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Academic Calendars

Our academic calendar will tell you everything you need to know about deadlines, registration timetables, tuition due dates, holidays, special events, vacations, and the beginning and end of each semester. If you need a copy of a calendar no longer listed on this webpage, please email octc.info@kctcs.edu.

  • May
    • 16 - Friday
      • Last day to pay tuition & fees to avoid cancellation of registration & late fee (students registering after this date must pay tuition the same day they register)
    • 19 - Monday
      • Class work begins. (First class day of the academic session.)
    • 20 - Tuesday
      • Last day to drop classes and receive 100% tuition refund
      • Last day to enter an organized class for the summer intersession
      • Last day to drop a course without a grade
    • 23 - Friday
      • Last day to withdraw from classes and receive 50% tuition refund
    • 26 - Monday
      • Memorial Day (legal holiday)
    • 28 - Wednesday
      • Midterm
      • Last day for students, at their own discretion, to officially withdraw from class and receive a grade of W
      • Last day to change from credit to audit
  • June
    • 6 - Friday
      • Last day for a student, at the discretion of the instructor, to officially withdraw from a class and receive a grade of W.
      • End of class work
      • Final examinations
      • End of summer intersession
  • June
    • 10 - Tuesday
      • Last day to pay tuition & fees to avoid cancellation of registration & late fee (students registering after this date must pay tuition the same day they register)
      • Last day to arrange a student tuition and fee payment plan
    • 11 - Wednesday
      • Class work begins (First class day of the session)
    • 13 - Friday
      • Last day to drop classes and receive 100% tuition refund
      • Last day to enter an organized class for the summer 8-week session
      • Last day to drop a course without a grade
    • 19 - Thursday
      • Juneteenth (legal holiday)
    • 20 - Friday
      • Last day to file application for August graduation.
    • 25th - Wednesday
      • Last day to withdraw from classes and receive 50% tuition refund
  • July
    • 4 - Friday
      • Independence Day, Campuses Closed
    • 10 - Thursday
      • Midterm
      • Last day for students, at their own discretion, to officially withdraw from class and receive a grade of W
    • 11 - Friday
      • Last day to change from credit to audit
  • August
    • 1 - Friday
      • Last day for a student, at the discretion of the instructor, to officially withdraw from a class and receive a grade of W.
    • 2 - Saturday
      • End of class work
    • 4 - 5 - Monday - Tuesday
      • Final examinations
    • 5 - Wednesday
      • End of summer 8-week session
  • August
    • 13 - Monday
      • Last day to arrange a student tuition and fee payment plan
      • Last day to pay to avoid cancellation of registration and late fee (students registering after this date must pay tuition the same day they register)
    • 18 - Monday
      • Class work begins (First class day of the academic session)
    • 20 - Wednesday
      • Last day to enter a class without instructor permission
    • 21 - Thursday
      • Last day to add a class, 1st bi-term
      • Last day to drop with 100% refund, 1st bi-term
    • 24 Sunday
      • Last day to enter a class for fall semester with instructor permission
      • Last day to drop a course without a grade
      • Last day to drop with 100% refund, 16 week term
  • September
    • 1 - Monday
      • Labor Day, Campuses Closed
      • Last day to drop with 50% refund, 1st bi-term
    • 2 - Tuesday
      • Last day for reinstatement of students who failed to pay registration fees
    • 12 - Friday
      • Last day to change from credit to audit, 1st bi-term
      • Withdraw without instructor consent, 1st bi-term
    • 15 - Monday
      • Last day to drop with 50% refund
  • October
    • 1- Wednesday
      • First day of registration for Spring 2026
    • 3 - Friday
      • Last day to file application for December graduation
      • Withdraw with instructor consent, 1st bi-term
    • 12th - Sunday
      • End of first bi-term
    • 13 - 18 -Monday - Saturday
      • Fall break (academic holiday), offices open, no classes
    • 15 - Wednesday
      • Last day to change from credit to audit, 16 week term
      • Withdraw without instructor consent, 16 week term
    • 20 - Monday
      • Beginning of 2nd bi-term
    • 23 - Thursday
      • Last day to add a class, 2nd bi-term
      • Last day to drop with 100% refund, 2nd bi-term
  • November
    • 3 - Monday
      • Last day to drop with 50% refund, 2nd bi-term
    • 17 - Monday
      • Last day to change from credit to audit, 2nd bi-term
      • Withdraw without instructor consent, 2nd bi-term
    • 27 - Thursday
      • Thanksgiving Day (legal holiday), Campuses Closed
    • 28 - Friday
      • KCTCS holiday, Campuses Closed
    • 29 - Saturday
      • Academic holiday, Campuses Closed
  • December
    • 5 - Friday
      • Withdraw with instructor consent, 16 week term
      • Withdraw with instructor consent, 2nd bi-term
    • 6 - Saturday
      • End of class work
    • 8 - 14 Monday - Sunday
      • Final examinations week
    • 14 - Sunday
      • End of fall semester
    • 16 - Tuesday
      • Fall commencement
    • 22 -  Jan. 4 - Monday - Sunday
      • Institutional closing, Campuses Closed
  • December
    • 12 - Friday
      • Last day to pay tuition & fees to avoid cancellation of registration & late fee (students registering after this date must pay tuition the same day they register)
    • 15 - Monday
      • Class work begins (First day of the session)
    • 16 - Tuesday
      • Last day to drop classes and receive 100% tuition refund
      • Last day to enter an organized class for the winter session
      • Last day to drop a course without a grade
    • 19 - Friday
      • Last day to withdraw from classes and receive 50% tuition refund
    • 29 - Monday
      • Last day for students, at their discretion, to officially withdraw from class and receive a grade of W
      • Last day to change from credit to audit
  • January
    • 9 - Friday
      • Last day for a student, at the discretion of the instructor, to officially withdraw from a class and receive a grade of W
    • 10 - Sunday
      • End of class work
    • 10 - 11 - Saturday - Sunday
      • Final examinations week
    • 11 Sunday
      • End of winter session
  • January
    • 5 - Monday
      • College Reopens
    • 7 - Wednesday
      • Last day to arrange a student tuition and fee payment plan
      • Last day to pay to avoid cancellation of registration & late fee (students registering after this date must pay tuition the same day they register)
    • 12 - Monday
      • Class work begins (First class day of the academic session)
    • 14 -Wednesday
      • Last day to enter a class without instructor permission
      • Last day to add a class, 1st bi-term
    • 15 - Thursday
      • Last day to drop with 100% refund, 1st bi-term
    • 16 - Friday
      • Last day to drop courses without a grade
      • Last day to enter class for spring semester with instructor permission
    • 18 - Sunday
      • Last day to drop with 100% refund, 16 week session
    • 19 - Monday
      • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, legal holiday, Campuses Closed
    • 26 - Monday
      • Last day to drop, 1st bi-term course, with 50% refund 
    • 27 - Tuesday
      • Last day for reinstatement of students who failed to pay registration fees
  • February
    • 8 - Sunday
      • Last day to change, 1st bi-term class, from credit to audit 
      • Last day to withdraw, from 1st bi-term class, without instructor consent 
    • 9 - Monday
      • Last day to drop with 50% refund, 16 week term
    • 13 - Friday
      • Last day to file an application for May graduation
    • 16 -Monday
      • President’s Day (legal holiday) Campuses Closed
  • March
    • 1 - Sunday
      • First day of registration for summer and fall 2026
    • 5 - Thursday
      • Last day to withdraw, from 1st bi-term class, with instructor consent 
    • 8 - Sunday
      • End of first bi-term
    • 9 - 14 -Monday - Saturday
      • Spring break (academic holiday), offices open
    • 10 - Tuesday
      • Last day to change from credit to audit, 16 week term
      • Last day to withdraw without instructor consent, 16 week term
    • 16 - Monday
      • Midterm
      • Beginning of 2nd bi-term
    • 19 - Thursday
      • Last day to add a class for 2nd bi-term
      • Last day to drop with 100% refund for 2nd bi-term
    • 30 - Monday
      • Last day to drop with 50% refund for 2nd bi-term
  • April
    • 3 - Friday
      • Morning – one half day academic holiday, offices open, no classes
      • Afternoon - one-half day KCTCS holiday for Good Friday observance, offices closed
    • 12 - Sunday
      • Last day to change from credit to audit, for 2nd bi-term
      • Withdraw without instructor consent, for 2nd bi-term
  • May
    • 1 - Friday
      • Last day to withdraw with instructor consent, for 16 week term
      • Last day to withdraw with instructor consent, for 2nd bi-term
    • 2 - Saturday
      • End of class work
    • 4 - 10 -Monday - Sunday
      • Final exams week
    • 10 Sunday
      • End of spring semester
    • 12-13 - Tuesday - Wednesday
      • Spring commencement
  • May
    • 15 - Friday
      • Last day to pay tuition & fees to avoid cancellation of registration & late fee (students registering after this date must pay tuition the same day they register)
    • 18 - Monday
      • Class work begins (First class day of the session) 
    • 19 - Tuesday
      • Last day to drop classes and receive 100% tuition refund
      • Last day to enter an organized class for the summer intersession
      • Last day to drop a course without a grade
    • 22 - Friday
      • Last day to withdraw from classes and receive 50% tuition refund
    • 25 - Monday
      • Memorial Day (legal holiday) Campuses Closed
    • 27 - Wednesday
      • Last day for students, at their own discretion, to officially withdraw from class and receive a grade of W
      • Last day to change from credit to audit
  • June
    • 5 - Friday
      • Last day for a student, at the discretion of the instructor, to officially withdraw from class and receive a grade of W
      • End of class work
      • Final examinations
      • End of summer intersession
  • June
    • 9 - Tuesday
      • Last day to pay tuition & fees to avoid cancellation of registration & late fee (students registering after this date must pay tuition the same day they register)
      • Last day to arrange a student tuition and fee payment plan
    • 10 - Wednesday
      • Class work begins (First class day of the session)
    • 12 - Friday
      • Last day to drop classes and receive 100% tuition refund
      • Last day to enter an organized class for the summer, 8-week session
      • Last day to drop a course without a grade
    • 19 - Friday
      • Juneteenth (legal holiday) Campuses Closed
    • 24 - Wednesday
      • Last day to withdraw from classes and receive 50% tuition refund
    • 26 - Friday
      • Last day to file application for August graduation
  • July
    • 3 - Friday
      • Independence Day observed (legal holiday) Campuses Closed
    • 9 - Thursday
      • Last day for students, at their own discretion, to officially withdraw from class and receive a grade of W
      • Last day to change from credit to audit
    • 31 - Friday
      • Last day for a student, at the discretion of the instructor, to officially withdraw from a class and receive a grade of W
  • August
    • 1 - Saturday
      • End of class work
    • 3-4 - Monday - Thursday
      • Final examinations
    • 4 - Thursday
      • End of summer 8-week session