Academic Calendar

2026 Session & Drop Dates (PDF) | Final Exam Schedule

• Professional Development Week — Aug. 17-21
• Classes Begin (16Wk, 8Wk1) — Aug. 24
• Labor Day (College Closed) — Sept. 7
• Day of Record (16-week Classes) — Sept. 9
• Second 8-Week Session Begins — Oct. 19
• Holiday 2026 Registration Begins — Oct. 27
• Spring 2027 Registration, All Students — Oct. 27
• Last Day for Student Drops (16-week Classes) — Nov. 12
• Thanksgiving Holiday (College Closed) — Nov. 25-29
• Final Exams — Dec. 7-10
• Associate Degree Nursing Pinning in the Performing Arts Center — 6 p.m. Dec. 10
• Grades Due/Fall Diploma Date — Dec. 11
• Fall Commencement Ceremonies — Dec. 12
• Holiday College Begins (Dates: Dec. 14-18, 21-23, 28-31) — Dec. 14
• Last Day Offices Open — Dec. 18
• Winter Break (Offices Closed) — Dec. 19-Jan. 3

• Offices Open — Jan. 4
• Professional Development Week — Jan. 11-15
• Martin Luther King Day (College Closed) — Jan. 18
• Classes Begin (16Wk, 8Wk1) — Jan. 19
• Day of Record (16 week Classes) — Feb. 3
• Spring Break Begins (College Closed) — March 15-21
• Second 8-Week Session Begins — March 22
• Good Friday Holiday (College Closed) — March 26
• Summer and Fall 2027 Registration Begins, All Students — April 13
• Final Exams Begin — May 10-13
• Associate Degree Nursing Pinning — May 13
• Grades Due/Spring Diploma Date — May 14
• Spring Commencement Ceremonies — May 15

• Classes Begin May Mini Session (Runs through June 3) — May 17
• Cosmetology Begins (Runs through Aug. 12) — May 17
• Memorial Day Holiday (College Closed) — May 31
• Summer 1 (10-week and 5-week) Classes Begin — June 7
• Juneteenth Holiday (College Closed) — June 18
• Independence Day Holiday (College Closed) — July 5
• Final Exams (Summer I, 5Wk) — July 8
• Grades Due (Summer I, 5Wk) — July 9
• Summer 2 (5-week) Classes Begin — July 12
• Final Exams (10-Week & Summer 2, 5-Week Classes, 13-Week Cosmetology) — Aug. 12
• Grades Due (10-Week & Summer 2, 5-Week Classes, 13-Week Cosmetology) — Aug. 13