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Beacon College Commencement – Class of 2024
May 11, 2024
The 2024 Beacon College Commencement Exercises will be held
11 a.m. on Saturday, May 11, 2024
at Brownwood Hotel & Spa, The Villages, FL
Brownwood Hotel & Spa, 3003 Brownwood Blvd., The Villages, FL 32163
Graduates Reception
Date: May 10, 2024
Location: Venetian Center, 1 Dozier Circle, Leesburg, FL
Time: 5 – 6 p.m.
(Tickets are not needed for this event.)
Commencement Ceremony
Date: May 11, 2024
Location: Brownwood Hotel & Spa, The Villages, FL
Time: 11 a.m.
Ticket information to be announced.
Info For Students
All graduates must arrive at the venue no later than 9:30 a.m. for check-in, portrait photograph session, and line-up in preparation for the ceremony.
Doors will open up at 10:15 a.m. for guests of the ceremony.
Graduation will begin promptly at 11 a.m.
A professional photographer will be present to take a studio portrait of each graduate before the ceremony and photographs of each graduate receiving his/her diploma from President Hagerty. Family and friends are welcome to take pictures with their graduate before and after the ceremony.
Accommodations
If you are looking for hotel accommodations, the Brownwood Hotel & Spa has set up a room block just for Beacon’s graduation. Click to make your reservation online.
Or, call the hotel directly, 352-626-1246, and ask for the Beacon College Graduation block.
These nearby hotels also offer Beacon College rates.
Honorary Doctorate Recipients
The honorary doctorate degree is a standard means by which universities recognize distinguished performance, typically for honoring a distinguished person’s contributions to a specific field or to society in general. The honorary doctorate is routinely regarded as the highest form of recognition a university can bestow.
Learn more about the prestigious individuals who have received an Honorary Doctorate from Beacon College.
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