invites you to the

2025 COMMENCEMENT

SATURDAY
September 13, 2025
7:30am-1:30pm

Attention Graduates!

Graduation applications have been emailed to all eligible commencement participants. If you have not received an email and believe you should have, please reach out to the Commencement Committee at gradapp@pacific-college.edu

Event Schedule

• 7:00 am
  RN Pinning Ceremony Participants Arrive

  If you are participating in the RN pinning ceremony, please report to the graduate lounge.

• 7:30 am
  RN Pinning Ceremony Begins

  Located in the Main Auditorium

• 8:30 am
  Commencement Ceremony Participants Arrive

  If you are participating in the commencement ceremony, please report to the graduate lounge for check in.

• 9:30 am
  Commencement Ceremony Begins

  Located in the Main Auditorium

• 11:30 am
  VN Pinning Ceremony Participants Arrive

  If you are participating in the VN pinning ceremony, please report to the graduate lounge.

• 12:00 pm
  VN Pinning Ceremony Begins

  Located in the Main Auditorium

Frequently Asked Questions

• Who can I contact about the Commencement Ceremony?
  Please contact the Commencement Committee at gradapp@pacific-college.edu
  

• Who can I contact about the VN Pinning Ceremony?
  You can contact Jennifer Sanchez-Basile at jsanchez@pacific-college.edu
  

• Who can I contact about the RN Pinning Ceremony?
  You can contact John Wu at jwu@pacific-college.edu
  

• Can I bring celebratory items and gifts?
  We are guests at Cottonwood Church. Please refrain from bringing balloons, noisemakers, or confetti to this event.

  Prohibited items will need to be discarded or left in your vehicle for event entry.
  

• What should I wear to the Commencement Ceremony?
  The cap and gown are black and we suggest wearing business casual underneath.

  Unfortunately, caps cannot be decorated.
  

• Where can guests park and what time do they need to arrive?
  Guests can park in either parking lots 3, 4, or 5.

  Please see the church map above.

  RN Pinning Ceremony guests can arrive at 7:00am.

  Commencement Ceremony guests can arrive at 9:00am.

  VN Pinning Ceremony guests can arrive at 11:30am.
  

• When and where can I pick up my cap and gown?
  All participants will be notified when cap and gowns are available for pick up at the Costa Mesa campus. There will be more information to follow.
  

• Why did I not receive a stole in my regalia package?
  Graduates receiving diplomas will not receive a stole. Stoles are used to designate the receipt of an associate degree.