Nationwide Campus commencement schedule 2010
Columbia College holds 27 commencement ceremonies throughout the year, including two at the main campus in Columbia, Mo., and 35 at Nationwide Campuses located across the country.
Graduating students have the option of attending the commencement ceremony for their specific campus or any of the other ceremonies held throughout the year, with the exception of the ceremony in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Graduating students should submit their Declaration for Candidacy of Degree forms to their local campuses at least two sessions prior to the date of the ceremony they plan to attend.
See the schedule below for a complete list of 2010 ceremonies, dates and times. Contact your campus office for more commencement information.
| Campus | Date | Time | Ceremony location | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora, CO | Saturday, May 1, 2010 | 2:30 p.m. | Red Lion Hotel, 3200 South Parker Road, Aurora, CO 80014 (800) 733-5466 |
Andye Wolff-Yakubovich (303) 340-8050 awolffyakubovich@ccis.edu |
| Christian County, MO | Saturday, May 8, 2010 | See below** | Columbia College Southwell Complex, 1001 Rogers St., Columbia, MO 65216 (573) 875-8700 |
Holly Canady (417)581-0367 hcanady@ccis.edu |
| Coast Guard Island, CA | Friday, May 14, 2010 | 1 p.m. | Bldg. 4, Pt. Welcome Room, Coast Guard Island, Alameda, CA 94501 | Tom Meehan (510) 437-1280 temeehan@ccis.edu |
| Crystal Lake, IL | Saturday, June 19, 2010 | 1:30 p.m. | Event Center Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin, IL 60123 (815) 455-3700 |
Debra Hartman (815) 477-5440 dlhartman@ccis.edu |
| Elgin, IL | Saturday, June 19, 2010 | 1:30 p.m. | Event Center Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin, IL 60123 (815) 455-3700 |
Marilyn Atamian (847) 214-7197 matamian@ccis.edu |
| Evening Campus (Columbia, MO) | Saturday, May 8, 2010 | See below** | Columbia College Southwell Complex, 1001 Rogers St., Columbia, MO 65216 (573) 875-8700 |
Patti Skinner (573) 875-7352 prskinner@ccis.edu |
| Fort Drum, NY | Friday, April 23, 2010 | 6 p.m. | Fort Drum Commons; 4350 Euphrates River Valley Road; Fort Drum, NY 13602 (315) 775-0128 or (315) 772-5477 |
Wanda Lancaster (315) 775-0128 wlancaster@ccis.edu |
| Fort Sill, OK | Thursday, April 29, 2010 | 7 p.m. | Kerwin Auditorium, Snow Hall, Building 730, 1210 Schimmelpfennig Road Fort Sill, OK 73503 |
Marshall Ferrell (580) 353-7884 mrferrell@ccis.edu |
| Fort Stewart, GA | TBD* | TBD* | TBD* | Richard Conroy (912) 877-3406 rjconroy@ccis.edu |
| Fort Worth, TX | Saturday, June 12, 2010 | 2 p.m. | Ft. Worth Convention Center, 1201 Houston St., Fort Worth, TX 76102 (817) 392-2588 |
Dr. Brenda Drewett (817) 377-3276 bdrewett@ccis.edu |
| Freeport, IL | Saturday, November 6, 2010 | 3 p.m. | Highland Community College Student Services, 2998 West Pearl City Road, Freeport, IL 61032 (815) 235-6121 |
Beth Koeller (815) 599-3607 beth.koeller@highland.edu |
| Fort Leonard Wood, MO | Saturday, October 2, 2010 | 1 p.m. | Baker Theater, Building #607, Iowa Ave., Ft. Leonard Wood, MO 65473 | David L. King (573) 329-4050 dlking@ccis.edu |
| Guantanamo Bay, Cuba | TBD* | TBD* | NAVSTA Main Chapel, Bldg. 763,Chapel Hill, GTMO 011-5399-2323 |
Jeff Einhorn 011-5399-75555 jeinhorn@ccis.edu |
| Hancock Field, NY | Sunday, April 25, 2010 | 2 p.m. | Oncenter Convention Complex; 800 South State St.; Syracuse, NY 13202 (315) 435-8000 |
Renee Grosso (315) 233-2238 rgrosso@ccis.edu |
| Hunter AAF, GA | TBD* | TBD* | TBD* | Ron Aikens (912) 352-8635 rdaikens@ccis.edu |
| Jacksonville, FL | Saturday, July 17, 2010 | 6 p.m. | Prime F. Osborne Convention Center, Jacksonville, FL 32204 (904) 630-4000 |
Alyssa Ludwiczak (904) 338-9150 aludwiczak@ccis.edu |
| Jefferson City, MO | Saturday, May 8, 2010 | See below** | Columbia College Southwell Complex, 1001 Rogers St., Columbia, MO 65216 (573) 875-8700 |
Kim Bonine (573) 634-3250 kabonine@ccis.edu |
| Kansas City, MO | Saturday, May 8, 2010 | See below** | Columbia College Southwell Complex, 1001 Rogers St., Columbia, MO 65216 (573) 875-8700 |
Dorothy Cantrell (816) 795-1515 djcantrell@ccis.edu |
| Lake County, IL | Saturday, August 21, 2010 | 1:30 p.m. | Genesee Theater, 203 North Genesee Street, Waukegan, IL 60085 | Lyndon Russell (847) 336-6333 llrussell@ccis.edu |
| Lake of the Ozarks, MO | Sunday, April 25, 2010 | 2 p.m. | Lodge of the Four Seasons, 315 Four Seasons Dr., Lake Ozark, MO 65049; (573) 365-3000 | Thelma Arthur (573) 348-4061 tarthur@ccis.edu |
| Lemoore, CA | Thursday, May 27, 2010 | 2 p.m. | NAS Lemoore Station Theatre, Bldg. 826 NAS Lemoore, CA 93246 | Betsy Quade (559) 998-8570 bquade@ccis.edu |
| Los Alamitos, CA | Saturday, May 15, 2010 | 2 p.m. | Building 6: Post Library Theater, 4411 Yorktown Avenue - JTRB, Los Alamitos, CA 90720 | Carl David (562) 799-9630 cjdavid@ccis.edu |
| Marysville, WA | Thursday, May 27, 2010 | 1:30 p.m. | Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave., Everett, WA 98201 (425) 257-6363 |
Tom Larsen (425) 304-4480 tclarsen@ccis.edu |
| Moberly, MO | Saturday, May 8, 2010 | See below** | Columbia College Southwell Complex, 1001 Rogers St., Columbia, MO 65216 (573) 875-8700 |
Bruce Jackson (660) 263-4110, ext. 336 brjackson@ccis.edu |
| NAS Jacksonville, FL | Saturday, July 17, 2010 | 6 p.m. | Prime F. Osborne Convention Center, Jacksonville, FL 32204 (904) 630-4000 |
Lakeshia Lightner (904) 778-9769 llightner@ccis.edu |
| Orlando, FL | Sunday, July 18, 2010 | 2 p.m. | Bob Carr Performing Arts Center, 401 W Livingston St., Orlando, FL 32801 (407) 849-2577 |
Alan Hilliard (407) 293-9911 ahilliard@ccis.edu |
| Patrick AFB, FL | Saturday, July 17, 2010 | 10 a.m. | The Tides Club 1001 N. Hwy. A1A, Patrick Air Force Base, FL 32925 | Suzanne DiCamillo (321) 783-5506 sdicamillo@fl4.ccis.edu |
| Redstone Arsenal, AL | Saturday, October 30, 2010 | 1 p.m. | Bob Jones Auditorium Sparkman Center, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898 | Hyacinth James (256) 881-6181 hbjames@ccis.edu |
| Rolla, MO | Saturday, April 17, 2010 | 2 p.m. | Christian Life Center, 305 East 1st St., Rolla, MO (573) 875-8700 |
Velda Kossuth (573) 341-3350 arkossuth@ccis.edu. |
| Salt Lake, UT | Saturday, October 9, 2010 | 2 p.m. | Utah Cultural Celebration Center,
1355 West 3100 South, West Valley City, UT 84119 (801) 355-2787 |
Jewly Harris (801) 281-6677 jaharris@ccis.edu |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | TBD* | TBD* | TBD* | Theresa Genova (805) 593-0237 tgenova@ccis.edu |
| St. Louis, MO | Saturday, September 25, 2010 | 2 p.m. | Renaissance Airport St. Louis Hotel, 9801 Natural Bridge Road, St. Louis, MO 63134 (314) 890-3046 |
Tracey Ratermann (314) 429-5500 teratermann@ccis.edu |
| Whidbey Island, WA | Friday, May 28, 2010 | 2 p.m. | Officer's Club, 1185 W. Midway Street, Oak Harbor, WA 98278 | MarJean Knokey (360) 279-9030 mknokey@ccis.edu |
*To be determined. Check back later for updated information.
**If you are a student from the Columbia Evening Campus, Online Campus, or one of the Nationwide campuses, and you intend to participate in the Columbia, Mo. main campus ceremony, your graduation time depends upon your degree. If you are graduating with a Masters degree or an Associate degree, your ceremony begins at noon. If you are graduating with a Bachelor’s degree, your ceremony begins at 3:30 p.m. This does NOT apply to students in the Columbia, Mo. main campus Day Campus program. All Day program students will graduate at the noon ceremony.

