Friday, April 17 – 7:00PM Spring Choir Performance @ Kirk Chapel
Thursday, April 23 – 6:00PM Alumni Ice Cream Sundae Event 2026
Monday, April 27 – 10:00AM Student Awards Assembly @ Kirk Chapel
Thursday, April 30 – EP Release Showcase @ Kirk Chapel
Friday, May 1 – 1:30PM Commencement Rehearsal @ RDAC
3:30PM Grads pick up Regalia @ MX1
6:00PM Grad Banquet and Baccalaureate Service @ TBA
Saturday, May 2
10:00AM Nurses’ Pinning Ceremony @ Kirk Chapel
2:00PM Commencement Ceremony 2026 @ RDAC
To receive your graduation document:
Please note that there are 4 potential graduation dates but only one ceremony generally held on the last Saturday in April. Your graduation date will be on the official graduation day in April, June 30th, August 31st (for PN, PCP, AAMA only) or the last day of final exams in December.
Graduands who have amounts owing on their student accounts are requested to have them paid in full prior to the graduation ceremony. Official transcripts will not be released until your account is paid in full. Please contact Doug Johnson if you have any questions regarding your account.
You are responsible to make sure you fulfill grad requirements. Please review our Academic Guide Section 2 for our Graduation Policy.
You will also need to prepare according to the information found in this document.
Once you’ve reviewed the Graduation Policies, you can fill out the needed form(s). These can be found on Populi under Files/Graduation.
Baccalaureate | TBA
Commencement: TBA
Nurse Pinning Guest Speaker: TBA
Friday, April 17
7:00PM | Spring Choir Performance @ Kirk Chapel
Thursday, April 23th
6:00PM | Alumni Ice Cream Sundae Event 2026
Monday, April 27th
10:00AM | Student Awards Assembly @ Kirk Chapel
Thursday, April 30th
7:00PM | EP Release Showcase @ Kirk Chapel
Friday, May 1st
1:30PM | Commencement Rehearsal @ RDAC All graduates must attend
3:30PM | Grads pick up Regalia @ MX1 (Maxwell Center Boardroom)
6:00PM | Grad Banquet and Baccalaureate Service.
Saturday, May 2nd
10:00AM | Nurses’ Pinning Ceremony @ Kirk Chapel
2:00pm | Commencement Ceremony 2025 @ RDAC
* All times are in Mountain Daylight Time.
Information coming soon.
Please check the schedule above for our Graduation weekend. **Note that all graduates must attend Commencement Rehearsal on Friday afternoon 1:30 – 3:30 pm**
Hotel Recommendations
Super 8 by Wyndham
403-443-8888
201 18 Ave N, Three Hills
Best Western Diamond Inn
403-443-7889
351 7 Ave NE, Three Hills
Lamplighter Inn
403-443-5919
1204 2 St N, Three Hills
Rest Easy Motel
403-443-2188
981 2 St N, Three Hills
Restaurant Recommendations
Prairie College Sanford Hanson Dining Hall
Breakfast – 7:30-9:00 am Lunch 11:30 am-1:00 pm
Supper (Thursday only) 5:00-6:00pm
(All you can eat buffet includes salad bar, main entrée, grill choices, pizza, dessert and drinks. Ages 5 and under eat free.)
Bell 720
403-443-5224
750 2 St N, Three Hills
Harvest House
403-443-7336
126 4 Ave N, Three Hills
E&W Restaurant
403-443-2388
1011 2 St N, Three Hills
Grad Invitation
Please share the Commencement link with your family and friends once it is published!
Dress Code for Commencement
Ladies – dress pants or skirt, nylons and dress shoes.
Men – dark pants, dress shoes, long sleeved dress shirt, tie.
Nurses – may wear lighter colored clothing under the white gowns, nylons, and dress shoes (preferably white).
All Grads – Please carry a Bible.
Grad Gowns
Pick up your cap & gown on Friday, May 1st in the Maxwell Centre – MX 101 Boardroom after grad rehearsal. Return your gown and hood by 5:00pm after Commencement to the MX 101 Boardroom. Please bring the hangers back, but the plastic wrappings do not need to be returned. If the gown and hood are not returned, you will be charged. The cap and tassel are yours to keep.
Caps & Tassels
To keep from blocking your neighbour’s face, please wear the cap so that the mortarboard is level. Please try your cap on ahead of time. If it comes too far down on your forehead, make a tuck in the cap with a straight pin so it will fit properly.
Removing Caps: Men are asked to remove caps for prayer, performing and speaking (leave it at your seat). Ladies may leave caps on.
Undergrad tassels will be on the right side before Graduation and moved to the left later in the ceremony when the President indicates.
Would you consider the chance to support the faculty and staff who have supported you on your academic journey? Please donate to the Prairie Faculty Professional Development Fund. This is how to give a gift.
Thank you so much for helping Prairie faculty and staff this year.
Join us in-person for Graduation weekend April 28 – 29, 2023 or virtually on Saturday April 29th, 2023 as we celebrate the Graduating class of 2023!
Ceremony LIVE Links
2022/2023 Prairie College Commencement
2023/2023 Commencement Brochure
Questions about our Graduation weekend can be directed to Nancy Toews.
Winter 2026 (January start), Fall 2026 (September start), and Online Education (start anytime) applications are open.
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We have launched our Campaign for Greater Impact to provide students with the very best learning opportunities and campus facilities for the decades ahead.
In Phase One of this Campaign, we plan to invest in much-needed campus renewal, including: upgraded Infrastructure, a new Student Residence, Cafeteria, Worship Auditorium, and expanded Aviation Training Centre. A modern campus requires an investment that is bold, and even expensive, but each Campaign Project is strategic, and designed to enhance Prairie’s campus and student life experience.
This expansion of PATC’s facility is a key project of Prairie’s Campaign for Greater Impact. It will increase the College’s capacity to train a new generation of Christian aviators to serve God in missions, and also address the growing need for trained pilots in the commercial aviation sector.
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