Education
When are the 2023 college graduation ceremonies in Georgia?

William Willis takes a photograph with Georgia Tech President Ángel Cabrera after receiving his diploma during the Georgia Institute of Technology's afternoon Commencement Ceremony at Bobby Dodd Stadium Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Steve Schaefer / steve.schaefer@ajc.com)
It is graduation season, and colleges across metro Atlanta and Georgia are preparing for spring commencement ceremonies.
When is graduation for your college or university? Here is a selected list for 2023, with links for more details about each:
- May 4, 5: Georgia State University commencement ceremonies
- May 5, 6: Berry College commencement ceremonies
- May 5, 6: Georgia Tech commencement ceremonies
- May 5, 6: Clayton State University commencement ceremonies
- May 5, 6: Georgia College & State University commencement ceremonies
- May 5: Georgia Perimeter College commencement ceremony
- May 6, 13, 14, 15: Mercer University commencement ceremonies
- May 8: Emory University commencement ceremonies
- May 9, 10, 11, 12: Kennesaw State University commencement ceremonies
- May 9, 10, 11, 13: Georgia Southern University commencement ceremonies. Country music artist Cole Swindell will receive an honorary degree.
- May 9: Gwinnett Technical College commencement ceremony
- May 11, 12: University of Georgia commencement ceremonies
- May 11: Chattahoochee Technical College commencement ceremony
- May 13: Agnes Scott commencement ceremony
- May 13: University of West Georgia commencement ceremony. Singer-songwriter Zac Brown will be awarded an honorary degree.
- May 20: Clark Atlanta University commencement ceremony
- May 20: Oglethorpe University commencement ceremony
- May 20: Morris Brown College commencement ceremony
- May 20: Morehouse School of Medicine commencement ceremony
- May 21: Spelman College commencement ceremony
- May 21: Morehouse College commencement ceremony
- June 2: SCAD Atlanta commencement ceremony