Commencement

Beginning Monday, May 4, caps and gowns, along with a graduation information memo, may be picked up at the Attleboro, Fall River, New Bedford or Taunton locations. All items must be picked up before Friday, May 15 at 4 p.m.   

Attleboro (Main Office)

• Monday, May 4, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 
• Tuesday, May 12, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

Fall River (C Building – First Floor) 

• Wednesday, May 6, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
• Thursday, May 7, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
• Friday, May 8, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
• Saturday, May 9, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
• Monday, May 11, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 
• Tuesday, May 12, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 
• Wednesday, May 13, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 
• Thursday, May 14, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
• Friday, May 15, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

New Bedford 

• Wednesday, May 6, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
• Monday, May 11, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Taunton 

• Tuesday, May 5, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 
• Wednesday, May 13, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Streamed captioning will be provided at the commencement ceremony. All graduates access the commencement stage by a wheelchair-accessible ramp. To request a disability-related accommodation for you or your guests to participate in commencement, complete the form at BristolCC.edu/Accommodations by Saturday, May 2.

Graduates and their guests are encouraged to park at Bishop Connolly High School, as well as parking lots 1-7 on the Bristol campus. Accessible parking spots will also be available in parking lots 8 & 9 on the Bristol campus. Please follow the posted signage. Shuttle buses and golf carts will be provided for transport.

COMMENCEMENT DAY PARKING MAP

Please ask your guests to leave large bags and lawn chairs at home. All bags brought to the event are subject to inspection.

The following items will not be allowed at the Commencement ceremony:

• No balloons or banners (signs)
• No oversized handbags
• No lawn chairs
• No smoking on campus, including vaping or electronic smoking devices
• No alcoholic beverages
• Service animals only
• No noise makers or air horns
• No weapons of any kind, including pepper spray, pocketknives, etc. 

Please plan accordingly for adverse weather conditions. You might also want to bring an umbrella if rain is in the forecast.

Seating for guests is provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Guests are asked to go directly to the solar canopy to be seated. Please follow the instructions of the ushers.

The Commencement Ceremony will be simulcast by Fall River Community Media. Fall River Cable subscribers can watch the ceremony live on Channel 95 and Fall River HD Channel 1072 beginning at 11 a.m. The ceremony will be rebroadcast frequently during the month of June; exact times will be posted on Channel 95 and Fall River HD Channel 1072. The ceremony will also be streamed live online via Bristol’s website, Facebook and YouTube page. 

In order to help you in planning the best way to capture commencement memories in photographs, please be aware of the following:

GradImages^TM is the official commencement photographer. An individual photograph of each graduate will be taken. A proof of the photograph will be emailed to you along with information on ordering copies and enlargements. You may view your photos on their website at gradimages.com.