Celebrate our 2025 Graduates!  

A group photo of the high school diploma program graduates. They are all wearing dark blue cap and grown with a gold yellow NOCE sash.

Friday, May 16, 2025

Participants

NOCE students can participate in the 2025 Commencement and Student Success Ceremony if they complete their requirements in specific academic programs from July 2024 to May 2025.

Career Technical Education, DSS Transition, GED/High School

Students must meet with a Counselor by April 25, 2025. Schedule your appointment today at (714) 808-4682 or counseling@noce.edu. DSS Transition students will complete their grad check during their transition appointment with a DSS counselor.

  • Administrative Professional
  • Braille Transcribing
  • Bookkeeping
  • Business Information Worker
  • Customer Relations
  • Disability Support Services Transition*
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Electrical Trainee/Technology
  • Funeral Service Assistant
  • Google IT User Support Pre-Apprenticeship
  • High School Diploma Program
  • Human Resource Assistant
  • Management
  • Medical Assistant
  • Office Assistant Introduction
  • Personal Care Aide
  • Pharmacy Technician
  • Quality Assurance for Medical Devices

Grad Check Deadline

April 25, 2025, at 4 p.m.

Students wishing to graduate must meet with a counselor by the date above. Schedule your appointment today at (714) 808-4682 or counseling@noce.edu.

  • To participate in the 2025 Commencement Ceremony, students MUST see a counselor to complete a Grad Check Request Form by April 25, 2025.
  • To make an appointment with a counselor to review your Student Education Plan, confirm you have completed all requirements, fill out the form, and gather additional details, contact the Counseling Department at (714) 808-4682 or counseling@noce.edu.
  • *For students in the Disability Support Services Transition Program, make an appointment with a counselor to review your Student Education Plan, confirm you have completed all requirements, fill out the form, and gather additional details by calling the DSS Program at (714) 808-4719 or by emailing disabilitysupport@noce.edu.

Cap and Gown Purchase

Students in the Career Technical Education, Disability Support Services, and GED/High School programs must wear a cap, gown, and tassel to participate in the Ceremony.

The online order deadline for the cap and gown has now passed. Please contact NOCE at administrativeservices@noce.edu for information on how to obtain cap/gown/tassel for the ceremony.

Cap and Gown Loan Program

For students experiencing financial difficulties, a loan option is available from March 25, 2025 (12 p.m.) through May 8, 2025, at 5 p.m., or until the inventory is exhausted. Students must apply by filling out this form on the Cap and Gown Loan Program page.

More Info

College Prep, ESL/Citizenship, Parenting, Student Leadership

Students who completed their requirements in these programs between July 2024 and May 2025 will receive an invitation to the event from their corresponding department. No counselor appointment is needed.

These students should wear business attire to the ceremony.

  • College Preparation Math Skills: I, II, and III
  • English as a Second Language: Academic Success I and II, and College Success
  • English as a Second Language: Advanced
  • English as a Second Language: United States Citizenship
  • Parenting: Building Trauma-Informed Communities
  • Parenting: Love and Logic® courses
  • Student Leadership Program

Student Success Awards

Students from all instructional programs – including Basic Skills/High School Diploma, Career Technical Education, Disability Support Services, Emeritus, English as a Second Language/Citizenship, and Parenting – who have been nominated by their NOCE instructor and selected to receive a Student Success Award will also be honored at the event.

A photo of an ESL Citizenship Program student receiving their certificate and posing for a photo with NOCE President Valentina Purtell.

Event Information:

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