Academic Calendar 2026-2027

August 2026

DatesEvents 
August 10

Faculty Duty Day  

College-Wide Institute:  Time and Place TBD

August 11 - 14Faculty Duty Days
August 17

Fall Semester Begins for Full Term, Mini Term 1, Term A, Term D  

Attendance Verification Opens at 8:00 AM (Full Term, Mini Term 1, Term A, Term D)

Drop/Add 

August 18

Drop/Add (Full Term, Mini Term 1, Term D)

Drop/Add Term A

August 19Drop/Add (Full Term, Mini Term 1, Term D)
August 20Drop/Add (Full Term, Mini Term 1, Term D)
August 24Syllabus Quiz Due at 11:59 PM (Full Term, Mini Term 1, Term A, Term D)
August 28Attendance Verification Closes and Schedule Removal for Non-Attendance at 11:00 AM
(Full Term, Mini Term 1, Term A, Term D) 
August 31Schedule Removal for Non-Payment at 8:00 AM
(Full Term, Mini Term 1, Term A, Term D) 

September 2026

Dates Events 
September 6Financial Aid 60% Date for Term A Classes 
September 7College Closed –  Labor Day Holiday
September 11Midterm for Mini Term 1 Classes  
September 14

10-Week Term Classes Begin  

Attendance Verification Opens at 8:00 AM (10-Week Term)

Drop/Add (10-Week Term) 

Mini Term 1 Midterm Grade Reporting Opens at 8:00 AM

September 15Drop/Add (10-Week Term)
September 16Last Day to Withdraw with a “W” from Term A Classes (Day and Night Classes)
September 17Term A Final Exams  
September 18

Mini Term 1 Midterm Grade Reporting Closes at 11:00 AM

Financial Aid 60% Date for Mini Term 1 Classes  

September 21

Term A Grades Due 11:00 AM

Term B Classes Begin  

Drop/Add (Term B) 

September 22Drop/Add (Term B)
September 23Attendance Verification and Schedule Removal for Non-Attendance (Term B) 
September 24

Attendance Verification Closes and Schedule Removal for Non-Attendance at 11:00 AM
(10-Week Term) 

Schedule Removal for Non-Payment at 8:00 AM (Term B)

September 25

Financial Aid Freeze Date for Pell and Loans

Schedule Removal for Non-Payment at 8:00 AM (10-Week Term) 

October 2026

DatesEvents 
October 5      

Last Day to Withdraw with a “W” from Mini Term 1 Classes 

Spring 2027 Schedule Available for Viewing

October 6Final Exams (Mini Term 1) 
October 7Final Exams (Mini Term 1) 
October 8Final Exams (Mini Term 1)
October 9

Mini Term 1 Grades Due at 11:00 AM

Midterm for Full Term and Term D Classes 

October 10Financial Aid 60% Date for Term B Classes
October 12

Mini Term 2 Classes Begin  

Attendance Verification Opens at 8:00 AM (Mini Term 2)

Drop/Add (Mini Term 2)  

Full Term and Term D Midterm Grade Reporting Opens at 8:00 AM

Spring 2027 Priority Registration Begins

October 13Drop/Add (Mini Term 2) 
October 16

Midterm for 10-Week Term Classes

Full Term and Term D Midterm Grade Reporting Closes at 11:00 AM

October 19

Syllabus Quiz Due at 11:59 PM (Mini Term 2)

Midterm Grade Reporting Opens at 11:00 AM (10-Week Term)

Spring 2027 Registration Opens for All Students

October 20Last Day to Withdraw with a “W” from Term B Classes (Day and Night Classes)  
October 21

Term B Final Exams

Financial Aid 60% Date for Full Term Classes 

October 22Term B Grades Due at  11:00 AM
October 23

Attendance Verification Closes and Schedule Removal for Non-Attendance at 11:00 AM
(Mini Term 2) 

Midterm Grade Reporting Closes at 11:00 AM (10-Week Term)

October 24Financial Aid 60% Date for 10-Week Term Classes
October 26

Term C Classes Begin  

Drop/Add (Term C)

Schedule Removal for Non-Payment at 8:00 AM (Mini Term 2)

October 27Drop/Add (Term C)
October 28Attendance Verification and Schedule Removal for Non-Attendance (Term C)
October 29Schedule Removal for Non-Payment at 8:00 AM (Term C)

November 2026

DatesEvents 
November 5Midterm for Mini Term 2 Classes                                                                                 
November 6Mini Term 2 Midterm Grade Reporting Opens at 8:00 AM
November 11

College Closed – Veterans Day Holiday

Financial Aid 60% Date for Mini Term 2 Classes

November 13

Mini Term 2 Midterm Grade Reporting Closes at 11:00 AM

Financial Aid 60% Date for Term C Classes

November 17Last Day to Withdraw with a “W” from 10-Week Term Classes  
November 18Final Exams (10-Week Term)  
November 19Final Exams (10-Week Term) 
November 20Final Exams (10-Week Term) 
November 23

Thanksgiving Holiday for Students   

10-Week Term Grades Due at 11:00 AM

Faculty Duty Day  

November 24

Thanksgiving Holiday for Students   

Faculty Duty Day  

November 25

Thanksgiving Holiday for Students   

Faculty Duty Day  

Last Day to Withdraw with a “W” from Term D Classes 

November 26College Closed – Thanksgiving Holiday 
November 27College Closed –Thanksgiving Holiday 
November 30Term D Final Exams

December 2026

DatesEvents 
December 1Term D Final Exams
December 2

Term D Final Exams  

Last Day to Withdraw with a “W” from Term C Classes (Day and Night Classes)     

December 3

Term C Final Exams 

Term D Final Exams

December 4

Term D Final Exams   

Last Day to Withdraw with a “W” from Full Term Classes 

December 7

Final Exams (Full Term)

Last Day to Withdraw with a “W” from Mini Term 2 Classes 

Term C and Term D Grades Due at 11:00 AM

December 8Final Exams (Full Term and Mini Term 2)
December 9Final Exams (Full Term and Mini Term 2)
December 10Final Exams (Full Term and Mini Term 2)
December 11

Final Exams (Full Term)

Mini Term 2 Grades Due at 11:00 AM

December 14

Full Term Grades Due at 11:00 AM

Faculty Duty Day 

December 15Faculty Duty Day
December 16 - 23   Non-Instructional  
Non-Faculty Duty Day
December 24 - 31College Closed –  Christmas Holidays                                                                                                               

January 2027

DatesEvents 
January 1       College Closed – New Year’s Day Holiday 
January 4Non-Instructional  
Non-Faculty Duty Day
January 5 -8Faculty Duty Days
January 11

Spring Semester Begins for Full Term, Mini Term 1, Term A, Term D  

Attendance Verification Opens at 8:00 AM (Full Term, Mini Term 1, Term A, Term D)

Drop/Add 

January 12

Drop/Add (Full Term, Mini Term 1, Term D)

Drop/Add Term A

January 13Drop/Add (Full Term, Mini Term 1, Term D)
January 14Drop/Add (Full Term, Mini Term 1, Term D)
January 18College Closed – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday 
January 19Syllabus Quiz due at 11:59 PM (Full Term, Mini Term 1, Term D)
January 25

10-Week Term Classes Begin

Attendance Verification Opens at 8:00 AM (10-Week Term) 

Drop/Add (10-Week Term)

Attendance Verification Closes and Schedule Removal for Non-Attendance at 11:00 AM
(Full Term, Mini Term 1, Term A, Term D) 

January 26

Drop/Add (10-Week Term)

Schedule Removal for Non-Payment at 8:00 AM (Full Term, Mini Term 1, Term A, Term D)

February 2027

DatesEvents 
February 1Financial Aid 60% Date for Term A Classes 
February 4     Attendance Verification Closes and Schedule Removal for Non-Attendance at 11:00 AM
(10-Week Term) 
February 5

Midterm for Mini Term 1 Classes

Financial Aid Freeze Date for Pell and Loans

Schedule Removal for Non-Payment at 8:00 AM (10-Week Term)

February 8

Mini Term 1 Midterm Grade Reporting Opens at 8:00 AM

Mardi Gras Holiday - No Classes

Faculty Duty Day

February 9

Mardi Gras Holiday - No Classes

Faculty Duty Day

February 12

Mini Term 1 Midterm Grade Reporting Closes at 11:00 AM

Last Day to Withdraw with a "W" from Term A Classes (Day and Night Classes)

February 14Financial Aid 60% Date for Mini Term 1 Classes
February 15Term A Final Exams
February 16

Term A Grades Due at 11:00 AM

Term B Classes Begin

Drop/Add (Term B)

February 17Drop/Add (Term B)
February 18Attendance Verification and Schedule Removal for Non-Attendance (Term B)
February 19Schedule Removal for Non-Payment at 8:00 AM (Term B)
February 26Midterm for 10-Week Term Classes

March 2027

DatesEvents 
March 1         

10-Week Term Midterm Grade Reporting Opens at 8:00 AM

Summer 2027 and Fall 2027 Schedules Available for Viewing

March 3Last Day to Withdraw with a "W" from Mini Term 1 Classes
March 4Final Exams (Mini Term 1)
March 5

Final Exams (Mini Term 1)

10-Week Term Midterm Grade Reporting Closes at 11:00 AM

Financial Aid 60% Date for 10-Week Term Classes

March 6Financial Aid 60% Date for Term B Classes
March 8

Final Exams (Mini Term 1)

Summer 2027 and Fall 2027 Priority Registration Begins

March 9

Mini Term 1 Grades Due at 11:00 AM

Midterm for Full Term and Term D Classes

March 10

Mini Term 2 Classes Begin  

Attendance Verification Opens at 8:00 AM (Mini Term 2)

Drop/Add (Mini Term 2)  

Full Term and Term D Midterm Grade Reporting Opens at 8:00 AM

March 11Drop/Add (Mini Term 2)
March 15Summer 2027 and Fall 2027 Registration Opens for All Students
March 16Full Term and Term D Midterm Grade Reporting Closes at 11:00 AM
March 17

Last Day to Withdraw with a "W" from Term B Classes (Day and Night Classes)

Syllabus Quiz Due at 11:59 PM (Mini Term 2)

March 18

Term B Final Exams  

Financial Aid 60% Date for Full Term Classes 

March 19

Term B Final Grades Due before Spring Break

Attendance Verification Closes and Schedule Removal for Non-Attendance at 11:00 AM
(Mini Term 2) 

March 22Schedule Removal for Non-Payment at 11:00 AM (Mini Term 2)
March 22 - 25Spring Break (Faculty and Students)
March 26College Closed - Good Friday Holiday
March 29

Term C Classes Begin

Drop/Add (Term C)

March 30Drop/Add (Term C)
March 31Attendance Verification and Schedule Removal for Non-Attendance (Term C)

April 2027

DatesEvents 
April 1         Schedule Removal for Non-Payment at 8:00 AM (Term C)
April 6Last Day to Withdraw with a “W” from 10-Week Term Classes 
April 7Final Exams (10-Week Term)  
April 8Final Exams (10-Week Term)  
April 9Final Exams (10-Week Term)  
April 12

Midterm for Mini Term 2 Classes

10-Week Term Grades Due at 11:00 AM

April 13Mini Term 2 Midterm Grade Reporting Opens at 8:00 AM
April 14Financial Aid 60% Date for Mini Term 2
April 16Financial Aid 60% Date for Term C Classes
April 19Mini Term 2 Midterm Grade Reporting Closes at 11:00 AM
April 23Last Day to Withdraw with a "W" from Term D Classes
April 26Term D Final Exams
April 27

Term D Final Exams

Last Day to Withdraw with a "W" from Term C Classes (Day and Night classes)

April 28

Term C Final Exams

Term D Final Exams

April 29

Term D Final Exams

Term C Grades Due at 11:00 AM

April 30

Term D Final Exams

Last Day to Withdraw with a "W" from Full Term Classes

May 2027

DatesEvents 
May 3

Final Exams (Full Term)

Term D Grades Due at 11:00 AM

May 4

Final Exams (Full Term)

Last Day to Withdraw with a "W" from Mini Term 2 Classes

May 5Final Exams (Full Term and Mini Term 2)
May 6Final Exams (Full Term and Mini Term 2)
May 7Final Exams (Full Term and Mini Term 2)
May 10

Final Exams (Full Term)

Full Term and Mini Term 2 Grades Due at 2:00 PM

May 11

Graduation and Pinning for Nursing and Allied Health

Faculty Duty Day

May 12

Graduation for Academic Transfer 

Faculty Duty Day

May 13

Graduation for Career Technical Education

Faculty Duty Day

May 14 - 25Non-Instructional  
Non-Faculty Duty Day
May 26 - 28Faculty Duty Days
May 31College Closed – Memorial Day Holiday                                                            

June 2027

DatesEvents 
June 1

Summer Semester Begins for Full Term and Mini Term 1

Attendance Verification Opens at 8:00 AM (Full Term and Mini Term 1)

Drop/Add

June 2Drop/Add
June 3Drop/Add
June 7Syllabus Quiz Due at 11:59 PM (Full Term and Mini Term 1)
June 11Attendance Verification Closes and Schedule Removal for Non-Attendance at 11:00 AM
(Full Term and Mini Term 1) 
June 14

Financial Aid Freeze Date for Pell and Loans

Schedule Removal for Non-Payment at 8:00 AM (Full Term and Mini Term 1)

June 17Midterm for Mini Term 1 Classes 
June 18College Closed – Juneteenth Holiday 
June 21Mini Term 1 Midterm Grade Reporting Opens at 8:00 AM
June 23         

Mini Term 1 Grade Reporting Closes at 11:00 AM

Financial Aid 60% Date for Mini Term 1 Classes

July 2027

DatesEvents 
July 1Last Day to Withdraw with a “W” from Mini Term 1 Classes 
July 2Final Exams (Mini Term 1) 
July 5College Closed – Independence Day Holiday 
July 6

Final Exams (Mini Term 1) 

Midterm for Full Term Classes

July 7

Final Exams (Mini Term 1) 

Full Term Midterm Grade Reporting Opens at 8:00 AM

July 8

Mini Term 1 Grades Due at 11:00 AM

Mini Term 2 Classes Begin

Attendance Verification Opens at 8:00 AM (Mini Term 2)

Drop/Add (Mini Term 2)

July 9            Drop/Add (Mini Term 2)
July 13Full Term Midterm Grade Reporting Closes at 11:00 AM
July 14Financial Aid 60% Date for Full Term Classes
July 15Syllabus Quiz Due at 11:59 PM (Mini Term 2)
July 21Attendance Verification Closes and Schedule Removal for Non-Attendance at 11:00 AM
(Mini Term 2) 
July 22Schedule Removal for Non-Payment at 8:00 AM (Mini Term 2)
July 26Midterm for Mini Term 2 Classes
July 27Mini Term 2 Midterm Grade Reporting Opens at 8:00 AM
July 28Financial Aid 60% Date for Mini Term 2 Classes
July 29Mini Term 2 Midterm Grade Reporting Closes at 11:00 AM

August 2027

DatesEvents 
August 6Last Day to Withdraw with a "W" from Full Term and Mini Term 2 Classes
August 9   Final Exams (Full Term and Mini Term 2)
August 10Final Exams (Full Term and Mini Term 2)
August 11Final Exams (Full Term and Mini Term 2)
August 12

Full Term and Mini Term 2 Grades Due at 11:00 AM

Faculty Duty Day

August 13Non-Instructional  
Non-Faculty Duty Day