Apply for Graduation
If you know your GCID and PIN:
- Go to Web Services
- Log In
- Click the “Student” tab
- Click “Apply to Graduate”
If you don’t know your GCID and PIN:
Contact the Help Desk at 1-855-343-9165 or helpdesk@mgccc.edu
Inaugural Summer Graduation at MGCCC
August 12, 2021 – 7:00 p.m.
Immersive Media Performing Arts Center (iMPAC)
Harrison County Campus
Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
Pre-ceremony begins at 6:30 p.m.
The summer semester graduation application deadline is July 1. You may apply for graduation through Web Services. Please follow the instructions below.
Please read instructions CAREFULLY.
There will be no rehearsal for the Graduation Ceremony.
Cap & Gown Pick-up/Guest Tickets
Cap and gowns and guest tickets will be available for pick-up Monday, August 2 through Thursday, August 5 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the campus you attend as indicated on your graduation application.
Students MUST come to campus during the day and time frame listed below in order to participate.
Pick-up Days, Times and Locations
JACKSON COUNTY CAMPUS
Monday-Wednesday
Student Service Center
(228) 497-7649
HARRISON COUNTY CAMPUS, KEESLER CENTER, & NAVY BASE
Tuesday-Thursday
Student Services Building
(228) 896-2517
PERKINSTON CAMPUS
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
Stone Hall
(601) 928-6258
GEORGE COUNTY CENTER
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
Student Services Building/ Business Office
(601) 766-6451
THE BRYANT CENTER AT TRADITION
Monday-Thursday
The Bryant Center Administration Desk
(228) 267-8637
WEST HARRISON COUNTY CENTER
Monday-Thursday
Administrative Office
(228) 563-2236
Each graduate will receive 6 tickets for your guests. There are no additional guest tickets. ALL GUESTS (EVEN BABIES AND SMALL CHILDREN) ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A TICKET FOR ENTRY. GUESTS WITHOUT TICKETS WILL BE PROHIBTED FROM ENTERING THE CENTER.
Would You Like Your Photo Featured?
Upload your best cap and gown photo to be featured in the ceremony.
MGCCC will review all photographs and any pictures that are inappropriate will not be included during the graduation slideshow.
Invitations
Invitations are available for purchase through your campus bookstore through July 12. Download and complete the order form (Word doc) and bring it to your bookstore to purchase. Invitations will be available for pick-up at the bookstore after July 19.
Pricing
Includes invitations and envelopes.
10 for $10
20 for $15
40 for $30
50 for $35
A free, printable invitation for the online Livestream is available in PDF format.
Graduation Invitation
Portraits
Provided by Life Touch Photography
Photograph Receiving Diploma
When your diploma is presented to you, the photographer will capture the image (smile, and keep your tassel to the side). The photographer will send color proofs after graduation should you wish to purchase a photo.
Live Streaming & Video
Guests who cannot attend the ceremony can view the livestream. A link will be provided on this page before the ceremony. Replays of the livestream are available shortly after the live broadcast completes. A video recording of the graduation ceremony will be available several days following the event.
DRESS
- ARRIVE AT 6:00 P.M. AT IMPAC CORRECTLY DRESSED IN CAPS AND GOWNS.
- Wear comfortable shoes.
- Prior to the ceremony, hang your gown so the wrinkles will release.
- You will NOT return your cap and gown after the ceremony. It is yours to keep.
- The tassel hangs left front, halfway between the corners.
- Honors (GPA 3.3 – 3.7) – Gold Tassel.
- High Honors (GPA 3.7 – 4.0) – Gold Tassel and Gold Cord.
- Phi Theta Kappa and Alpha Beta Gamma – optional honor society stoles (see advisor).
- Military Honors Cords – Present your Military ID or DD214 to receive your cords at the iMPAC Center campus when you get your cap and gown.
Arrival
- DOORS WILL OPEN AT 6:00 P.M.
- Arrive BEFORE or BY 6:00 p.m. on August 12
- All candidates for graduation must enter at the East side entrance of the iMPAC Center. This is not an entrance for guests! Guests enter through the front lobby. See map.
- Pick-up your reader card and honors regalia (if applicable) when you arrive. You will be directed to the pre-seating area.
Parking
Graduates will park in the Hospitality and Resort Management Parking Lot and enter in the side entrance of the iMPAC Center.
Accommodations for Graduate with Disabilities or Special Needs
Candidates who need accommodations due to physical disabilities should notify Student Support Coordinators at the appropriate campus by August 2. In addition, students with mobility issues (trouble standing, or walking for more than 5 minutes) and/or students who require more than one chair, should contact the Student Support Coordinator on his/her campus.
Aimee McGehee – Harrison County
U110
(228) 896-2556
aimee.mcgehee@mgccc.edu
Darla Lyons – Jackson County
Student Services Center
(228) 497-7787
claudia.lyons@mgccc.edu
Shellye Smith – Perkinston & George County
Dees Hall 124
(601) 928-6325
shellye.smith@mgccc.edu
Heather Holliman – West Harrison & Bryant Center at Tradition
(228) 267-8689
heather.holliman@mgcc.edu
Procedure
- Candidates and their guests should conduct themselves in a dignified manner, respecting the rights of others at the ceremony.
- Cell phones should be silenced.
- Pay attention to the row monitors sitting to the left and right of the graduate seating. They will direct you to stand and sit at the appropriate time. The podium speaker will also have instructions for you
Timeline
6:00 p.m.
- Arrive at iMPAC
- Enter through the SIDE ENTRANCE of iMPAC. See map.
- Pick-up name cards.
- Sit in your designated seat backstage.
6:20 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
- Be seated in line up area.
6:30 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.
- MAKE SURE YOU HAVE TWO CARDS WITH YOU
- Remain in your seat and be prepared to process.
- March onto the stage floor in rows of two behind the platform guests.
- Floor Marshalls will guide you to the appropriate row.
- Walk to the end of the row and remain standing until the invocation is over.
During Ceremony
- Remain seated during the speakers’ presentations.
- Stand at the President’s request to have degrees conferred.
Crossing the Stage
- WATCH THE ROW MONITORS.
- Each row of graduates will stand.
- Walk together in a single file line to the stage ramp.
- Hand your name cards to the college employee as you approach the stage.
- Walk onto the stage when your name is called.
- Receive a diploma case (the photographer will take a photo)
- Walk off the stage and take your photo with your diploma case.
- Return to your seat.
- Your diploma will not be in the case that you receive.
- DIPLOMAS WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER THE CEREMONY HAS ENDED AND GRADUATES MARCH-OUT.
Recessional
- Benediction is played.
- Graduates follow Floor Marshalls.
- FAMILY/GUESTS ARE NOT ALLOWED BEHIND STAGE.
After Ceremony
- Proceed backstage to pick-up your diploma.
- Keep your gown cap, tassels, and gold cords.
- Please check the diploma to be sure it is correct.
Graduates Exit
- Graduates will exit through the side entrance of the iMPAC – signage will indicate exit direction.
Thank you for choosing Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College!
Congratulations and Best Wishes!
Tickets
ALL GUESTS, INCLUDING SMALL CHILDREN AND BABIES, MUST HAVE A TICKET TO ENTER THE CENTER. EACH GRADUATE WILL BE PROVIDED 6 TICKETS.
PLEASE DO NOT BRING BALLOONS. THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED INSIDE THE AUDITORIUM.
Arrival
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College does not allow balloons in the iMPAC Center Auditorium. Please do not bring balloons to the center.
Center doors will open at 6:00 p.m.
Ceremony begins 6:30 p.m.
ALL GUESTS, INCLUDING SMALL CHILDREN AND BABIES, MUST HAVE A TICKET TO ENTER THE CENTER. EACH GRADUATE WILL BE PROVIDED 6 TICKETS.
Traffic
Guests should allow time for travel and parking.
Special Accommodations for Disabled Guests
Handicapped seating is limited on the Queens Row of the Terrace Level. Guests accompanying handicapped guests may sit in the row behind the handicapped guest.
An elevator is located on the right side of the lobby (Please see an usher if you need assistance).
Hearing Impaired Guests
An interpreter will be on the stage throughout the ceremony.
Departure
Graduates will exit on the East entrance of the iMPAC Center following the ceremony. Guests are not allowed backstage.
Please check the Intranet’s Graduation site frequently for instructions and any updates.
The application for summer graduation is closed.
If you know your GCID and PIN:
- Go to Web Services
- Log In
- Click the “Student” tab
- Click “Apply to Graduate”
If you don’t know your GCID and PIN:
Contact the Help Desk at 1-855-343-9165 or helpdesk@mgccc.edu
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New graduates, stay connected to your MGCCC family with a complimentary two-year membership in the MGCCC Alumni Association.
Degree Works
Degree Works is an online advising tool to help you and your advisor monitor your progress toward degree completion. Degree Works matches your coursework (completed, currently enrolled, or registered for in the future) to your degree requirements in an easy-to-read worksheet that shows how the courses count toward degree requirements.