Save the date: May 31, 2025 at 10:30 a.m.
CCBC's 2025 commencement ceremony will be a memorable occasion for all of our graduates, their families and their friends. This event features inspiring speeches from distinguished guests and passionate addresses from faculty, marking the end and the beginning for the class of 2025.
As a safety precaution, the following items will not be permitted under the tent. Guests with prohibited items will be asked to either discard these items or return them to a personal vehicle.
Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis to accommodate guests with wheelchairs, walkers, oxygen and visual impairments, etc. Due to the nature of the event, we recommended that guests arrive early to ensure the seating of their choice. The aisle seat in every other row will have a space to accommodate a wheelchair.
There will be a reserved area for guests using ASL interpreter services. If you need special seating arrangements for deaf or hard of hearing guests, please contact Michael Shaw at mshaw2@ccbcmd.edu or call 443.840.5617 at least one week before commencement to reserve. If you do not notify us in advance, we cannot guarantee adequate seating.
Guests with limited mobility may use the drop-off area near the graduation tent as well as the designated parking area for cars with valid state disability plate or placards. Guests must provide their own wheelchairs.
Note: There will be live broadcasts of the commencement ceremony in the Romadka College Center (lower level, F. Scott Black Theatre) with indoor seating. This may be a good option for elderly guests and guests with mobility issues, for whom walking to the ceremony tent may be challenging.
There will be live broadcasts of the commencement ceremony in the Romadka College Center (lower level, F. Scott Black Theatre) with indoor seating to view the graduation. This may be a good option for elderly guests and guests with mobility issues, for whom walking to the ceremony tent may be challenging.
Portable restroom facilities are located in the area behind the Commencement tent Follow the path around the back of the tent and look for signs directing you to the portable restroom area.
Additional restrooms are available in the Wellness & Athletics Center.
Tickets are not required for the Commencement ceremony. Family and friends are welcome to attend in person. A live-stream link will be provided prior to the event for those who prefer to view the ceremony from the comfort of their homes.
Prior to and during commencement, members of CCBC Public Safety and Plant Operations will be evaluating weather conditions.
Light rain or drizzle will not be a factor, but high winds or lightning may cause changes to the schedule or an evacuation of the tent. In the event of severe weather or other circumstances that require a tent evacuation, the ceremony emcee will ask that people move promptly to their cars; to the College Community Center; or the Arts and Humanities Hall.
Public Safety officers on duty will assist in guiding guests to those locations. Cars are the preferred destination, as building capacities are limited. The decision to continue the event will be made as soon as conditions allow. Public Safety and event staff will announce updated information by moving through the buildings and parking lots.
Each year, Commencement takes place outdoors beneath the ceremony tent by the Wellness and Athletic Center on the CCBC Essex campus. Below you will find details on how to get to campus and where to park.
CCBC Essex is located off Baltimore Beltway (695) Exit 34 (Rosedale). To get to campus, please follow the instructions below.
Note to CCBC faculty/staff, drivers with disabilities and senior attendees: Enter the campus from Rossville Boulevard and remain in the right lane. Turn right onto Division Lane and then turn right onto Alpha Bay. Continue straight, crossing South Lane and continuing on College Drive South.
We ask that all graduates and guests who do not require accessibility parking please park in on of our open/general parking lots below:
Graduates participating in the ceremony are encouraged to arrive early.
Guests who require accessibility parking are invited to park in the lot closest to the Wellness and Athletics center below:
Individuals with limited mobility and/or requiring assistance will be directed to designated parking upon arrival at the Rossville Boulevard entrance to the campus. These vehicles should enter using the right lane.
CCBC Public Safety officers will be accommodating and evaluating parking requests when permits are not displayed (as in the case of an elderly or infirm individual who cannot walk a long distance). Such persons may also be dropped off at the Wellness and Athletics Center before the vehicle is parked.
Graduates, faculty and staff participating in the ceremony are encouraged to arrive early.
Faculty and staff participating in the ceremony are encouraged to arrive early.
Please note: These instructions are intended to assist you in getting to the ceremony. Exit the campus at the direction of CCBC Public Safety personnel.
