to give to each family member who attended SCC!

Diplomas

If you completed your program in:	Your diploma will be mailed in:
Fall Term (December)	January
Spring Term (May)	June
Summer Term (August)	August

Ordering Transcripts:

As soon as grades are posted and your degree completion is verified, the degree award will be posted to your transcript. You can request a transcript clicking here.

If you are requesting a transcript to be sent to another college or organization informing them that you have graduated, please mark on the request and send once degree is posted.

Award List

View recent award list, as well as lists from previous years.

Photos

View graduation photo galleries on the SCC Flickr page.

Questions? Contact us