South Plains College hosting 63rd annual commencement May 14 Special to the Avalanche-Journal South Plains College will host its 63rd Annual Commencement Ceremony on May 14 There will be three ceremonies slated for 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. that Friday in the Texan Dome in Levelland. In the first ceremony, 321 candidates for graduation will participate. In the second ceremony, 285 candidates for graduation will participate and 294 candidates will take place in the third ceremony of the afternoon. This year, 1,482 students applied for graduation, and 900 will participate. The ceremonies also will feature nearly 80 graduates from the Class of 2020. The college will honor the 2021 recipient of the Faculty Excellence Award, who will carry the banner as the faculty enters the Texan Dome. Also, the departmental chairpersons and instructional deans will select candidates for graduation to carry the divisional banners in the Commencement processional.