- Fall 2025
FALL 2025 Dates for 16-week semester
Advising and Registration for Fall and Summer Semester
April 1, 2025 – August 20, 2025
Final week for Fall Registration
August 12 – August 20, 2025
Bookstore dates for financial aid charges
August 7 – September 10 , 2025
Last day to add new class(es)
August 20, 2025
Payment of tuition
April 1, 2025 – August 20, 2025
Faculty Planning and Preparation days
August 18 – August 20, 2025
Fall Convocation – college closed from 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
August 19, 2025
Division Meetings
August 20, 2025
Classes begin
August 21, 2025
Swaps/Drops only (cannot be processed without approval of instructor)
August 21, 2024 - August 27, 2025
Holiday – No classes (Labor Day)
September 1, 2025
Last day to withdraw with Full Tuition Refund
September 8, 2025
Mid-term grades posted
October 15 – October 21, 2025
Last day to withdraw without mitigating circumstances “W” grade issued
October 27, 2025
Election Day – no classes, campus open
November 4, 2025
Advising and Registration for Spring Semester
November 1- December 23, 2025, January 5, 2026 – January 9, 2026
No Classes – Faculty Research Day (college closes at noon)
November 26, 2025
Holiday – No classes (Thanksgiving)
November 27– November 28, 2025
Fall Graduation Application Deadline (no exceptions)
November 15, 2025
Classes End
December 10, 2025
Final Exams
December 11 – December 17, 2025
Grades due
December 19, 2025
Faculty Planning and Preparation days **college closes at 12 pm Dec. 24
December 18 – December 23, 2025
College Closes at 12:00 pm
December 24, 2025
College Closed
December 25, 2025 – January 4, 2026
FALL 2025 Dates for 1st 8-week session
Bookstore dates for financial aid charges
August 7 – September 10, 2025
Classes begin
August 21, 2025
Swaps/Drops only (cannot be processed without approval of instructor)
August 21 – August 27, 2025
Last day to withdraw with Full Tuition Refund
August 28, 2025
Last day to withdraw without mitigating circumstances “W” grade issued
September 22, 2025
Classes End
October 15, 2025
FALL 2025 Dates for 2nd 8-week session
Bookstore dates for financial aid charges
October 9 – October 23, 2025
Classes begin
October 16, 2025
Swaps/Drops only (cannot be processed without approval of instructor)
October 16, 2025 – October 21, 2025
Last day to withdraw with Full Tuition Refund
October 24,2025
Election Day – no classes, campus open
November 4, 2025
Last day to withdraw without mitigating circumstances “W” grade issued
November 15, 2025
Classes End
December 12, 2025
***Payment of Tuition: (A) Early registration: Students are expected to have all payment arrangements, including financial aid, finalized at least 30 calendar days prior to the first day of classes. (B) Standard registration: Students registering within 30 days of the first day of classes are expected to have all payment arrangements finalized, including financial aid, within seven calendar days of registration. All students are expected to finalize tuition payment, including financial aid, with the appropriate DCC office prior to attending any class(es). Failure to pay for classes, including with financial aid, can result in classes being removed from the student’s schedule.
- Spring 2026
SPRING 2026 Dates for 16-week semester
Advising and Registration for Spring Semester
January 5-9, 2026
Holiday, College Closed (New Year’s Day observed)
January 1, 2026
Bookstore dates for financial aid charges *****
****January 5 – February 2, 2026
Final week for Spring Registration
January 5- January 9, 2026
Payment of Tuition
***November 1, 2025 – January 9, 2026
Faculty Planning and Preparation days
January 5 – January 9, 2026
Spring Convocation – college closed from 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
January 7, 2026
Division Meetings
January 8, 2026
Last day to add new class(es) (before class begins)
January 9, 2026
Classes begin
January 12, 2026
Swaps/Drops only (cannot be processed without approval of instructor)
January 12 – January 16, 2026
Holiday, no classes (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
January 19, 2026
Last day to withdraw with full tuition refund
January 29, 2026
Spring Graduation Application deadline (no exceptions)
February 15, 2026
Spring break – no classes
March 9 – March 13, 2026
Mid – term grades posted
March 02 – March 7, 2026
Last day to withdraw without mitigating circumstances “W” grade issued
March 27, 2026
Advising and Registration for Summer Semester
April 1, 2026 – May 15, 2026
Classes End
May 4 , 2026
Final Exams
May 5, 2026 – May 11, 2026
Grades due
May 13, 2026
Faculty Planning and Preparation days
May 12-May 16, 2026
Graduation
May 16, 2026
*****Students charging financial aid may preorder books starting Dec. 21, 2025. Purchases will be available for shipping or in-store pickup starting Jan 05, 2026.
SPRING 2026 Dates for 1st 8-week session
Bookstore dates for financial aid charges *****
January 2 – February 2, 2026
Classes begin
January 12, 2026
Swaps/Drops only (cannot be processed without approval of instructor)
January 12, 2026 – January 16, 2026
Last day to withdraw with Full Tuition Refund
January 20, 2026
Last day to withdraw without mitigating circumstances “W” grade issued
February 13, 2026
Classes End
March 7, 2026
*****Students charging financial aid may preorder books starting Dec. 19, 2025. Purchases will be available for shipping or in-store pickup starting Jan 02, 2026.
SPRING 2026 Dates for 2nd 8-week session
Bookstore dates for financial aid charges
March 9 – March 23 , 2026
Classes begin
March 16, 2026
Swaps/Drops only (cannot be processed without approval of instructor)
March 16 – March 20, 2026
Last day to withdraw with Full Tuition Refund
March 23, 2026
Last day to withdraw without mitigating circumstances “W” grade issued
April 15, 2026
Classes End
May 6, 2026
***Payment of Tuition: (A) Early registration: Students are expected to have all payment arrangements, including financial aid, finalized at least 30 calendar days prior to the first day of classes. (B) Standard registration: Students registering within 30 days of the first day of classes are expected to have all payment arrangements finalized, including financial aid, within seven calendar days of registration. All students are expected to finalize tuition payment, including financial aid, with the appropriate DCC office prior to attending any class(es). Failure to pay for classes, including with financial aid, can result in classes being removed from the student’s schedule.
- Summer 2026
SUMMER 2026 Dates for 10-week session
Summer Graduation Application deadline (no exceptions)
March 15, 2026
Advising and Registration for Summer Semester
April 1, 2026 – May 15, 2026
Payment of tuition for Summer Session
***April 1, 2026 – May 15 , 2026
Final week for registration for Summer
May 11 , 2026– May 15, 2026
Bookstore dates for financial aid charges
May 11– June 1, 2026
Last day to add a class (before classes begin)
May 15, 2026
Classes begin (10-week session and First 5 weeks)
May 18, 2026
Swaps/Drops only (cannot be processed without approval of instructor)
May 18 – May 22 , 2026
Holiday, no classes (Memorial Day)
May 25, 2026
Last day to withdraw with Full Tuition Refund
May 28 , 2026
Holiday, no classes (Juneteenth)
June 19, 2026
Holiday, no classes (Independence Day- observed)
July 3, 20261
Last day to withdraw without mitigating circumstances “W” grade issued
June 29, 2026
Classes end
July 29 , 2026
SUMMER 2026 Dates for first 5-week session
Bookstore dates for financial aid charges
May 11 – June 1, 2026
Classes begin
May 18 , 2026
Swaps/Drops only (cannot be processed without approval of instructor)
May 18 – May 22, 2026
Last day to withdraw with Full tuition refund
May 26, 2026
Last day to withdraw without mitigating circumstances “W” grade issued
June 8, 2026
Holiday, no classes (Juneteenth)
June 19 , 2026
Classes End
June 24 , 2026
SUMMER 2026 Dates for second 5-week session
Bookstore dates for financial aid charges
June 18– July 1, 2026
Classes begin
June 25 , 2026
Swaps/Drops only (cannot be processed without approval of instructor)
June 26 – July 1, 2026
Last day to withdraw with Full tuition refund
June 29, 2026
Holiday, no classes (Independence Day-observed)
July 3 , 2026
Last day to withdraw without mitigating circumstances “W” grade issued
July 15, 2026
Classes End
July 29 , 2026
***Payment of Tuition: (A) Early registration: Students are expected to have all payment arrangements, including financial aid, finalized at least 30 calendar days prior to the first day of classes. (B) Standard registration: Students registering within 30 days of the first day of classes are expected to have all payment arrangements finalized, including financial aid, within seven calendar days of registration. All students are expected to finalize tuition payment, including financial aid, with the appropriate DCC office prior to attending any class(es). Failure to pay for classes, including with financial aid, can result in classes being removed from the student’s schedule.
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