Commencement & Graduation

• Wednesday, June 3, 2026 | 5:30pm | Communication Arts (B-Building) Courtyard
• Check-in with a photo ID at 4:00 pm in the Student Center, 2nd Floor, I-207 (graduates will proceed down to the ceremony after check-in is complete)
• To walk in this year’s commencement ceremony, please submit your *graduation application and RSVP.
• RSVP Link: https://forms.gle/9K4ThSMqGEWSbVPa8
  
• Reserve your cap and gown: Information coming soon.
• Diplomas for Spring 2026 graduates are mailed in early July to the student’s mailing address indicated on the graduation application. To request a change in mailing address email Tenille.Venard@gcccd.edu by June 1, 2026 (include your full name, student ID and complete mailing address).

*For questions or more information about your graduation application, visit
cuyamaca.edu/admission/how-to-graduate-with-a-degree-or-certificate.

A livestream of the 2026 commencement ceremony will begin at 5:30 pm: Commencement Ceremony Livestream

• Friday, May 29, 2026 | 4 to 6:00 pm | Student Services (G-Building) Courtyard and B Building Quad Area
• Let’s start celebrating! Bring your family and friends, and your cap and gown to take candid photos around campus, in front of fun grad backdrops, and be prepared for a few photo drop-ins from Kudapaw, Cuyamaca’s Coyote mascot. Professional photography will also be available for purchase.

• Monday, May 18, 2026 | 5:30 to 7:00 pm | Samuel M. Ciccati Performing Arts Center (G-Building)
• Join us as we celebrate the achievements of students transferring to four‑year universities! Students who attend this event will receive a certificate and a white cord to wear at graduation, recognizing them as transfer students. RSVP is required.
• To participate in this event, students must have applied to a four‑year university and received an acceptance for the Fall 2026 semester.
• For questions: Transfer Center (G-Building) | cuyamaca.trasnfer@gcccd.edu | (619) 660-4439

• Monday, June 1, 2026 | 3 to 5:00 pm | Student Center (I-Building)
• Join us to celebrate the achievements of our Latine graduates! Latine graduates who RSVP will receive a certificate and graduation stole, and we’ll celebrate with food and music. Bring your cap & gown for photos! All who RSVP are welcome to attend.
• RSVP Link: https://forms.gle/56RNzEaSz5En7Uch6
• For questions: angela.tomlinson@gcccd.edu

• Wednesday, May 27, 2026 | Noon to 1:00 pm | Queer Student Center (I-Building, Room 107)
• Join us to honor the achievements of our LGBTQIA+ graduates! Pride Scholar graduates who RSVP will receive a certificate and graduation stole, and we’ll celebrate with free food, photos, and cap decorating, so bring your cap & gown! All who RSVP are welcome to attend.
• RSVP Link: Cuyamaca College: Lavender Graduation RSVP (Spring 2026)
• For questions: angela.tomlinson@gcccd.edu

Information coming soon.

• Monday, June 1, 2026 | 5 to 7:00 pm | Grossmont College, Griffin Gate (Building 60)
• Join us for dinner and celebration as we recognize the achievements of Grossmont and Cuyamaca College’s Rising Scholar students who are graduating this year.
• For questions: Octavio Leal | octavio.leal@gcccd.edu | (619) 660-4530

Information coming soon.