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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.

  • January
    • 6th - Monday
      • College re-opens
    • 8th - 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)
    • 13th - Monday
      • Class work begins. (First class day of the academic session.)
    • 15th - Wednesday
      • Last day to enter a class without instructor permission.
    • 17th - Friday
      • Last day to drop courses without a grade.
      • Last day to drop classes and receive 100% tuition refund.
      • Last day to enter class for spring semester with instructor permission.
    • 20th - Monday
      • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (legal holiday)
    • 28th - Tuesday
      • Last day for reinstatement of students who failed to pay registration fees.
  • February
    • 11th - Tuesday
      • Last day to withdraw from classes and receive 50% tuition refund.
    • 13th - Thursday
      • Last day to file application for May graduation
    • 17th - Monday
      • President’s Day (legal holiday).
  • March
    • 1st - Saturday
      • First day of advance registration for Summer and Fall 2025
    • 8th - Saturday
      • End of first bi-term
    • 10th - Monday - 15th - Saturday
      • Spring Break (academic holiday)
    • 17th - Monday
      • Midterm
      • Beginning of second bi-term
      • 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.
  • April
    • 18th - Friday
      • Morning - one half day academic holiday
      • Afternoon - one-half day KCTCS holiday for Good Friday observance
  • May
    • 2nd - Friday
      • Last day for a student, at the discretion of instructor, to officially withdraw from a class and receive a grade of W.
    • 3rd - Saturday
      • End of class work.
    • 5th - Monday - 11th - Sunday
      • Final exams week
    • 11th - Sunday
      • End of spring semester
    • 13th - Tuesday - 14th Wednesday
      • Spring Commencement
 
  • May
    • 16th - 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)
    • 19th - Monday
      • Class work begins. (First class day of the academic session.)
    • 20th - 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
    • 23rd - Friday
      • Last day to withdraw from classes and receive 50% tuition refund
    • 26th - Monday
      • Memorial Day (legal holiday)
    • 28th - 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
    • 6th - Friday
      • Lasst 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
    • 10th - 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
    • 11th - Wednesday
      • Class work begins (First class day of the session)
    • 13th - 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
    • 19th - Thursday
      • Juneteenth (legal holiday)
    • 20th - Friday
      • Last day to file application for August graduation.
    • 25th - Wednesday
      • Last day to withdraw from classes and receive 50% tuition refund
  • July
    • 4th - Friday
      • Independence Day (legal holiday)
    • 10th - Thursday
      • Midterm
      • Last day for students, at their own discretion, to officially withdraw from class and receive a grade of W
    • 11th - Friday
      • Last day to change from credit to audit
  • August
    • 1st - Friday
      • Last day for a student, at the discretion of the instructor, to officially withdraw from a class and receive a grade of W.
    • 2nd - Saturday
      • End of class work
    • 4th - 5th - Monday - Tuesday
      • Final examinations
    • 5th - Wednesday
      • End of summer 8-week session
  • August
    • 13th - 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)
    • 18th - Monday
      • Class work begins (First class day of the academic session)
    • 20th - Wednesday
      • Last day to enter a class without instructor permission
    • 21st - Thursday
      • Last day to add a class (1st bi-term)
      • Last day to drop with 100% refund (1st bi-term)
    • 24th 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 eith 100% refund (16 week term)
  • September
    • 1st - Monday
      • Labor Day (legal holiday)
      • Last day to drop with 50% refund (1st bi-term)
    • 2nd - Tuesday
      • Last day for reinstatement of students who failed to pay registration fees
    • 12th - Friday
      • Last day to change from credit to audit (1st bi-term)
      • Withdraw without instructor consent (1st bi-term)
    • 15th - Monday
      • Last day to drop with 50% refund
  • October
    • 1st - Wednesday
      • First day of registration for Spring 2026
    • 3rd - Friday
      • Last day to file application for December graduation
      • Withdraw with instructor consent (1st bi-term)
    • 12th - Sunday
      • End of first bi-term
    • 13th - Monday - 18th - Saturday
      • Fall break (academic holiday)
    • 15th - Wednesday
      • Last day to change from credit to audit (16 week term)
      • Withdraw without instructor consent (16 week term)
    • 20th - Monday
      • Beginning of second bi-term
    • 23rd - Thursday
      • Last day to add a class (2nd bi-term)
      • Last day to drop with 100% refund (2nd bi-term)
  • November
    • 3rd - Monday
      • Last day to drop with 50% refund (2nd bi-term)
    • 17th - Monday
      • Last day to change from credit to audit (2nd bi-term)
      • Withdraw without instructor consent (2nd bi-term)
    • 27th - Thursday
      • Thanksgiving Day (legal holiday)
    • 28th - Friday
      • KCTCS holiday
    • 29th - Saturday
      • Academic holiday
  • December
    • 5th - Friday
      • Withdraw with instructor consent (16 week term)
      • Withdraw with instructor consent (2nd bi-term)
    • 6th - Saturday
      • End of class work
    • 8th - Monday - 14th - Sunday
      • Final examinations week
    • 14th - Sunday
      • End of fall semester
    • 16th - Tuesday
      • Fall commencement
    • 22nd - Monday - Jan 4th - Sunday
      • Institutional closing
  • December
    • 12th - 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)
    • 15th - Monday
      • Class work begins (First day of the session)
    • 16th - 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
    • 19th - Friday
      • Last day to withdraw from classes and receive 50% tuition refund
    • 29th - 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
    • 9th - Friday
      • Last day for a student, at the discretion of the instructor, to officially withdraw from a class and receive a grade of W
    • 10th - Sunday
      • End of class work
    • 10th - Saturday - 11th Sunday
      • Final examinations week
    • 11th Sunday
      • End of winter session
  • January
    • 5th - Monday
      • College Reopens
    • 7th - 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)
    • 12th - Monday
      • Class work begins (First class day of the academic session)
    • 14th -Wednesday
      • Last day to enter a class without instructor permission
      • Last day to add a class (1st bi-term)
    • 15th - Thursday
      • Last day to drop with 100% refund (1st bi-term)
    • 16th - Friday
      • Last day to drop courses without a grade
      • Last day to enter class for spring semester with instructor permission
    • 18th - Sunday
      • Last day to drop with 100% refund (16 week session)
    • 19th - Monday
      • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (legal holiday)
    • 26th - Monday
      • Last day to drop with 50% refund (1st bi-term)
    • 27th - Tuesday
      • Last day for reinstatement of students who failed to pay registration fees
  • February
    • 8th - Sunday
      • Last day to change from credit to audit (1st bi-term)
      • Withdraw without instructor consent (1st bi-term)
    • 9th - Monday
      • Last day to drop with 50% refund (16 week term)
    • 13th - Friday
      • Last day to file an application for May graduation
    • 16th -Monday
      • President’s Day (legal holiday)
  • March
    • 1st - Sunday
      • First day of registration for summer and fall 2026
    • 5th - Thursday
      • Withdraw with instructor consent (1st bi-term)
    • 8th - Sunday
      • End of first bi-term
    • 9th - Monday - 14th - Saturday
      • Spring break (academic holiday)
    • 10th - Tuesday
      • Last day to change from credit to audit (16 week term)
      • Withdraw without instructor consent (16 week term)
    • 16th - Monday
      • Midterm
      • Beginning of second bi-term
    • 19th - Thursday
      • Last day to add a class (2nd bi-term
      • Last day to drop with 100% refund (2nd bi-term)
    • 30th - Monday
      • Last day to drop with 50% refund (2nd bi-term)
  • April
    • 3rd - Friday
      • Morning – one half day academic holiday
      • Afternoon - one-half day KCTCS holiday for Good Friday observance
    • 12th - Sunday
      • Last day to change from credit to audit (2nd bi-term)
      • Withdraw without instructor consent (2nd bi-term)
  • May
    • 1st - Friday
      • Withdraw with instructor consent (16 week term)
      • Withdraw with instructor consent (2nd bi-term)
    • 2nd - Saturday
      • End of class work
    • 4th - Monday - 10th Sunday
      • Final exams week
    • 10th Sunday
      • End of spring semester
    • 12th - Thursday - 13th - Wednesday
      • Spring commencement
  • May
    • 15th - 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)
    • 18th - Monday
      • Class work begins (First class day of the session) 
    • 19th - 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
    • 22nd - Friday
      • Last day to withdraw from classes and receive 50% tuition refund
    • 25th - Monday
      • Memorial Day (legal holiday)
    • 27th - 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
    • 5th - 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
    • 9th - 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
    • 10th - Wednesday
      • Class work begins (First class day of the session)
    • 12th - 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
    • 19th - Friday
      • Juneteenth (legal holiday)
    • 24th - Wednesday
      • Last day to withdraw from classes and receive 50% tuition refund
    • 26th - Friday
      • Last day to file application for August graduation
  • July
    • 3rd - Friday
      • Independence Day observed (legal holiday)
    • 9th - 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
    • 31st - 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
    • 1st - Saturday
      • End of class work
    • 3rd - Monday - 4th - Thursday
      • Final examinations
    • 4th - Thursday
      • End of summer 8-week session