All students who apply for graduation are eligible to participate in a Big Rapids campus commencement ceremony.

Diplomas are not distributed during the graduation ceremonies.

All students who have completed their degree requirements will recieve their diploma and a copy of their transcript by mail approximately (8) eight weeks after gradaution.

Note: Graduates from Ferris’ off-campus locations are invited to participate in the Big Rapids campus commencement ceremonies of the college from which they are graduating.

Graduates from the programs at Dowagiac, Flint, and Traverse City have the choice of attending local ceremonies, traveling to the main campus, or attending both. See the College Contacts page for links to the coordinators for those locations.