High School Graduation Gown Colors

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Originally Posted by AGDee

I think the young women with gold hoods and tassels graduated with honors because a few of them have white.

I wore black when I graduated from college but now they wear the college's green color.

Something happened here and my comment didn't take. The colors probably refer to their major, rather than honors/not honors. If following academic regalia guidelines, the hood color refers on the front there to the major, and would have the school's colors on the inside. My hood graduating from Gannon was gold on the front referring to my major, maroon and gold on the inside in the back referring to my university. If I were to attend graduation for another college as faculty and dress in regalia, I'd wear the hood/gown appropriate to the university where I obtained my highest degree. Since I didn't attend graduation for my Master's, I don't even know what it looks like, but it's definitely blue and gold on the inside, and longer than the one for my B.A..

For colleges, while some wear other colors (which is great), the typical is black following "accepted" regalia. It's actually pretty rigid.

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

Good question about the online colleges. I imagine that they have colors.

Originally Posted by carnation

They probably have green dollar signs instead of colors.

They wear black, typically, with hoods signifying the type of degree and the university's colors (Maroon for University of Phoenix, etc.). And if you think any of them are making money right now... ha.