Grad Cap Contest

Submit your decorated cap to us for a chance to win a TCC prize basket!

How to Submit Your Decorated Cap

  1. Decorate your graduation cap
  2. Email a photo of your creation to contests@tccd.edu

Deadline: Submit by 10 p.m. on graduation night.

2026 Grad Cap Contest Results

Need ideas to get creative? Here are the contest winner and 3 finalists selected from 12 finalists total.

Contest Winner

Student adorning a graduation cap bedazzled with red and white carousel. Above and below the carousel reads the quote, 'The Carousel Never Stops Turning'.

Finalists

Graduation cap includes an illustration of the graduate dressed in her robes surrounded by 4 family members. The borders of the cap are decorated lace, jewels, and flowers. The cap has the quote 'My why, my strength, we did it.'

Graduation cap with a International Wheelchair Symbol, modified to include racing flames, The cap has the quote, 'Hot Wheels: Adult Edition'.

Graduation cap decorated with imagery from the video game, Animal Crossing: New Horizons. This includes a wooden sign labeled, 'Welcome to Tarrant County College' and 'TCC Cybersecurity.' There is an image of the graduate's video game sprite with the speech bubble stating, 'Woo-hoo! I caught a diploma! What a cap-tivating experience!'

Updated July 13, 2026