Academic Calendar

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Fall 2026

March 23: Fall priority enrollment opens for students with 30+ hours
March 30: Fall priority enrollment opens for students with 12+ hours
April 6: Fall enrollment opens for all students
August 17: Classes begin
August 17: First 8-week session begins*
August 17 - 28: 100% refund on drop(s)*
September 7: Labor Day (College is closed)
September 8: All Full-Time Faculty and Staff Convocation (No Classes)
September 25: Last day to withdraw and/or change from credit to audit (first 8-week session)
October 11: First 8-week session ends*
October 12: Second 8-week session begins*
October 30: Deadline to file for graduation
November 6: Last day to change from credit to audit & last day to withdraw with W grade* (16 week semester)
November 20: Last day to withdraw and/or change from credit to audit (second 8-week session)
November 25- 29: Thanksgiving Break - no classes (College is closed)**
December 7-13: Final week of term - final exams scheduled during this week
December 13: Semester closes
December 14: (Tentative) Commencement Ceremony
December 23 - January 1: Winter Break (College is closed)**

Spring 2027

October 26: Spring priority enrollment opens for students with 30+ earned credit hours
November 2: Spring priority enrollment opens for students with 12+ earned credit hours
November 9: Spring enrollment opens for all students
January 11: Classes begin
January 11: First 8-week session begins*
January 11-22: 100% refund on Drop(s)*
January 18: Martin Luther King Day - no classes (College is closed)
February 19: Last day to withdraw and/or change from credit to audit (first 8-week session)
March 7: First 8-week session ends*
March 8: Second 8-week session begins*
March 15-21: Spring Break - no classes (Student Services available at Metro Campus)
March 26: Deadline to file for graduation
April 9: Last day to change from credit to audit & last day to withdraw with W grade * (16 week semester)
April 23: Last day to withdraw and/or change from credit to audit (second 8-week session)
May 3-9: Final week of term - final exams scheduled during this week
May 9: Semester closes
May 10: (Tentative) Commencement Ceremony

Summer 2027

October 26: Summer priority enrollment opens for students with 30+ earned credit hours
November 2: Summer priority enrollment opens for students with 12+ earned credit hours
November 9: Summer enrollment opens for all students
May 10: Summer Intersession begins*
May 31: Memorial Day (College is closed)
May 30: Summer Intersession ends
June 1: Classes begin
June 1-7: 100% Refund on Drop(s)*
June 18: Juneteenth (College is closed)
July 2: Deadline to file for graduation
July 5: Independence Day (observed) - no classes (College is closed)
July 9: Last day to change from credit to audit & last day to withdraw with W grade*
July 21 -25: Final week of term - final exams scheduled during this week
July 25: Semester closes

*Terms of a duration less than a regular semester will have different drop dates.
Schedule adjustment or 100% refund on a drop

2026-2027 Academic Calendar PDF