Academic Calendar

August

August 14 - Tuition & Fees due for Fall 2026

August 17 - Fall 2026 full-term and 1st 8-week sessions begin

August 17 - 21 - No penalty drop period for 1st 8-week session classes

August 17 - 28 - No penalty drop period for full-term classes

August 19 - 21 - Add period for 1st 8-week session classes (instructor consent required)

August 19 - 28 - Add period for full-term classes (instructor consent required)

September 

September 7 - Labor Day (All campuses closed)

September 18 - Last day to withdraw from 1st 8-week classes/session

October 

October 8 - Last day of classes for the 1st 8-week session

October 9 - Finals for 1st 8-week classes

October 9 - Midterm for Fall 2026

October 12 - 13 - Fall Break (no classes)

October 12 - Grades due at midnight for 1st 8-week classes

October 14 - 2nd 8-week classes begin

October 15 - Last day to add without penalty 2nd 8-week session classes

October 17 - 24 - Homecoming Week

October 20 - Last day to drop without penalty 2nd 8-week session classes

October 23 - Last day to withdraw from full-term classes/session

October 26 - First day to register for Spring and Summer 2027 classes

October 26 - 30 - Advising Week

November 

November 16 - Last day to withdraw from 2nd 8-week classes/session

November 25 - 27 - Thanksgiving Holiday (all campuses closed). College closes noon on Wednesday, November 25.

December

December 4 - Fall 2026 full-term and 2nd 8-week classes end

December 7 - 11 - Finals

December 14 - Grades due at midnight for full-term and 2nd 8-week classes

December 25 - 31 - Winter Break (all campuses closed)

January

January 1 - Winter Break (all campuses closed)

January 8 - Tuition & fees due for spring 2027 

January 11 - Spring 2027 classes begin

January 15 -  Last day to drop without penalty 1st 8-week session classes

January 22 - No penalty drop period for full-term classes

February 

February 10 - Last day to withdraw from 1st 8-week classes/session

March 

March 3 - Finals for 1st 8-week classes

March 4 - Midterm for Spring 2027

March 6 - Grades due at midnight for 1st 8-week classes

March 8 - 12 - Spring Break (no classes)

March 11 - 12 - Spring Break (all campuses closed)

March 15 - 2nd 8-week classes begin

March 19 - Last day to drop without penalty for 2nd 8-week session classes

March 24 - Last day to withdraw from full-term classes/session

March 26 - Spring Holiday (all campuses closed)

March 29 - First day to register for Fall 2027 classes

March 29 - 31 - Advising Week

April 

April 1 - 2 - Advising Week

April 14 - Last day to withdraw from 2nd 8-week classes/session

April 22 - District Music Contest (no classes - Scottsbluff Campus only)

April 30 - Spring 2027 full-term and 2nd 8-week classes end

May 

May 3 - 7 - Finals

May 8 - 2027 Graduation

May 10 - Grades due at midnight for full-term and 2nd 8-week classes