Academic Calendar
2025 - 2026 Academic Calendars
August
August 18 - Fall 2025 full-term and 1st 8-week sessions begin
August 18 - 22 - No penalty drop period for 1st 8-week session classes
August 18 - 29 - No penalty drop period for full-term classes
August 19 - 22 - Add period for 1st 8-week session classes (instructor consent required)
August 19 - 29 - Add period for full-term classes (instructor consent required)
September
September 1 - Labor Day (All campuses closed)
September 19 - Last day to withdraw from 1st 8-week classes/session
October
October 10 - Finals for 1st 8-week classes
October 10 - Midterm for Fall 2025
October 13 - 14 - Fall Break (no classes)
October 14 - Grades due at midnight for 1st 8-week classes
October 15 - 2nd 8-week classes begin
October 16 - Last day to add without penalty 2nd 8-week session classes
October 20 - 24 - Homecoming Week
October 21 - Last day to drop without penalty 2nd 8-week session classes
October 24 - Last day to withdraw from full-term classes/session
October 27 - First day to register for Spring and Summer 2026 classes
October 27 - 31 - Advising Week
November
November 17 - Last day to withdraw from 2nd 8-week classes/session
November 26 - 28 - Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes) College closes noon on Wednesday, November 26
December
December 5 - Fall 2025 full-term and 2nd 8-week classes end
December 8 - 12 - Finals
December 16 - Grades due at midnight for full-term and 2nd 8-week classes
December 25 - 31 - Winter Break (all campuses closed)
January
January 1 - 2 - Winter Break (all campuses closed)
January 12 - Spring 2026 classes begin
January 16 - Last day to drop without penalty 1st 8-week session classes
January 23 - No penalty drop period for full-term classes
February
February 11 - Last day to withdraw from 1st 8-week classes/session
March
March 4 - Finals for 1st 8-week classes
March 5 - Midterm for Spring 2026
March 6 - Grades due at midnight for 1st 8-week classes
March 9 - 13 - Spring Break (no classes)
March 16 - 2nd 8-week classes begin
March 20 - Last day to drop without penalty for 2nd 8-week session classes
March 25 - Last day to withdraw from full-term classes/session
March 30 - First day to register for Fall 2026 classes
March 30 - 31 - Advising Week
April
April 1 - 2 - Advising Week
April 3 - Spring Holiday (all campuses closed)
April 15 - Last day to withdraw from 2nd 8-week classes/session
April 23 - District Music Contest (no classes - Scottsbluff Campus only)
May
May 1 - Spring 2026 full-term and 2nd 8-week classes end
May 4 - 8 - Finals
May 9 - 2026 Graduation
May 12 - Grades due at midnight for full-term and 2nd 8-week classes
May
May 25 - Memorial Day (All campuses closed)
May 26 - Summer 2026 8- and 5-week sessions begin
May 28 - Last day to drop class without penalty for 5-week session classes
June
June 1 - Last day to drop/add without penalty 8-week session classes
June 12 - Last day to withdraw from 5-week classes/session
June 24 - Last day to withdraw from 8-week classes/sessions
June 26 - 5-week session ends
June 30 - Grades due at midnight for 5-week session
July
July 3 - Independence Day Holiday (All campuses closed)
July 17 - 8-week session ends
July 21 - Grades due at midnight for 8-week session
Calendar dates are subject to change.