Congratulations!
We are proud of your accomplishments, and you should be too! Attaining a degree or certificate took much persistence and dedication, and we want to celebrate you.
To celebrate your achievements, Graduation 2025 will be held at the Berglund Center on Friday evening, May 9th, 2025 at 6:30 PM. Family and friends are welcome to attend. Please use the menu on the right to find out what you need to do before, during, and after graduation. For questions regarding graduation, please email records@virginiawestern.edu.
Important Dates
Apply for Graduation Online
Fall 2024: August 26 – December 13, 2024.
Diploma Delivery
Parchment delivers your VWCC diploma. Graduates receive their diplomas:
- Fall graduates – Mid-February
- Spring graduates – End of June
- Summer graduates – Mid-October
Please contact the Records Office at records@virginiawestern.edu if you do not receive your diploma by these dates.
Additional Information
Catalog Year for Graduation
The Requirement Term (Catalog Year) to be used to determine graduation requirements is the one in effect at the time of the student’s initial program placement into the plan, or any catalog thereafter, as long as the student has maintained an active status with the college.
In the event that there has been a break in a student’s enrollment at the college resulting in discontinuation, the catalog in effect at the time of the student’s re-admission into the plan, or any catalog thereafter, is the catalog that shall be in effect for the student. Following a three-year period of non-enrollment resulting in discontinuation, the student may only be re-admitted to those plans that are currently active. A student may not be re-admitted to a plan which has been inactivated.
In the event that a student remains in an active status with the college, but their plan of study becomes inactive, the student will be notified of their options and the time period required for completing the degree.
The catalog used for certifying graduation shall have been in effect no more than five years prior to the time of graduation.
Graduation Notes
Students may be eligible to graduate with multiple degrees and certificates if the content of the curricula differ from one another by at least 25%. Specific curriculum conflicts can be found here. Please contact the appropriate School Dean or the Registrar with questions regarding the awarding of multiple degrees.
Students are not eligible to earn more than one degree in the same curriculum. For example, students who earn degrees in a curriculum with a specialization (i.e., an A.S. in Science with a specialization in Health Science) will not be eligible to receive a second degree in the same curriculum (i.e., an A.S. in Science).
Students completing an Associate Degree or Certificate (excluding Career Studies) at VWCC will be eligible for honors as follows:
- Cumulative GPA of 3.2 – cum laude
- Cumulative GPA of 3.5 – magna cum laude
- Cumulative GPA of 3.8 – summa cum laude
Graduation honors are reflected on the student’s academic transcript and diploma.