Convocation

Graduates of 2023-2024


Coast Mountain College is planning convocation events for the following dates:

 Campus Convocation ceremony
Terrace  June 7, 2024 (1-3PM)
Smithers
 June 18, 2024 (TBA)
Prince Rupert  June 14, 2024 (1-3PM)
 

All students who want to attend a convocation ceremony must login to myCMTN, and select that you would like to attend convocation in the Apply to Graduate form. Steps involved in the process are outlined in the Application for Graduation through myCMTN [PDF]. The deadline to apply for convocation is March 15. Students must complete all coursework by the end of the winter academic term. 

For more information visit the Registrar's Office, call 1.877.277.2288 or email convocation@coastmountaincollege.ca

Once you have submitted your request, the Registrar's Office will review your application for eligibility, arrange for you to receive a credential and communicate more specific information about your selected convocation ceremony.


International 

Looking to invite family to the ceremony?

Follow the IRCC guidelines here: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/letter-invitation.html

All graduates must write the invitation letter themselves. CMTN cannot do this for any graduate attending the ceremonies.

For a sample letter, feel free to use the following Invitation Sample Letter.

Convocation awards

Coast Mountain College is seeking nominations for this year's convocation awards in the following three categories: Community Service, Distinguished Alumni and Lieutenant Governor's Medal for Inclusion, Democracy and Reconciliation. The recipients will receive a special award and a write up will appear on our Convocation web page, our social media networks, along with recognition for our graduates.

The deadline to submit nominations is April 1 at 12:00 noon. Please include a paragraph about why you are nominating the person and how it relates to the criteria below. Please submit your written nomination to Communications for the Community Service and Distinguished Alumni Award and to Allison Conway for the Governor's General Medal.

The award categories are:

Community Service Award

This award is given to a member of the community who is not a staff or faculty member at the college and who demonstrates Coast Mountain College’s values by giving back to our communities and/or the college through volunteerism. 

Distinguished Alumni Award

This award is given to an alumnus of Coast Mountain College that has made an outstanding contribution to the social, cultural or economic well-being of Coast Mountain College, its students or the communities of the region it serves.

Lieutenant Governor's Medal for Inclusion, Democracy and Reconciliation

This medal signifies recognition of a student who has made outstanding contributions to the promotion of inclusion, democracy and/or reconciliation within their campus or community. The student must be enrolled in the 2nd year of their program and have attained a cumulative GPA of 3.0 minimum. Both international and domestic students are eligible. Students can nominate themselves or by nominated by a community member. Complete details can be found here: https://www.coastmountaincollege.ca/awards-bursaries-scholarships/award-or-bursary-details/lieutenant-governor-s-medal-for-inclusion-democracy-and-reconciliation