Commencement

2024-2025 Commencement Information

Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 7:00 p.m.

Where: Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC) 
123 Vivian Street, Durham, NC 27701 
www.dpacnc.com 
Driving Directions 

Watch it streamed live on Facebook

Cap and Gown

To participate in the ceremony, graduating students must wear a commencement cap and gown. Students should not use caps or gowns borrowed from previous years or other years. Please note that commencement regalia is included in your student fee. There is no additional charge.

Cap and gown orders will open January 27, 2025, through March 25, 2025. The link to order will be posted here on January 27, 2025.

Commencement Fair

Cap, gown, and ticket orders can be picked up at our Commencement Fair on Friday, April 25, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. on Main Campus (1637 East Lawson Street, Durham, NC 27703), Building 10, Room 1103. If you cannot attend the fair to pick up your items, please email juneh@durhamtech.edu.

Student Marshals

Are you interested in volunteering to serve as a student guide? Visit Student Marshal to sign up by March 15, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.

Accessibility Accommodations 

Graduating students with documented disabilities who need to request accommodations for the duration of the ceremony (e.g. interpreters for persons with hearing impairments or alternate print materials for persons with visual impairments, etc.) should complete this form. The College may not be able to properly accommodate last-minute requests.

Guests of graduates with seating and mobility concerns or who need wheelchair access and/or hearing amplification can make a request directly to DPAC.

Honors Recognition

Students graduating with high cumulative grade point averages in program courses will be recognized as honor students. Honors are calculated according to the cumulative GPA of the student's courses in the program of study, not by the total cumulative GPA of all classes taken at Durham Tech.

There are two potential ways that an honor student is recognized at commencement. First, in the commencement program, all students who graduate with a program GPA of 3.25 or higher are indicated on the graduation program with an asterisk showing that they are Cum Laude (honors) graduates. Second, all those students who have a program GPA of 3.75 or higher receive honor cords indicating Magna Cum Laude (high honors), which should be worn over the gown during the commencement ceremony. Students graduating from a college associate degree program or a college diploma program with a program GPA of 4.0 indicating Summa Cum Laude (highest honors) will receive an honor medallion, which will be worn over the gown during the commencement ceremony.

Cultural or Religious Accommodations

Students with questions or requests about religious or cultural concerns related to the commencement ceremony should make these requests in a timely fashion to allow adequate time for the college to respond appropriately. For more information, call 919-536-7200, ext. 8091.

If you have questions or need assistance contact:

• Curriculum Students – graduation@durhamtech.edu
• College and Career Readiness – ccr@durhamtech.edu