No purchase is necessary to enter or win.
Eligibility
This contest is open to all Northcentral Technical College (NTC) Spring 2025 graduates who are at least 18 years of age. By participating in this contest, you grant Northcentral Technical College permission to use your entire submitted photo for marketing, advertising and communications purposes. Questions and inquiries related to the contest can be directed to Kaley Fech, Communications Strategist, at fech@ntc.edu.
How To Enter
Submissions will be accepted now through 12 p.m. Saturday, May 17, 2025. To enter, you must complete our entry form using your ntc.edu email.
Photo submitted must be a clear photo of the decorated cap. Each participant may only submit one photo.
By submitting this form, you confirm that you are at least 18 years old. You grant Northcentral Technical College (NTC) permission to use the photo and information you provide for promotional purposes, including but not limited to social media, marketing materials, and other college publications. You understand that this content may be used to showcase NTC programs, events, and achievements, and you waive any claims for compensation related to its use.
By entering the contest, you agree that NTC has sole discretion in determining whether any submission is inappropriate and/or has violated the rules for entry. All decisions by NTC are final.
Rules + Restrictions
Your submission must comply with all requirements. NTC may reject any entry it deems has violated the Rules & Restriction or is otherwise unsuitable and disqualify the entry.
To be eligible:
- Your submission must be original to you.
- You may only decorate the flat, top surface of the graduation cap.
- Decorations must be securely attached to the cap and cannot interfere with wearing the cap.
- No items can extend more than three inches above or beyond the edges of the cap.
- Your cap must not contain any objects or materials that are flammable, sharp or otherwise harmful to others.
- Your submission cannot depict any content, language or images that would make the submission inappropriate for publication to a general audience as determined by NTC. This includes but is not limited to foul language, nudity, graphic, violent, obscene, hateful, illegal, defamatory, slanderous or false content, content that infringes on any person’s privacy or other rights, content that supports drug use, bigotry, racism or harm against any group or individual, content that includes political statements or endorsements or content that promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age.
Voting + Winner Selection
All eligible entries will be uploaded to the Northcentral Technical College Facebook page Saturday, May 17, 2025, where the NTC community will vote on entries. A vote is any Facebook reaction. Voting runs from the time the album is uploaded on Saturday through Tuesday, May 20 at 12 p.m.
The photo with the most votes will be deemed first place, the photo with the second most votes will earn second place, and the photo with the third most votes will be third place. The winning caps will be posted on NTC’s Facebook page Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
All caps will also be judged by a group of staff members who will choose a first, second and third place. These winners will also be announced on Facebook.
The winners will also be notified through their ntc.edu email addresses. Winners must accept within five business days.
Prizes
Audience Favorite (Facebook Voting)
- 1st: $45 gift card to campus store
- 2nd: $35 gift card to campus store
- 3rd: $25 gift card to campus store
Staff Favorite (Staff Voting)
- 1st: $45 gift card to campus store
- 2nd: $35 gift card to campus store
- 3rd: $25 gift card to campus store