Graduation Timelines & Ceremony Information
Application Window
Fall 2024
Accepting applications from: August 26th through December 20th. *Fall applications submitted after October 30th will not be ADT verified. Graduation applications to be finalized approximately late January to mid-March.
Spring 2025
Accepting applications from: January 21st through May 22nd. *Spring applications submitted after March 14th will not be ADT verified. Spring applications submitted after April 21st will not be included in the May 23, 2025 graduation program. Graduation applications to be finalized approximately late July to mid-August.
Summer 2025
Accepting applications from: January 21st – August 14th. *Summer applications submitted after April 21st will not be included in the May 23, 2025 graduation program. Graduation applications to be finalized approximately mid to late October.
Spring 2025 Commencement
The Spring 2025 Commencement Ceremony will take place on May 23, 2025.
Timeline of Events
- January 21- March 15, 2025
Community Scholarship packets due to the Financial Aid Office by 4:30 PM - March 3 - April 11, 2025
Taft College Bookstore will be hosting a GRAD Fair from 8:00 AM through 5:00 PM. Monday through Thursday and Friday 8:00 AM through 1:00 PM. Receive a 20% discount on regalia packages with your student ID card with an active ASO sticker the first week of grad fair. Contact the TC Bookstore at 661.763.7731 for details. - April 11, 2025
Deadline to order cap and gown regalia packages. Place orders in the Taft College Bookstore or online at Bookstore.taftcollege.edu. All orders placed after this date will incur an additional fee. - May 23, 2025
Regalia packages not pre-paid are available for pick-up in the Taft College Bookstore no later than 1:00 PM on May 22, 2025.
Ceremony Details
5:30 – 6:30 PM – Commencement Check-In (poolside at Taft Union High School). All graduates
need to arrive by 6:00 pm.
6:00 PM – Gates will open for guests
6:30 PM – Line up at the Martin Memorial Stadium – Taft Union High School
7:00 PM – Commencement begins
Graduates please review:
Commencement Map: Stadium is located on San Emidio Street between Wildcat Way and 10th Street.
Important things to remember:
- All graduates must be present if participating and must be dressed in their cap and gown
- We recommend that you do not wear high heels
- NO BALLOONS, AIR HORNS, OR LARGE SIGNS IN THE STADIUM
- No tickets needed
- First come, first served for parking and seating for all guests
- Water will be provided to graduates