Wytheville Community College Commencement Program 2026

History of Wytheville Community College The doors of Wytheville Community College opened in September 1s t9u6d3e na tssa, wt whoo-wy eearre bt ar aungchht bo yf Vf iivr eg ifnaicauPl toyl ymt eecmhbnei cr sI ,nws tei truet he .eCl dl aisns et hs ef o r t h e 1 0 7 Simmerman Building in Wytheville. Construction of the present campus complex began in 1966 on 103 aHcarlel ,swt ha as tohc ac du pbieeedni np u1r9c6h8a. sWe dCtCh be epcraemv ieo au sp ya er ta ro. f Tt hh ee ft iwr setnbt yu-i tl dh irnege,- mF i ne mc abs et lre VB il ragnidn,i aC aCrormo l ml , Gu rnai tyys oCno,l laengde WS yystthe emcoonu nJ ut ileys1; ,t h1e9 6c i7t ,ywoift hG aal asxe;r va ni cde trheeg ieoans toefr n portion of Smyth County. The college serves more than 2,700 students annually through credit cy oe ua rr ’ssetso. tOavl ei nr c1l u0 d0 efdu ,l lo- vaenrd1p3a, 0r 0t -0t i ms t ue df ae cnut sl t yh at ve ae cghr aadt ut ha et ecdo sl liengcee. tWh ei t hf i rtshti s ct hormo mu gehn nc eomn -ecnr et di ni t1c9o6u8r s, ea sn,ds et hmoiunsaarns ,dasnodf wa roerakcsiht iozpesn. s h a v e b e e n s e r v e d In 1981, a significant milestone was reached with the establishment of tt hh ee WW yC tCh Se cvhi lol el aCr os hmi pmFuonui tnydCaot ilol eng we Ea sd ua lcsaot ieosnt aa lbFl ios uh ne dd .aItni o2n0, 2I n4c, . t, ha en dWi Cn C1 R9 9e a8l Ep rs ot avtied eF of ourn sdcaht oi ol anrws haisp fsoarnmdeedn. hC aonnct rei be du ut icoantsi otno atlhpersoegnr oa nm- sp raonfdi t foa rcgi lai tni ei zsaat itotnhse college. The Tradition of Caps and Gowns American academic costumes originated during the Middle Ages in Eb yu rt oh pe egaonwunnsi va enrds iht ioeosd. sS twu dh ei cnht swaenr de tperaaccht iecrasl wa tet irree si ent caopl ad r, td farmo mp bout hi l edri nc gi tsi .z e n s The basic parts of the costume vary by academic level. The ornamental fcoolsdt uomf cel o. tThhwe ocronl oa rr os uonfd itths e vneel vc ke t, t hb ea nhdo oadn, di s tl ihnei nmgo satr ed i srtei pn rcet isveenfteaat itvuer eoof f tt hh ee wearer’s field of learning. Color Code for Academic Hoods Arts, Letters, Humanities White Music Pink Business, Accountancy Light Brown Nursing Apricot Economics Copper Philosophy Dark Blue Education Light Blue Physical Education Sage Green Engineering Orange Public Administration Peacock Blue Fine Arts Brown Public Health Salmon Pink Home Economics Maroon Science Golden Yellow Journalism Crimson Social Work Citron Law Purple Theology Scarlet Library Science Lemon Veterinary Science Gray