Fall, 2026
| Assembly week (faculty return) |
Monday-Friday, August 17-21 |
| Classes begin |
Monday, August 24 |
| *Labor Day holiday |
Monday, September 7 |
| *Indigenous Peoples Day Holiday |
Monday, October 12 |
| Second eight-week classes begin |
Monday, October 19 |
| Semester mid-date |
Wednesday, October 14 |
| Priority registration for all students for Spring 2026 (1st Tuesday in November) |
Tuesday, November 3 |
| *Veterans Day holiday |
Wednesday, November 11 |
| Last day to drop class without instructor signature (16-week classes) (75% of class complete) |
Wednesday, November 12 |
| *Thanksgiving holiday |
Thursday-Friday, November 26-27 |
| Classes resume |
Monday, November 30 |
| Final examinations begin |
Monday, December 14 |
| Recess for academic faculty |
Monday, December 21 - Friday, January 8 |
| Grades due |
Tuesday, December 22 by 5 pm |
| **College holiday recess |
Thursday, December 24 - Friday, January 1 |
| **(Holiday Recesses: Thursday, December 24th, Friday, December 25th, 2026 and Friday, January 1, 2027) |
Minimester, 2026-2027
December 21, 2026 - January 8, 2027
Grades due Monday, January 11, 2027
(Only ONLINE courses will be offered)
Spring, 2027
| Assembly week (faculty return) |
Monday-Friday, January 11-15 |
| *Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday (observed) - holiday |
Monday, January 18 |
| Classes begin |
Tuesday, January 19 |
| *Presidents’ Day - holiday |
Monday, February 15 |
| Semester mid-date |
Saturday, March 13 |
| Semester mid-break vacation |
Monday-Saturday, March 15-19 |
| Classes resume |
Monday, March 22 |
| Second eight-week classes begin |
Monday, March 22 |
| *Holiday |
Friday, March 26 |
| Classes resume |
Monday, March 29 |
| Priority registration for all students for Summer and Fall 2026 (1st Tuesday in April) |
Tuesday, April 6 |
| Last day to drop class without instructor signature (16-week classes) (75% of class complete) |
Wednesday, April 14 |
| Final examinations begin |
Thursday, May 13 |
| Commencement (Quad-Cities Campus) |
Thursday, May 20 |
| Commencement (East Campus) |
Friday, May 21 |
| Grades due |
Monday, May 24 by 5 pm |
| *Memorial Day (observed) - holiday |
Monday, May 31 |
Summer, 2027
June Start
| Classes begin |
Monday, June 7 |
| Final examinations |
Last meeting day of class |
| *Independence Day (observed) - holiday |
Monday, July 5 |
| Grades due (4-week classes) |
Wednesday, July 7 by 5 pm |
| Grades due (6-week classes) |
Tuesday, July 20 by 5 pm |
| Grades due (8-week classes) |
Tuesday, August 3 by 5 pm |
July Start
| *Holiday |
Monday, July 5 |
| Classes begin |
Tuesday, July 6 |
| Final examinations |
Last meeting day of class |
| Grades due |
Tuesday, August 3 by 5 pm |
*NOTE: Holidays - ALL College facilities are closed. Calendar is tentative and subject to change.
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