Get Ready to Graduate!

Sunday, June 29, 2025

Santa Clara Convention Center

young woman in grad cap with flowersDe Anza will hold its 58th annual commencement on Sunday, 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 #deanzagrad2025
  • Visit the Tips for Grads webpage for more information about free parking and what to expect 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 speakermajor award winners and more!


Special Graduation Slideshow

Find Your Friends!

You can watch the slideshow from start to finish or search to find yourself or your friends. Use the search box below to type in a graduate's name or the academic department where they earned their degree.


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Grad Speaker and Award Winners

This year's student grad speaker will be Aurelio Cardenas, who is transferring to the University of California, Santa Cruz, after winning the prestigious Pister Leadership Award.

Two grads are winning this year's President's Award

  • Jennifer Mejia Llamas is graduating with associate degrees in Liberal Arts and Political Science, and transferring to UCLA
  • Kathryn Cooke is graduating with an associate degree in Automotive Techology, will enter De Anza's new bachelor's degree program in Automotive Technology 

This year's DeHart Award recipient is:

  • Kimberly Weber, who is graduating with an associate degree for transfer in Mathematics and transferring to UC Berkeley

President's Award

Jennifer Mejia

Read About Jennifer


President's Award

Kathryn Cooke

Read About Kathryn


DeHart Award

Kimberly Weber

Read About Kimberly

Join the Celebration!

young woman waving as she walks across stage

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 2024-25 academic year, including the 2025 summer session.



Send and View Digital Congrats Cards!

Congrats: Emma Barnhart

Congrats: Lucas Perez

Friends, family and members of the college community can send congrats and best wishes to their favorite grad – or to the entire Class of 2025.

You can submit a photo of yourself or the grad you're congratulating, and we'll combine it with your message to create a digital card. (If you don't submit a photo, 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. 

Send and View Congrats Cards


Disability Accommodations

  • If you need disability accommodations, please send an email to balduccilaureen@deanza.edu
    (For general questions about graduation, please email communications@deanza.edu)
  • Sign language interpreters will be present at the commencement event.
  • The graduation will also be livestreamed with captions on this webpage and on the De Anza YouTube channel, beginning at 3 p.m. on June 29.

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.

young man in grad cap with family members

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