HCC Commencement Ceremony to take place tomorrow | Events

Tampa, Florida – The 43rd Annual Commencement Exercise of Hillsborough Community College (HCC) takes place today, Friday, May 4, in the Expo Hall of the Florida State Fairgrounds. 

According to HCC, this year’s commencement speaker will be the state of Florida’s Education Commissioner Gerald Robinson, a graduate of El Camino Community College.   Sundus Alsharif, winner of the 2012 HCC Commencement Speech Contest, will also speak at the event. 

HCC President Dr. Ken Atwater will lead the 2 p.m. Commencement Exercise.

Five thousand people are expected to be in attendance for the 700 projected graduates. 

Graduates include those receiving the associate in arts, associate in science, and associate in applied science degrees, college credit certificates, and postsecondary adult vocational certificates. 

Hillsborough Community College serves more than 48,000 students annually on five campuses and three centers throughout Hillsborough County. 

HCC is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.