Celebration Time: Tri-C Schedules Spring Commencement

Limited-attendance ceremonies begin at noon and 4 p.m. June 9 at Byers Field in Parma

Times have been set for a pair of in-person Spring 2021 Commencement ceremonies honoring the latest graduates from Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C^®). 

The 90-minute outdoor celebrations will begin at noon and 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 9, at Byers Field at Robert. M Boulton Stadium in Parma. These will be the College’s first in-person commencement ceremonies since December 2019 and the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Two ceremonies will take place, each limited to 300 petitioning graduates. Four guests may accompany each graduate to witness their cap-and-gown moment. Tickets will be required for graduates and guests. 

Petitioning graduates can reserve seats at one ceremony for themselves and their guests by visiting tri-c.edu/CommencementRSVP by June 1. Tickets are first-come, first-served. 

The more than 12,000-seat stadium venue provides enough space to safely gather while maintaining physical distancing guidelines required due to COVID-19. Facial coverings will be required. 

Both in-person ceremonies will be livestreamed on the College’s commencement webpage for family members and friends who cannot attend the event. 

Graduates overwhelmingly requested that Tri-C find a way to hold an in-person commencement to celebrate their academic achievement. The College held virtual celebrations for graduates in spring and fall 2020 given restrictions on large crowds due to the pandemic. 

A virtual commencement option will also be available for Tri-C’s spring graduates at 7 p.m. June 9. It will be available for viewing on the College’s commencement webpage and YouTube channel. 

Visit tri-c.edu/commencement for more information on the June 9 ceremonies.

April 22, 2021

John Horton, 216-987-4281 john.horton@tri-c.edu