Commencement FAQs

A: We suggest several venues near the campus:

A: The Commencement Ceremony will be staged at Lake Receptions:

Lake Receptions
4425 Hwy 19A
Mt. Dora, FL 32757

Tel: (352) 357-8223

Directions from Leesburg:

Travel south on Hwy 441 through Tavares into Eustis. Your landmarks are a Denny’s and Tire Kingdom. Take a right after Tire Kingdom and continue up the ramp to the stop sign. (This exit is marked 19N, 44E, 19A.) Take a right and continue less than 1⁄2 mile. You will see a sign for “Lake Receptions.” Turn to the right and continue into the parking lot.

Directions from Orlando:

Travel Hwy 441 north towards Mt. Dora. Continue on into Eustis, and your landmark is a Comfort Inn on the left-hand side of the road. You will see an overpass. Travel underneath it and immediately after there will be an exit for Hwy 19A South. Take the right on 19A and travel back across the overpass. Continue straight on 19A less than 1⁄2 mile and you will see a sign for “Lake Receptions.” Turn right into the parking lot.

A: 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. As part of the graduation fee, each graduate will receive a 10×8 photo along with his/her diploma in the mail. Photos of students walking across the stage will be posted to the Beacon College website. Family and friends are welcome to take pictures with their graduate before and after the ceremony.

A: The Commencement Ceremony will be videotaped and DVDs available for purchase through the Office of Institutional Development.