Graduating From SJC

Graduate walking down platform holding diploma with flowers in background

Congratulations on your accomplishment at San Juan College!

As you begin to prepare for graduating from San Juan College, please review the information and important deadlines on this page to ensure a happy and stress-free graduation.

 

Graduation 2025 will be held in person on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at 9 a.m. on the San Juan College main campus.

San Juan College Commencement

 

Graduation Rehearsal will be Friday, May 16th at 2 p.m. in the Learning Commons Plaza.  We encourage graduates to attend so they will be familiar with the ceremony. DO NOT wear the cap and gown to the rehearsal, but it’s recommended you press or steam the gown by today.

Graduation Day

The 2025 Graduation Ceremony will be Saturday, May 17th at 9:00 a.m. in the Learning Commons Plaza.  The ceremony will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m.

 

San Juan College graduates holding diplomas and smiling at camera

Graduates must pick up their name and degree card at the Henderson Fine Arts Center and make their way to the student staging area (9000 rooms) no later than 8:00 a.m. 

  • Graduates should access the campus from Education Blvd (off Pinon Hills Boulevard) or Sunrise Parkway (off Butler Street) and park in front of the bookstore or the Clock Tower Building.  
  • A cap and gown is required. Cap and Gown sets, extra tassels, and announcements are available from the San Juan College Bookstore.
  • Cap decorations must be in good taste.
  • Each graduate will cross the stage once.

Apply for Graduation

Eligibility

Students who are eligible to participate in the Spring 2025 Commencement Ceremony are those who completed degree requirements in the following terms:

  • Summer 2024
  • Fall 2024
  • Spring 2025
  • Summer 2025 – those who apply by the February 14 Spring Deadline

Graduation Deadlines

  • Fall 2024 Term Graduation Deadline - October 2, 2024
  • Spring 2025 Term Graduation Deadline - February 14, 2025
  • Summer 2025 Term Graduation Deadline - June 13, 2025**

**If you are completing your requirements during the Summer 2025 term and wish to participate in the Spring 2025 Graduation Ceremony, the deadline to submit your application is February 14, 2025.

Steps to Apply for Graduation

  1. Log in to MySJC
  2. Click on Student Self-Service.
  3. Click on Graduation Overview. 
  4. Click Apply and submit the application for graduation. 
  5. Meet with your Advisor if you have any questions.

Should you have any questions, please contact the Registration and Records Office at records@sanjuancollege.edu or (505) 566-4203.

Become a Graduation Student Speaker!

 

San Juan College Graduate giving commencement speech.

San Juan College invites graduates to apply to be the student speaker for the graduation ceremony each May.

Students may apply directly and San Juan College employees may also nominate a student to be the speaker. 

To apply for Graduation Student Speaker:

  • Prepare a 1-minute video demonstrating your presentational style and message to your fellow graduates. 
  • Submit your application via the online form, which will include a place to upload your video.
  • If selected, your final speech must be 5 minutes in length.

Application/Nomination Deadline: 5:00 p.m., Monday, March 25, 2024.

The student speaker will be selected by April 12th, and the student will have more than one month to prepare for their role in graduation. 

For more information, contact Sherry Curry at (505) 566-3226 or currys@sanjuancollege.edu. 

Graduates interested in delivering the graduation speech should meet the following criteria:

  • Be eligible for graduation
  • Be in good academic and disciplinary standing
  • Commit to participate fully in the graduation ceremony by recording a speech prior to the graduation ceremony.

The Student Speaker Selection Committee is looking for students who have an inspirational, unusual or exceptionally moving story to tell, or an interesting way to tell it. Traditional speeches are always welcome but feel free to be creative. The speech should make a connection to all attendees: faculty, family, friends and others who have supported the efforts of the graduating students during their educational experience at San Juan College.

If you are selected to be the student speaker, you will have the opportunity to have pictures taken by a professional photographer, have your name printed in the program and will be featured in the San Juan College Communicator.