Academic Calendar
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.
| Month/Day | Fall 2023 Semester |
|---|---|
| AUGUST | |
| 9 | 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) | |
| 14 | Class work begins. (First class day of the academic session.) |
| 16 | Last day to enter a class without instructor permission. |
| 18 | Last day to drop classes and receive 100% tuition refund. |
| Last day to enter a class for fall semester with instructor permission. | |
| Last day to drop a course without a grade | |
| 28 | Last day for reinstatement of students who failed to pay registration fees. |
| SEPTEMBER | |
| 4 | Labor Day (legal holiday) |
| 12 | Last day to withdraw from classes and receive 50% tuition refund. |
| OCTOBER | |
| 1 | First day of advance registration for Spring 2024 |
| 7 | End of first bi-term |
| 8-15 | Fall break (academic holiday) |
| 16 | Midterm |
| Beginning of second bi-term | |
| Last day to change from credit to audit. | |
| Last day for students, at their discretion, to officially withdraw from class and receive a grade of W. | |
| NOVEMBER | |
| 23 | Thanksgiving Day (legal holiday) |
| 24 | KCTCS holiday |
| 25 | Academic holiday |
| DECEMBER | |
| 1 | Last day for a student, at the discretion of instructor, to officially withdraw from a class and receive a grade of W. |
| 2 | End of class work. |
| 4-10 | Final examinations |
| 10 | End of fall semester. |
| 14 | Fall Commencement |
| 16 | Institutional close begins (through Monday, January 1, 2024) |
| Month/Day | Winter Session |
|---|---|
| Dec 8 F | 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) |
| Dec 11 M | Class work begins (First day of the session) |
|
Dec 12 T |
Last day to drop classes and receive 100% tuition refund |
| Dec 12 T | Last day to enter an organized class for the winter session |
| Dec 12 F | Last day to drop a course without a grade |
| Dec 12 F | Last day to withdraw from classes and receive 50% tuition refund |
| Dec 25 M | Midterm |
| Dec 25 M | Last day for students, at their discretion, to officially withdraw from class and receive a grade of W |
| Dec 25 M | Last day to change from credit to audit |
| Jan 5 F | Last day for a student, at the discretion of the instructor, to officially withdraw from a class and receive a grade of W. |
| Jan 5 F | End of class work |
| Jan 6-7 Sa-Su | Final examinations |
| Jan 7 Su | End of winter session |
| Month/Day | Spring 2024 Semester |
|---|---|
| JANUARY | |
| 2 | College re-opens |
| 3 | 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) | |
| 8 | Class work begins. (First class day of the academic session.) |
| 10 | Last day to enter a class without instructor permission. |
| 12 | 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. | |
| 15 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (legal holiday) |
| 23 | Last day for reinstatement of students who failed to pay registration fees. |
| FEBRUARY | |
| 6 | Last day to withdraw from classes and receive 50% tuition refund. |
| 19 | President’s Day (legal holiday). |
| MARCH | |
| 1 | First day of advance registration for Summer and Fall 2024 |
| 2 | End of first bi-term |
| 3-10 | Spring Break (academic holiday) |
| 11 | 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. | |
| 29 |
Morning – one half day academic holiday Afternoon - one-half day KCTCS holiday for Good Friday observance |
| APRIL | |
| 26 | Last day for a student, at the discretion of instructor, to officially withdraw from a class and receive a grade of W. |
| 27 | End of class work. |
| 29 | Final exams begin |
| MAY | |
| 5 | Final exams end |
| End of spring semester | |
| 7/8 | Spring Commencement |
| Month/Day | Summer Intersession |
|---|---|
| MAY | |
| 10 | 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) |
| 13 | Class work begins (First class day of the session) |
| 14 | 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 | |
| 17 | Last day to withdraw from classes and receive 50% tuition refund |
| 22 | Midterm |
|
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 | |
| 27 | Memorial Day (legal holiday) |
| 31 |
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 | |
| JUNE | |
| 3 | Final examinations |
| End of summer intersession | |
| Month/Day | Summer 2024 8 Wk Session Academic Calendar |
|---|---|
| MAY | |
| 24 | Last day to arrange a student tuition and fee payment plan |
| JUNE | |
| 4 | 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) |
| 5 | Class work begins (First class day of the session) |
| 7 | 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 | Juneteenth (legal holiday) |
| 20 | Last day to withdraw from classes and receive 50% tuition refund |
|
JULY |
|
| 4 | Independence Day (legal holiday) |
| 5 | Midterm |
|
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 | |
| 26 |
Last day for a student, at the discretion of the instructor, to officially withdraw from a class and receive a grade of W |
| 27 | End of class work |
| 29-30 | Final examinations |
| 30 | End of summer 8-week session |
