Academic Calendar
College Calendar
The academic year begins in September and ends in August of the following year. The major semesters, fall and spring, are 15 weeks in length. The fall semester begins in September, and the spring semester begins in January. Summer terms are held between May and August.
This calendar reflects major term dates and activities scheduled primarily at the Main Campus and the Regional Centers. Term start and end dates, refund periods, the final day to drop course(s) without penalty of "F" grade(s), and deadlines to change "I" grades vary for all terms.
The College is closed on Sundays and, additionally, on Fridays and Saturdays during the summer.
View the previous College Calendar from April 2026 through August 2026.
College Calendar 2026-2027
| September 2026 | Event |
|---|---|
| Monday August 31 - Thursday September 3 | Professional Development (Staff) |
| Monday, September 7 | Labor Day - College closed |
| Tuesday, September 8 | Fall 2026 15-week and 7-week (term code 7A) terms begins |
| Wednesday, September 9 | Deadline for full payment of tuition and fees for all students registered for classes starting September 30 |
| Tuesday, September 29 | Fall 2025 (10-week) term begins |
| October 2026 | Event |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, October 7 | Deadline for full payment of tuition and fees for all students registered for classes starting October 21 |
| Monday, October 19 | Priority web registration begins for eligible students for Winter/Spring 2027 |
| Monday, October 26 | Registration begins for all eligible students for Winter/Spring 2027 |
| Tuesday, October 27 | Fall 2025 7-week (term code 7B) term begins |
| Friday, October 23 | Deadline to submit application for financial aid reinstatement for Spring 2027 |
| November 2026 | Event |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, November 3 | Election Day of Service — College closed |
| Monday, November 16 | Priority deadline to submit application for academic reinstatement for Spring 2027 semester |
| Thursday, November 26 - Saturday, Nov. 28 | Thanksgiving Holiday — College closed |
| December 2026 | Event |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, December 2 | Deadline for full payment of tuition and fees for all students registered for Winter 2027 classes |
| Tuesday, December 8 | Professional Development Day (Make-up day for Election Closure) |
| Wednesday, December 9 | Professional Development Day (Potential Emergency Closing make-up day) Deadline for full payment of tuition and fees for all students registered by this date for Spring classes starting January 12, 2027 |
| Friday, December 5 | Final day to resolve all outstanding financial aid issues for Fall 2026 semester |
| Saturday, December 12 | Final day of classes for Fall 2026 semester |
| Monday, December 14 – Saturday, December 19 | Final examinations, Fall 2026 semester |
| TBD | Deadline for faculty submission of grades for Fall 2026 (15-week and 10-week) terms |
| Monday, December 21 | Winter 2027 term begins |
| Thursday, December 24 | 1/2 day |
| Friday, December 25 - Thursday, December 31 | College closed for Winter Break |
2027
| January 2027 | Event |
|---|---|
| Friday, January 1 | College closed for Winter Break |
| Saturday, January 2 | Final deadline to submit application for academic reinstatement for Spring 2027 semester |
| Monday, January 11 - Thursday, January 14 | Professional Development (Staff) |
| Tuesday, January 5 | Deadline to submit application for financial aid reinstatement for Spring 2027 semester (15 week) |
| Friday, January 15 | Winter 2027 term ends |
| TBD | Deadline for faculty submission of grades for Winter 2027 term |
| Monday, January 18 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday — College closed |
| Tuesday, January 19 | Spring 2027 15-week (term code 15A), 10-week (term code 10B) and 7-week (term code 7A) terms begins |
| Wednesday, January 27 | Deadline for full payment of tuition and fees for all students registered for classes starting February 10 |
| Wednesday, January 27 | Deadline to submit application for financial aid reinstatement for Spring 2027 semester (10 week) |
| February 2027 | Event |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, February 16 | Spring 2026 (10-week) term begins |
| Wednesday, February 17 | Deadline for full payment of tuition and fees for all students registered for classes starting March 9 |
| March 2027 | Event |
|---|---|
| Monday, March 8 - 13 | Spring Break — College closed |
| Monday, March 15 | Spring 2025 6-week (term code 7B) term begins |
| Friday, March 19 | Deadline to submit all required financial aid documents and resolve all financial issues to hold Summer 2026 classes |
| Monday, March 22 | Priority web registration begins for eligible students for Summer 2026 |
| Monday, March 29 | Registration begins for continuing students for Summer 2026 |
| Tuesday, March 30 | Registration begins for probationary students for Summer 2026 |
| April 2027 | Event |
|---|---|
| Monday, April 5 | Priority web registration begins for eligible students for Fall 2027 |
| Monday, April 12 | Registration begins for continuing students for Fall 2027 Deadline to submit loan requests for Spring 2027 Priority deadline for 2027-2028 FAFSA submission |
| Wednesday, April 14 | Deadline for full payment of tuition and fees for all students registered by this date for Early Summer 2027 classes with a May/June start |
| Monday, April 26 | Final day of classes for Spring 2027 semester |
| Tuesday, April 27-28 | Professional Development Day/Study Day (Potential Emergency Closing make-up day) |
| Friday, April 30 | Final examinations, Spring 2027 semester |
| Monday, April 26 | Deadline to submit application for financial aid reinstatement for Summer 2027 (for classes starting in May) |
| Wednesday, April 28 | 2026-2027 PHEAA grant filing deadline for all renewal applicants Final day to resolve all outstanding financial aid issues for the Spring 2027 semester |
| May 2027 | Event |
|---|---|
| Saturday, May 8 | Commencement |
| TBD | Deadline for faculty submission of grades for Spring 2026 (15-week and 10-week) terms |
| Monday, May 10 | Summer four-day work week begins — College closed on Fridays |
| Monday, May 10 | Early Summer 2027 7-week (term code 7A) and 14-week (term code 14A) terms begin |
| Tuesday, May 18 | Last day to register for Early Summer 7-week term (term code 7A) |
| Monday, May 24 | Last day to register for Summer 14-week term (term code 14A) |
| Monday, May 31 | Memorial Day Holiday — College closed |
| Wednesday, May 26 | Last day to register for Summer 7-week term (term code 7B) |
| June 2027 | Event |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, June 3 | Deadline for full payment of tuition and fees for all students registered by this date for Late Summer 2026 with a July/August start |
| Thursday, June 17 | Juneteenth — College closed |
| Wednesday, June 30 | Final day of classes for Early Summer 2026 7-week (term code 7A) term |
| Wednesday, June 24 | Deadline to submit application for financial aid reinstatement for Summer 2026 semester (for classes starting July) |
| Friday, June 26 | Last day to a submit 2025-2026 FAFSA application |
| July 2027 | Event |
|---|---|
| Thursday, July 1 | Final examination day for Early Summer 2026 7-week (term code 7A) term |
| TBD | Deadline for faculty submission of grades for Early Summer 2026 7-week (term code 7A) term |
| Monday, July 5 | Independence Day Holiday — College closed |
| Tuesday, July 13 | Late Summer 2027 7-week (term code 7N) term begins |
| Wednesday, July 14 | Last day to register for Late Summer 7-week term (term code 7N) |
| Wednesday, July 21 | Deadline to submit application for financial aid reinstatement for Fall 2026 semester Deadline to submit all financial aid documents and resolve all financial aid issues to hold Fall 2026 classes Priority deadline to submit application for academic reinstatement for Fall 2026 semester |
| Thursday, July 30 | 2025-2026 PHEAA grant filing deadline for all new applicants Final deadline to submit application for academic reinstatement for Fall 2026 semester |
| August 2027 | Event |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, August 11 | Deadline for full payment of tuition and fees for all students registered by this date for Fall 2026 classes starting September 2 |
| Saturday, August 14 | Deadline to submit loan requests for Summer 2026 |
| Friday, August 20 | Deadline to settle all outstanding financial aid matters for the current year (2025-2026); all aid will be canceled after this date |
| Tuesday, August 24 | Final day of classes for Early Summer 2026 14-week (term code 14A) and Late Summer 2026 7-week (term code 7N) terms |
| Wednesday-Thursday, August 25-26 | Final examination days, Early Summer 2026 14-week (term code 14A) and Late Summer 2026 7-week (term code 7N) terms |
| Friday, August 23 | End of summer four-day work week — College closed |
| TBD | Deadline for faculty submission of grades for Early Summer 2026 14-week (term code 14A) and Late Summer 2026 7-week (term code 7N) terms |
| Monday, August 30 | Professional Development (Staff) |