Graduation Information for at Arapahoe Community College in Colorado, near Denver

To graduate from your degree or certificate program, follow this application process:

Complete a Graduation Application.* You must submit a Graduation Application for each degree or certificate.
ACC will email you a degree audit
ACC confers degrees and certificates throughout the semester

We will mail your Diploma to your home address, unless otherwise noted on the Graduation Application.

Graduation Application Deadlines:

Academic Year 2011-2012
Semester/Year	Application Deadline*	Commencement
Summer 2011	June 30, 2011	May 12, 2012
Fall 2011	October 31, 2011
Spring 2012	March 15, 2012
*There is a non-refundable processing charge of $30 for each graduation application.

Academic Year 2012-2013
Semester/Year	Application Deadline*	Commencement
Summer 2012	June 30, 2012	May 18, 2013
Fall 2012	October 31, 2012
Spring 2013	March 15, 2013
*There is a non-refundable processing charge of $30 for each graduation application.

Commencement Ceremony

The annual commencement ceremony in May is for students who earned a certificate or diploma during the academic year. Students eligible to participate in the annual ceremony are:

Those who graduated during the previous Summer and/or Fall semesters
Those who applied for Spring graduation and will complete all program requirements by the end of the Spring semester.

This year’s ceremony (academic year 2011-2012) will be held May 12, 2012 at the Orchard Road Christian Center at 9 a.m. The Orchard Road Christian Center is located at 8081 E. Orchard Road (I-25 & Orchard Road) in Greenwood Village.

Professional Achievement Awards
Arapahoe Community College no longer offers these awards.