Academic Calendar
2024 - 2025 Academic Calendars
August
August 19 - Fall 2024 full-term and 1st 8-week sessions begin
August 19-23 - No penalty drop period for 1st 8-week session classes
August 19-30 - No penalty drop period for full-term classes
August 20-23 - Add period for 1st 8-week session classes (instructor consent required)
August 20-30 - Add period for full-term classes (instructor consent required)
September
September 2 - Labor Day (All campuses closed)
September 20 - Last day to withdraw from 1st 8-week classes/session
October
October 11 - Finals for 1st 8-week classes
October 11 - Midterm for Fall 2024
October 14-15 - Fall Break (no classes)
October 15 - Grades due at midnight for 1st 8-week classes
October 16 - 2nd 8-week classes begin
October 17 - Last day to add without penalty 2nd 8-week session classes
October 22 - Last day to drop without penalty 2nd 8-week session classes
October 23 - Last day to withdraw from full-term classes/session
October 28 - First day to register for Spring and Summer 2025 classes
October 28-31 - Advising Week
November
November 15 - Last day to withdraw from 2nd 8-week classes/session
November 27-29 - Thanksgiving Holiday (all campuses closed)
December
December 6 - Fall 2024 full-term and 2nd 8-week classes end
December 9-13 - Finals
December 17 - Grades due at midnight for full-term and 2nd 8-week classes
December 23-31 - Winter Break (all campuses closed)
January
January 1 - Winter Break (all campuses closed)
January 2 - Staff return to campus
January 6 - Faculty return to campus
January 13 - Spring 2025 classes begin
January 17 - Last day to drop without penalty 1st 8-week session classes
January 24 - No penalty drop period for full-term classes
February
February 12 - Last day to withdraw from 1st 8-week classes/session
March
March 4 - Finals for 1st 8-week classes
March 6 - Midterm for Spring 2025
March 7 - Grades due at midnight for 1st 8-week classes
March 10 - 14 - Spring Break (no classes)
March 17 - 2nd 8-week classes begin
March 21 - Last day to drop without penalty for 2nd 8-week session classes
March 26 - Last day to withdraw from full-term classes/session
March 31 - First day to register for Fall 2025 classes
March 30 - Advising Week
April
April 1 - 4 - Advising Week
April 17 - Last day to withdraw from 2nd 8-week classes/session
April 18 - College Closed (no classes)
April 24 - District Music Contest (no classes - Scottsbluff Campus only)
May
May 2 - Spring 2025 full-term and 2nd 8-week classes end
May 5 - 9 - Finals
May 10 - 2025 Graduation
May 13 - Grades due at midnight for full-term and 2nd 8-week classes
May
May 26 - Memorial Day (All campuses closed)
May 27 - Summer 2025 10- , 8-, and 1st 5-week sessions begin
May 29 - Last day to drop class without penalty for 1st 5-week session classes
June
June 2 - Last day to drop/add without penalty 8-week session classes
June 4 - Last day to drop/add without penalty 10-week session classes
June 13 - Last day to withdraw from 1st 5-week classes/session
June 25 - Last day to withdraw from 8-week classes/sessions
June 30 - 2nd 5-week session begins
July
July 1 - Grades due at midnight for 1st 5-week session
July 2 - Last day to drop/add without penalty 2nd 5-week session classes
July 4 - Independence Day Holiday (All campuses closed)
July 7 - Last day to withdraw from 10-week classes/sessions
July 18 - 8-week session ends
July 18 - Last day to withdraw from 2nd 5-week classes/session
July 22 - Grades due at midnight for 8-week session
August
August 1 - 10-week and 2nd 5-week sessions ends
August 5 - Grades due at midnight for 10-week and 2nd 5-week sessions
2025 - 2026 Academic Calendars
August
August 18 - Fall 2025 full-term and 1st 8-week sessions begin
August 18 - 22 - No penalty drop period for 1st 8-week session classes
August 18 - 29 - No penalty drop period for full-term classes
August 19 - 22 - Add period for 1st 8-week session classes (instructor consent required)
August 19 - 29 - Add period for full-term classes (instructor consent required)
September
September 1 - Labor Day (All campuses closed)
September 19 - Last day to withdraw from 1st 8-week classes/session
October
October 11 - Finals for 1st 8-week classes
October 10 - Midterm for Fall 2025
October 13 - 14 - Fall Break (no classes)
October 14 - Grades due at midnight for 1st 8-week classes
October 15 - 2nd 8-week classes begin
October 16 - Last day to add without penalty 2nd 8-week session classes
October 21 - Last day to drop without penalty 2nd 8-week session classes
October 24 - Last day to withdraw from full-term classes/session
October 27 - First day to register for Spring and Summer 2026 classes
October 27 - 31 - Advising Week
November
November 17 - Last day to withdraw from 2nd 8-week classes/session
November 26 - 28 - Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes) College closes noon on Wednesday, November 26
December
December 5 - Fall 2025 full-term and 2nd 8-week classes end
December 8 - 12 - Finals
December 16 - Grades due at midnight for full-term and 2nd 8-week classes
December 25 - 31 - Winter Break (all campuses closed)
January
January 1 - 2 - Winter Break (all campuses closed)
January 12 - Spring 2026 classes begin
January 16 - Last day to drop without penalty 1st 8-week session classes
January 23 - No penalty drop period for full-term classes
February
February 11 - Last day to withdraw from 1st 8-week classes/session
March
March 4 - Finals for 1st 8-week classes
March 5 - Midterm for Spring 2026
March 6 - Grades due at midnight for 1st 8-week classes
March 19 - 13 - Spring Break (no classes)
March 16 - 2nd 8-week classes begin
March 20 - Last day to drop without penalty for 2nd 8-week session classes
March 25 - Last day to withdraw from full-term classes/session
March 30 - First day to register for Fall 2026 classes
March 30 - 31 - Advising Week
April
April 1 - 2 - Advising Week
April 3 - Spring Holiday College Closed (no classes)
April 15 - Last day to withdraw from 2nd 8-week classes/session
April 23 - District Music Contest (no classes - Scottsbluff Campus only)
May
May 1 - Spring 2026 full-term and 2nd 8-week classes end
May 4 - 8 - Finals
May 9 - 2026 Graduation
May 12 - Grades due at midnight for full-term and 2nd 8-week classes
May
May 25 - Memorial Day (All campuses closed)
May 26 - Summer 2026 10- , 8-, and 1st 5-week sessions begin
May 28 - Last day to drop class without penalty for 1st 5-week session classes
June
June 1 - Last day to drop/add without penalty 8-week session classes
June 12 - Last day to withdraw from 1st 5-week classes/session
June 24 - Last day to withdraw from 8-week classes/sessions
June 26 - 5-week session ends
June 30 - Grades due at midnight for 1st 5-week session
July
July 3 - Independence Day Holiday (All campuses closed)
July 17 - 8-week session ends
July 21 - Grades due at midnight for 8-week session
Calendar dates are subject to change.