2026 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES
Location: Berry Center (8877 Barker Cypress Rd, Cypress, TX 77433)
Dates: May 14, 2026 at 6 pm and May 16, 2026 at 9 am
Student Arrival Times: TBA
Not sure where to start?
All Lone Star College students must apply for graduation online. Complete your Graduation application in your my.Lonestar student account under Academic Records. Once the Graduation department receives your application, they will review your requirements for completion and contact you (if needed).
Spring and Summer 2026 graduation applications are now open.
Please note:
In order for your name to appear in the graduation ceremony booklet/program, you must apply for graduation before April 1, 2026.
Have questions about your application?
Please reach out to us via our form Graduation team form
Ceremony Resources
In-Person Sessions:
| Date: | Start Time: |
| April 20th | 6 PM |
| April 21st | 6 PM |
| April 22nd | 2 PM |
| April 23rd | 10 AM |
Students will be allowed to arrive and check-in 30 minutes prior to the start time.
Location:
Center for the Arts, 9191 Barker Cypress Rd, Cypress, TX 77433
The online ticketing system for commencement is currently closed. It will open as the ceremony date gets closer. Please monitor your Lone Star College email account for correspondence after the start of the spring semester for correspondence regarding commencement tickets.
All LSC students participating in the graduation ceremony are required to wear a black cap and gown.
- Students are permitted to decorate their caps for the graduation ceremony to honor their family, degree, graduation, military affiliation, etc.
- Students should not decorate their caps using hate speech, gang affiliations, drug use, obscene or vulgar language, political imagery, or 3-D materials.
Please note: Ceremony staff members have the authority to disallow any cap decorations that are inappropriate.
LSC Vendor: At this time our vendor Herff Jones is not accepting Spring orders.
Delivery timeline for direct-to-student orders: Regalia orders are processed and ready for shipment in approximately 21 days. An email will be sent with tracking information when the order ships.
Livestream:
The livestream link is not available at this time.
Photography:
The LSC-CyFair Commencement ceremony had a third party photographer: Flash Photography. Graduates are able to purchase photos directly from Flash Photography.
Questions? Contact Flash Photography for ordering options.
Waiting on a diploma?
Degrees and/or certificates will be printed and mailed once degree requirements are certified.
Please note that mailings will occur in late July for May graduates, mid-October for summer graduates, and mid-March for December graduates. Students will receive an email to their myLoneStar account. It takes 10-12 weeks to receive the diploma via mail.
Replacement Diplomas:
Replacement diplomas requested one year after the posted graduation date will incur a $25 fee. To request a Diploma Reprint form and payment options, please contact our campus Graduation Specialists via the Graduation Team form.
Other Information
Meet with your academic advisor to discuss your degree requirements.
Don't know who your academic advisor is?
Contact the campus at CF Student Advising!
For Bachelor degree students, your graduation will be held at a different location. For details about your ceremony please see their graduation page here.
For Continuing Education, and GED Completers, you will join us at our commencement celebrations based on your last name. For details about your ceremony please see the Commencement details or use the contact information found here.
Para obtener más información, consulte su sitio web.
Congratulations Graduates!
If you have any questions please email us at: Cy-Fair Graduation
- Please note that participation in the ceremony does not guarantee graduation from Lone Star College. Graduates must meet all requirements and competencies before degrees will be issued and must not have any outstanding financial obligations to Lone Star College System. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that all requirements are complete. Please check your MyLoneStar email for important updates about the graduation ceremony and your graduation status.
- Commencement vs Graduation: Graduating means you’ve officially completed all the academic requirements for your degree, your credits are earned, and your diploma is on its way. A commencement ceremony, on the other hand, is the celebration that marks this achievement. It’s a symbolic event where students walk across the stage, hear speeches, and are publicly recognized, but participating in commencement doesn’t mean you’ve graduated. Think of commencement as the party, and graduation as the accomplishment that made the party possible.