Congratulations to the Class of 2024!
57th Annual Commencement
Saturday, June 29 • Santa Clara Convention Center
Doors Open at 1 p.m. • Ceremony Begins at 3 p.m.
Watch the captioned livestream here or at youtube.com/deanzacollegeofficial
De Anza will hold its 57th annual commencement celebration on Saturday, June 29, beginning at 3 p.m. in the Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, California.
- Please plan to arrive early: Doors will open at 1 p.m.
- After the ceremony, you're welcome to take photos in the Red Carpet area with Roary the Mountain Lion and other fun props.
- Share your grad photos with the hashtag #deanzagrad2024
- Visit the Tips for Grads webpage for more information about where to go and what to do on the big day!
Be sure to check out the digital Congrats Cards and the special graduation slideshow. See below for details and updates, including links to stories and photos of this year's grad speaker, major award winners and more!
Special Graduation Slideshow
Look for Your Friends in the Class of 2024!
- Click the arrows in the lower right corner to move one slide forward or back
- You can also use the search box to search by name or department: Just type in a name and select one of the suggested options
Grad Speaker and Award Winners
This year's grad speaker will be Andrea Aviles Guzman, who is receiving the Karl S. Pister scholarship and transferring to UC Santa Cruz.
Two other grads are winning the President's Award this year:
- Megan Cheng is graduating with an associate degree in Psychology and transferring to UC Berkeley.
- Kevin Valencia, who's graduating with degrees in Computer Science, Liberal Arts and Math, is transferring to UCLA.
This year's DeHart Scholarship recipient is:
- Adriana Aguilar, who is getting her associate degree in Nursing and will continue in the nursing bachelor's degree program at Cal State East Bay.
Join the Celebration!
Grads: Please plan to arrive early – the doors will open at 1 p.m. – so you have enough time to park and join other
grads from your Village in the staging area (Hall A).
- FREE parking is available in the garage behind the Convention Center.
- Enter the garage from Great America Parkway and park on the second or third floor, then follow the signs into the Convention Center.
- Visit the Tips for Grads webpage for more information – including what to do before the big day, and how to make sure your name will be announced from the stage!
- The graduation will also be livestreamed with captions on this webpage and on De Anza's YouTube channel, beginning at 3 p.m. on June 29.
The graduation celebration is open to all students who are earning an associate degree (A.A., A.S., A.A.-T or A.S.-T) during the 2023-24 academic year, including the 2024 summer session.
Send and View Digital Congrats Cards
Friends, family and members of the college community can send congrats and best wishes to their favorite grad – or to the entire Class of 2024.
You can submit a photo of yourself or the grad you're congratulating, and we'll combine it with your message to create a colorful digital card. (If you don't have a photo to submit, we'll use one of our special grad images.)
Click the "Send and View Congrats Cards" button to submit your congrats – anytime through July 1. Congrats cards will be displayed on a special section of this website, where everyone can enjoy them.
Disability Accommodations
- If you need disability accommodations, please send an email to dss@deanza.edu
- Sign language interpreters will be present.
Note: Photographers Will Be Present
There will be photographers and videographers recording activities before, during and after the graduation ceremony. If you prefer not to have your image recorded or used by De Anza College in informational and promotional materials, please notify the photographer or videographer.