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2025-2026 Catalog and Student Handbook

Academic Calendar 2025 - 2026

SCHEDULE CHANGES WILL BE PERMITTED PRIOR TO CLASS CENSUS DATE (10 PERCENT POINT);
DROP CLASS WITH REFUND WILL BE PERMITTED ON OR PRIOR TO CLASS CENSUS DATE

Degree in a Year (AAY) courses do not follow traditional student break dates

Fall Semester 2025

July 31 Fall Semester Payment Deadline
August 15 First Day of Classes (16, 1st 12, 1st 8, and 1st 4-Week Sessions)
August 16 First Day of Associate of Arts in a Year Classes (AAY First Mini-Session)
August 18 First Day of 1st 5-Week Session
August 23 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (AAY First Mini-Session)
August 25 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (AAY First Mini-Session)
August 28 End of AAY First Mini-Session
August 29 First Day of 14-Week Session
August 30 First Day of 1st 5-Week Session (AAY)
September 1 Labor Day Holiday (College Closed)
September 2 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (1st 4-Week Session)
September 4 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (1st 4-Week Session)
September 8 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (1st 5-Week Session)
September 11 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (1st 4-Week Session)
September 12 End of 1st 4-Week Session
September 15 First Day of 2nd 12-Week and 2nd 4-Week Session
September 18 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (1st 8-Week Session)
September 18 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (1st 5-Week Session/AAY)
September 22 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawl (1st 5-Week Session/AAY)
September 22 Last Day of 1st 5-Week Session
September 24 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (1st 8-Week Session)
September 25 First Day of 2nd 5-Week Session
September 29 First Day of 10-Week Session
September 30 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (2nd 4-Week Session)
September 30 End of 1st 5-Week Session (AAY)
October 2 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (2nd 4-Week Session)
October 2 First Day of 2nd 5-Week Session (AAY)
October 6 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (1st 12-Week Session)
October 10 End of 1st 8-Week and 2nd 4-Week Session
October 13-14 Student Break (No Classes)
October 15 Classes Resume
October 15 First Day of 2nd 8-Week and 3rd 4-Week Session
October 16 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (1st 12-Week Session)
October 17 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (2nd 5-Week Session)
October 21 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (2nd 5-Week Session/AAY)
October 22 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (2nd 5-Week Session)
October 23 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (2nd 5-Week Session/AAY)
October 24 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (16-Week Session)
October 30 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (14 and 3rd 4-Week Session)
October 31 End of 2nd 5-Week Session
November 1 End of 2nd 5-Week Session (AAY)
November 3 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (3rd 4-Week Session)
November 4 First Day of 3rd 5-Week Session (AAY)
November 5 First Day of 3rd 5-Week Session
November 5 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (16-Week Session)
November 5 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (2nd 12-Week Session)
November 10 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (14-Week Session)
November 11 End of 1st 12 and 3rd 4-Week Session
November 11 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (10-Week Session)
November 12 First Day of 4th 4-Week Session
November 13 Last Day for Student Inititated Withdrawal (2nd 12-Week Session)
November 17 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (2nd 8-Week Session)
November 18 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (10-Week Session)
November 21 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (2nd 8-Week Session)
November 21 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (3rd 5-Week Session/AAY)
November 25 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (3rd 5-Week Session/AAY)
November 24-25 Fall Break (No Classes)
November 26-28 Thanksgiving Holiday (College Closed)
December 1 Spring Semester Payment Deadline
December 1 Classes Resume
December 2 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (3rd 5-Week Session)
December 4 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (4th 4-Week Session)
December 5 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (3rd 5-Week Session)
December 6 End of 3rd 5-Week Session (AAY)
December 8 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (4th 4-Week Session)
December 9 First Day of AAY Second Mini-Session Classes (AAY Second Mini-Session)
December 16 Fall Semester Ends (16, 14, 2nd 12, 10, 2nd 8, 3rd 5, and 4th 4-Week Sessions)
December 16 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (AAY Second Mini-Session)
December 17 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (AAY Second Mini-Session)
December 20 End of AAY Second Mini-Session

Spring Semester 2026

January 9 First Day of Classes (16, 1st 12, 1st 8, and 1st 4-week Sessions)  
January 10 First Day of Associate of Arts in a Year Classes (AAY First Mini-Session)  
January 12 First Day of 1st 5-Week Session  
January 16 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (AAY First Mini-Session)  
January 17 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (AAY First Mini-Session)  
January 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (College Closed)  
January 22 End of AAY First Mini-Session (AAY)  
January 23 First Day of 14-Week Session  
January 24 First Day of 1st 5-Week Session (AAY)  
January 27 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (1st 4-Week Session)  
January 29 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (1st 4-Week Session)  
February 2 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (1st 5-Week Session)  
February 5 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (1st 5-Week Session)  
February 6 End of 1st 4-Week Session  
February 6 First Day of 2nd 12-Week Session  
February 9 First Day of 2nd 4-Week Session  
February 12 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (1st 5-Week Session/AAY)  
February 12 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (1st 8-Week Session)  
February 14 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (1st 5-Week Session/AAY)  
February 16 End of 1st 5-Week Session  
February 18 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (1st 8-Week Session)  
February 20 First Day of 2nd 5 and 10-Week Session  
February 24 End of 1st 5-Week Session (AAY)  
February 24 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (2nd 4-Week Session)  
February 26 First Day of 2nd 5-Week Session (AAY)  
February 26 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (2nd 4-Week Session)  
March 2 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (1st 12-Week Session)  
March 6 End of 1st 8-Week and 2nd 4-Week Session  
March 9-13 Student Spring Break (No Classes)  
March 16 Classes Resume  
March 16 First Day of 2nd 8-Week and 3rd 4-Week Session  
March 17 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (2nd 5-Week Session/AAY)  
March 17 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (1st 12-Week Session)  
March 19 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (2nd 5-Week Session)  
March 19 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (2nd 5-Week Session/AAY)  
March 24 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (2nd 5-Week Session)  
March 25 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (16-Week Session)  
March 28 End of 2nd 5-Week Session (AAY)  
March 30 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (14-Week Session)  
March 31 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (3rd 4-Week Session)  
March 31 First Day of 3rd 5-Week Session (AAY)  
April 2 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (3rd 4-Week Session)  
April 2 End of 2nd 5-Week Session  
April 3 Easter Holiday (College Closed)  
April 6 First Day of 3rd 5-Week Session  
April 6 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (2nd 12-Week Session)  
April 7 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (16-Week Session)  
April 9 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (14-Week Session)  
April 10 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (10-Week Session)  
April 13 End of 1st 12 Week and 3rd 4-Week Session  
April 14 First Day of 4th 4-Week Session  
April 14 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (2nd 12-Week Session)
April 17 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (2nd 8-Week Session)
April 17 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (10-Week Session)
April 18 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (3rd 5-Week Session/AAY)
April 22 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (3rd 5-Week Session/AAY)
April 23 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (2nd 8-Week Session)
April 24 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (3rd 5-Week Session)
April 29 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (4th 4-Week Session)
April 29 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (3rd 5-Week Session)
April 30 End of 3rd 5-Week Session (AAY)
May 1 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (4th 4-Week Session)
May 2 First Day of AAY Second Mini-Session Classes (AAY Second Mini-Session)
May 8 End of 14, 2nd 12, 10, and 3rd 5-Week Session
May 9 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (AAY Second Mini-Session)
May 11 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (AAY Second Mini-Session)
May 11 Spring Semester Ends (End 16, 2nd 8, and 4th 4-Week Session)
May 14 End of AAY Second Mini-Session
May 15 Summer Term Payment Deadline
May 16 Graduation (Proposed Date/Subject to Change)

Summer Term 2026

May 25 Memorial Day Holiday (College Closed)
May 27 First Day of Classes (8-Week and 1st 4-Week Sessions)
May 28 First Day of 1st 5-Week Session (AAY)
June 9 First Day of 6-Week Session
June 11 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (1st 4-Week Session)
June 16 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (1st 5-Week Session/AAY)
June 16 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (1st 4-Week Session)
June 18 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (1st 5-Week Session/AAY)
June 23 End of 1st 4-Week Session
June 24 Student Break (No Classes)
June 25 First Day of 2nd 4-Week Session
June 27 End of 1st 5-Week Session (AAY)
June 30 First Day of 2nd 5-Week Session (AAY)
July 1 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (8-Week Session)
July 2 Independence Day Holiday (College Closed)
July 6 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (6-Week Session)
July 8 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (6 and 8-Week Session)
July 14 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (2nd 4-Week Session)
July 16 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (2nd 4-Week Session)
July 20 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (2nd 5-Week Session/AAY)
July 21 End of 6-Week Session
July 23 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (2nd 5-Week Session/AAY)
July 23 End of Summer Term (8-Week and 2nd 4-Week Sessions)
July 31 Fall Term Payment Deadline
August 1 End of 2nd 5-Week Session (AAY)