Graduation & Transcripts

Important Spring 2024 Graduation Information

• Caps & Gowns are available for purchase from the NCC Campus Store. The cost of cap, gown and tassel with tax will be $31.97.
• Curriculum Graduates must apply for graduation and indicate which ceremony they will be participating in. 
• VMT & ADN Graduates will receive information about their pinning ceremonies from their program directors/instructors.
• All ceremonies will be livestreamed to the Nash CC YouTube channel and can be viewed here at the time of the event. The Drive-Through ceremony will also be aired on WNIA-89.1 FM courtesy of Big Bang Radio and Studio 67.
• Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates will be not be distributed on graduation day. Graduates will be contacted at a later date for information on credential pick up. 
• Graduation announcements can be purchased at cbgrad.com.
• More information on the 2024 Graduation ceremonies will be sent to each graduate via their Nash CC email.

May 10 | 10 AM Drive-Through Ceremony
Graduates may begin checking-in for the Drive-Through Graduation Ceremony no earlier than 8:30 AM at the Science & Technology Building Parking Lot. 

Tickets are not required for those participating in the Drive-Through Graduation Ceremony. Graduates may bring as many guests as can fit in the vehicle they will be driving.

Signs, pompoms, noisemakers, window art, etc. are encouraged!

May 10 | 6 PM Traditional Ceremony
Graduates may begin checking-in for the Traditional Graduation Ceremony at 4:30 PM in the Building A Rotunda. Honors cords will be distributed at this time. 

Guests attending the NCC Traditional Graduation Ceremony in Brown Auditorium MUST present a ticket at the door to enter. Three guest tickets will be given to each participating Graduate. Per maximum seating capacity (fire code) regulations, an admission ticket is required for each guest, regardless of age or size; small children sitting in the lap of a guest must have a ticket. Guests who do not have a ticket will be directed to an overflow area to view the ceremony.

Doors to the Business and Industry Center will open at 4:30 PM for guests. All guests of graduates with tickets must enter the front door of the Business & Industry Building and be seated prior to 5:45 PM. Doors will be locked promptly at 6 PM. Guests who arrive after 6 PM will not be granted entry to the building and will be directed to overflow. Re-entry upon leaving the building will not be permitted.

The ceremony will be live streamed to the overflow areas – Early Childhood Education building (room  6122/6127) and the Science and Technology Building (room 7104) for family and guests who do not have a ticket.

Balloons, flowers or signs will not be allowed inside the Brown Auditorium during the ceremony. Please plan to leave those items in your vehicle until the ceremony has concluded.

Graduates are encouraged to wear comfortable shoes to make navigating the stairs and stage easiest. Graduation caps can be decorated. Only Nash Community College approved sashes and cords will be allowed to be worn during the ceremony.

We invite all Graduates and their guests to the courtyard following the ceremony for photos and celebration.