Please note:
a. Employees who work on the Harrisburg Campus should work with their supervisor to determine their working modality for March 5.
b. Only essential personnel from the Facilities and Real Estate Department and the Public Safety and Security Department should report to the Harrisburg Campus.
c. During this time, on-campus resources at the Harrisburg Campus will not be available.
d. Students can access the Welcome Center, financial aid, academic advising, career services, admissions and the bursar online or at another HACC campus.
e. All classes on March 5, 2026 (a spring break date), will be canceled, through distance education or moved to another location. Students with classes on this date should confer with their instructor.
f. Employees with external partners should share this information accordingly.
| Fall Term 2027 | |
|---|---|
| Priority registration for Military/Veteran students begins | March 29 |
| Priority registration for Continuing students begins | March 31 |
| New Student registration begins | April 12 |
| Tuition and Certificate of Residency Due | Aug. 4 |
| Transfer Monitoring (financial aid disappears from students accounts during transfer monitoring) | TBD |
| Transfer Monitoring (financial aid disappears from students accounts during transfer monitoring) | TBD |
| Resume five-day work week | Aug. 16 |
| 41-week employees return | Aug. 16 |
| Faculty report to work (9 ½ month faculty) | Aug. 23 |
| New Faculty Orientation (initial session) | Aug. 23 |
| Week 0 events and activities/Convocation | Aug. 23-27 |
| Classes begin (Classes can be added up to day prior to class start) | Aug. 30 |
| Labor Day Holiday (College closed) | Sept. 4-6 |
| Last day to drop a class without a grade | Various |
| Last day to drop a class with a ‘W’ grade | Various |
| Late Fall classes begin | Sept. 13 |
| Last day to apply for Graduation | Oct. 1 |
| Last day for 1st 7-week part-of-term classes | Oct. 17 |
| Final grades due for 1st 7-week part-of-term classes | Oct. 18 |
| Fall Break (No classes, College open) | Oct. 18-19 |
| Professional Development Symposium (No classes, College open) | Oct. 19 |
| Classes resume – Follow Monday Schedule | Oct. 20 |
| Begin 2nd 7-week part-of-term classes | Oct. 25 |
| No evening classes (College offices and Libraries close at 4:30 PM) | Nov. 24 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday (College closed) | Nov. 25-28 |
| Classes resume | Nov. 29 |
| Last day of classes for 2nd 7 week part-of-term | Dec. 12 |
| Last day of classes for 15-week part-of-term & late start | Dec. 19 |
| Commencement (subject to change) | TBD |
| Final Grades due at noon | Dec. 20 |
| Final Grades available to students online | Dec. 21 |
| Winter Holiday (College closed) | Dec. 24 - Jan. 2 |
| Winter Term 2027-28 | |
|---|---|
| Priority registration for Military/Veteran students begins | Oct. 25 |
| Priority registration for Continuing students begins | Oct. 27 |
| New Student registration begins | Nov. 8 |
| Tuition and Certificate of Residency Due | Dec. 1 |
| No Pay course drops (students with a balance due) | TBD |
| Transfer Monitoring (financial aid disappears from students accounts during transfer monitoring) | TBD |
| Registration closes | Dec. 19 |
| Winter Classes begin | Dec. 20 |
| Winter Holiday (College closed) | Dec. 24 - Jan. 2 |
| College, Offices & Libraries reopen | Jan. 3 |
| Last day to drop a class with a 'W' grade | Various |
| Last day of Winter classes | Jan. 14 |
| Make up day | Jan. 15 |
| Final Grades due at noon | Jan. 18 |
| Final Grades available to students online | Jan. 19 |
| Spring Term 2028 | |
|---|---|
| Priority registration for Military/Veteran students begins | Oct. 25 |
| Priority registration for Continuing students begins | Oct. 27 |
| New Student registration begins | Nov. 8 |
| Tuition and Certificate of Residency Due | Dec. 1 |
| No Pay course drops (students with a balance due) | TBD |
| Transfer Monitoring (financial aid disappears from students accounts during transfer monitoring) | TBD |
| Winter Holiday (College closed) | Dec. 24 - Jan. 2 |
| College, Offices & Libraries reopen | Jan. 3 |
| Faculty report to work (9 ½ month faculty) | Jan. 10 |
| New Faculty Orientation (Initial session) | Jan. 10 |
| Week 0 events and activities | Jan. 10-14 |
| Martin Luther King Birthday (College closed) | Jan. 17 |
| Classes Begin (Classes can be added up to day prior to class start) | Jan. 18 |
| Last day to drop a class without a grade | Various |
| Last day to drop a class with a 'W' grade | Various |
| Late Spring classes begin | Jan. 31 |
| Last day for 1st 7-week part-of-term classes | March 5 |
| Make-up Day for 1st 7-week part-of-term classes | TBD |
| Last day to apply for Graduation | March 1 |
| Final grades due for 1st 7-week part-of-term classes | March 7 |
| Mid-Term Break (No classes; College open) | March 6-12 |
| Begin 2nd 7-week part-of-term classes | March 13 |
| College closed | April 16 |
| Last day of classes for 2nd 7 week part-of-term classes | April 30 |
| Make-Up Days | May 2-3 |
| Last day of classes for 15 week part-of-term & late start | May 7 |
| Commencement (subject to change) | TBD |
| Final Grades due at noon | May 15 |
| Four-Day schedule for College offices & libraries begins | May 15 |
| Final Grades available to students online | May 16 |
| Summer Term 2027-28 | |
|---|---|
| Priority Registration for Military/Veteran Students begins | March 27 |
| Priority Registration for Continuing Students begins | March 29 |
| New Student Registration begins | April 10 |
| Tuition and Certificate of Residency Due | May 3 |
| Four-Day schedule for College offices & libraries begins | May 15 |
| Classes Begin for 12-week and 1st 6-week part of term (Classes can be added up to day prior to class start) | May 22 |
| Last day for 41-week employees | May 25 |
| Memorial Day Holiday (College closed) | May 29 |
| Last Day to Drop Without Grade | Various |
| Last Day to Drop with a “W” grade | Various |
| Juneteenth (College Closed) | June 19 |
| Classes Begin for 8-week part of term (Classes can be added up to day prior to class start) | June 20 |
| Classes End for 1st 6-week part of term | June 29 |
| Classes Begin 2nd 6-week part of term (Classes can be added up to day prior to class start) | July 3 |
| Final Grades Due at Noon for 1st 6-week part of term | July 3 |
| Independence Day Holiday (College closed) | July 4 |
| Final Grades Available to Students online for 1st 6-week part of term | July 5 |
| Classes end for 12-week, 8-week, and 2nd 6-week parts of term | Aug. 10 |
| Final Grades Due at Noon for 12-week, 8-week, and 2nd 6-week parts of term | Aug. 14 |
| 41-week employees return | Aug. 14 |
| Resume 5-day schedule | Aug. 14 |
| Final Grades Available to Students online for 12-, 8-, and 2nd 6-week parts of term | Aug. 15 |