Commencement Information

Commencement will be held in-person, Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cascades Amphitheater 

General Information

Cascades Amphitheater, 17200 NE Delfel Rd., Ridgefield, WA 98642 - please note the Amphitheater cannot answer any of your Commencement questions.

Please direct ALL questions to Clark staff, contact information is at the bottom of this page.

Please be sure to check your email that you provided on your ceremony sign-up form for reminders and updates regarding the ceremony.

• The Bookstore will have Announcements available for purchase starting April 21.  Available while supplies last. 
• Graduates please arrive between 5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., parking and doors to the venue will open at 5:00 p.m., note traffic gets backed up, as well as the line to enter the venue, please plan ahead and arrive early!
• Parking is free.  If you have a State issued ADA parking permit please have it clearly displayed and parking attendants will direct you to the ADA parking lot.  It is still a bit of a walk to the line-up area from the ADA entrance so we will have wheelchairs available to assist you and your guests as needed. 
• The walk from the main gate to the line up area and seating area is about a .25 of a mile walk, wheelchairs are not available at the main entrance so if you or your guest are unable to walk .25 mile please contact our Disability Access Center to request accommodation.
  Phone: (360) 992-2314
  
    dac@clark.edu
  
  
• The Amphitheater does have metal detectors at the entrances that all guests and graduates will need to pass through upon entering, please allow enough time. 
• Restrooms and water (for graduates) will be available.
• Concessions will be available.
• Please note the line-up area is outside 
  • You may wear a poncho, if needed, no umbrellas are allowed 
• Seating is in an open-air facility but is fully covered.
• Tickets are not required for guests to attend, seating is first come first serve for all guests.
• The processional will start promptly at 6:30pm
• The ceremony will last approximately 2 hours, it is expected for graduates to stay for the entirety of the program
• Line-up is first come, we line-up by degree (Bachelor - white gowns, GED/HS+ - light blue gowns, Associate - royal blue gowns) but not alphabetically 
• If you are impacted by allergies please make sure to have your medicine on hand, pollen count tends to be high at this venue.

Rehearsal

Rehearsal will not but held at the Amphitheater.  We will hold an in-person rehearsal at Clark College in Gaiser Student Center, Monday, June 16 from 5:30pm-6:30pm.
There will also be a Zoom option if you are not able to attend the in-person option (you do not need to attend both).  The Zoom option will be at 1:00pm, Monday, June 16, the Zoom link will be emailed to the graduate's email address that was provided on their ceremony participation sign-up form.

Request Accommodation

If you or your guest(s) need an accommodation due to a disability in order to fully participate in this event, please contact Clark College’s Disability Access Center Office by June 13.

Phone: (360) 992-2314

  dac@clark.edu

Application or Degree Completion Questions

If you have questions about your application and degree completion please contact Credential Evaluations.

  credeval@clark.edu

General Questions

If you have general questions about the Commencement ceremony please contact the Events Office.

  events@clark.edu