2025-26 Academic Calendar
| Fall Term 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Priority registration for Military/Veteran students begins | March 31 |
| Priority registration for Continuing students begins | April 2 |
| New Student registration begins | April 14 |
| Tuition and Certificate of Residency Due | Aug. 6 |
| Resume 5-day work week | Aug. 11 |
| 41-week employees return | Aug. 11 |
| Faculty report to work (9 ½ month faculty) | Aug. 18 |
| New Faculty Orientation (initial session) | Aug. 18 |
| Week 0 Events and Activities | Aug. 18 - 22 |
| College Convocation | Aug. TBD |
| Classes begin (Classes can be added up to day prior to class start) | Aug. 25 |
| Labor Day Holiday (College closed) | Aug. 30- Sept. 1 |
| Last day to drop a class without a grade | Various |
| Last day to drop a class with a ‘W’ grade | Various |
| Late Start classes begin | Sept. 8 |
| Last day to apply for Graduation | Oct. 1 |
| Last day for 1st 7-week part-of-term classes | Oct. 10 |
| Final Grades due for 1st 7-week part-of-term classes at noon | Oct. 13 |
| Fall Break (No classes, College open) | Oct. 13-14 |
| Professional Development Symposium (No classes, College open) | Oct.14 |
| Midterm grades available to students online (full term & late start term) | Oct. 14 |
| Classes resume – Follow Monday Schedule | Oct.15 |
| Begin 2nd 7-week first day of class | Oct. 20 |
| No evening classes (College offices and Libraries close at 4:30 p.m.) | Nov. 26 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday (College closed) | Nov. 27-30 |
Classes resume (7 a.m.) | Dec. 1 |
| Last day of classes for 2nd 7-week | Dec. 6 |
| Commencement (subject to change) | Dec. 9 |
| Last day of classes for late start, 15-week part-of-term | Dec. 13 |
| Final grades due at noon for full term, late start, and 2nd 7-week | Dec. 16 |
| Final Grades available to students online | Dec. 17 |
| Winter Holiday (College closed) | Dec. 23 – Jan. 2 |
| Winter Session 2025-26 | |
|---|---|
| Priority registration for Military/Veteran students begins | Oct. 27 |
| Priority registration for Continuing students begins | Oct. 29 |
| New Student registration begins | Nov. 10 |
| Tuition and Certificate of Residency Due | Dec. 3 |
| Registration closes | Dec. 14 |
| Classes begin (registration closes on Dec. 15) | Dec. 15 |
| Winter Holiday (College closed) | Dec. 23 – Jan. 2 |
| College and Offices reopen | Jan. 5 |
| Last day to drop a class with a “W” grade | Varies |
| Last day of winter classes | Jan. 10 |
| Make-up day | Jan. 11 |
| Final Grades due at noon | Jan. 13 |
| Final Grades available to students online | Jan. 14 |
| Spring Term 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Priority registration for Military/Veteran students begins | Oct. 27 |
| Priority registration for Continuing students begins | Oct. 29 |
| New Student registration begins | Nov. 10 |
| Tuition and Certificate of Residency Due | Dec. 3 |
| No Pay course drops (students with a balance due) | Dec. 11 |
| Transfer Monitoring (financial aid disappears from students accounts during transfer monitoring) | Dec. 22-29, 2025 |
| Winter Holiday (College closed) | Dec. 23, 2025-Jan. 2, 2026 |
| College and Offices reopen | Jan. 5 |
| Faculty report to work (9 ½ month faculty) | Jan. 5 |
| New Faculty Orientation (Initial session) | Jan. 5 |
| Week 0 events and activities/Convocation | Jan. 5-9 |
| Classes Begin (Classes can be added up to day prior to class start) | Jan. 12 |
| Martin Luther King Birthday (College closed) | Jan. 19 |
| Last day to drop a class without a grade | Varies, see note* |
| Last day to drop a class with a ‘W’ grade | Varies, see note** |
| Late Start classes begin | Jan. 26 |
| 1st 7-week last day of class | Feb. 28 |
| Last day to apply for Graduation | March 1 |
| 1st 7 week makeup day | March 2 & 3 |
| Final Grades due for 1st 7-week part-of-term classes at noon | March 3 |
| Mid-Term Break (No classes; College open) | March 2-8 |
| 2nd 7-week first day part-of-term classes | March 9 |
| Midterm Grades posted and available to students online (15-week & late start classes) | March 12 |
| College closed | April 5 |
| last day of classes for 2nd 7-week part of term classes | April 26 |
| Last day of classes for late start and 15-week part-of-term | May 3 |
| Make-Up Day | May 4-5 |
| Four-Day schedule for College offices & libraries begins | May 11 |
| Final Grades due at noon | May 11 |
| Final Grades available to students online | May 12 |
| Commencement | May 6 |
| Summer Term 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Last Day to Apply for Graduation | March 1 |
| Priority Registration for Military/Veteran Students begins | March 30 |
| Priority Registration for Continuing Students begins | April 1 |
| New Student Registration begins | April 13 |
| Tuition and Certificate of Residency Due | May 6 |
| Classes Begin for 12-week and 1st 6-week part of term | May 18 |
| Last day for 41-week employees | May 21 |
| Memorial Day Holiday (College closed) | May 25 |
| Last Day to Drop Without Grade | Varies, see note* |
| Last Day to Drop with a “W” grade | Varies, see note** |
| Classes Begin for 8-week part of term | June 15 |
| Juneteenth Holiday (College closed) | June 22 |
| Classes End for 1st 6-week part of term | June 25 |
| Classes Begin 2nd 6-week part of term | June 29 |
| Final Grades Due at Noon for 1st 6-week part of term | June 29 |
| Final Grades Available to Students online for 1st 6-week part of term | June 30 |
| Independence Day Holiday observed (College closed) | July 2 |
| Classes end for 12-week, 8-week, and 2nd 6-week parts of term | Aug. 6 |
| Final Grades Due at Noon for 12-week, 8-week, and 2nd 6-week parts of term | Aug. 10 |
| 41-week employees return | Aug. 10 |
| Final Grades Available to Students online for 12-week, 8-week, and 2nd 6-week parts of term | Aug. 11 |
| Resume 5-day schedule | Aug. 10 |
**The last day to withdraw without a grade is prior to the completion of 20% of the course instructional time, which is equivalent to the 50% refund deadline. Go to www.hacc.edu, New Students, Register Online Guide, Add and Drop Deadlines
***The last day to withdraw with a withdrawal status is prior to the completion of 70% of class time for the part of term. Go to www.hacc.edu, New Students, Register Online Guide, Add and Drop Deadlines.
