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2026-27 Academic Calendar

Fall Quarter 2026 (26/FA)

Notable Day Date
Current Student registration begins (50 hrs. +) April 30 (Th)
Current Student registration begins (less than 50 hrs.) May 4 (M)
General Registration begins May 7 (Th)
Deadline for completing/submitting FAFSA July 1 (W)
Academic Affairs Day August 31 (M)
Curriculum & Assessment Day September 1 (T)
Faculty Development Day September 2 (W)
Instructional Work Days September 3 & 4 (Th-F)
Labor Day/College Closed September 7 (M)
26/FA Classes Begin September 8 (T)
Census Date - First 5 weeks September 15 (T)
Census Date - 11 week September 22 (T)
**Last Day to Drop/Withdraw Lookup per course
Census Date - Second 5 weeks October 27 (T)
26/FA Classes End November 23 (M)
Instructional Work Days November 24 & 25 (T-W)
Fall Break/College Closed November 26 & 27 (Th-F)

Winter Quarter 2026-27 (26/WI)

Notable Day Date
Current Student registration begins (50 hrs. +) September 16 (W)
Current Student registration begins (less than 50 hrs.) September 18 (F)
General Registration begins September 24 (Th)
Deadline for completing/submitting FAFSA Oct 1 (Th)
12-month Faculty Instructional Work Days December 1-3 (T-Th)
Instructional Workday December 4 (F)
26/WI Classes Begin December 7 (M)
**Last Day to Drop/Withdraw Lookup per course
Census Date - First 5 weeks December 14 (M)
Census Date December 21 (M)
Last Day of Classes before Holiday Break December 23 (W)
Last Day for Staff before Holiday Break December 24 (Th)
Winter Break/College Closed Dec. 25 - Jan. 1 (F-F)
Winter Break Ends; Classes Resume January 4 (M)
Martin Luther King Jr Day/College Closed Jan. 18 (M)
Census Date - Second 5 weeks February 12 (F)
26/WI Classes End February 25 (Th)
Instructional Work Day February 26 (F)

Spring Quarter 2026-27 (26/SP)

Notable Day Date
Deadline for completing/submitting FAFSA Jan 1 (F)
Current Student registration begins (50 hrs. +) Jan. 7 (Th)
Current Student registration begins (less than 50 hrs.) Jan. 12 (T)
General Registration begins Jan. 15 (F)
Academic Affairs Day March 1 (M)
Faculty Development Day March 2 (T)
Instructional Work Days March 3 - 5 (W-F)
26/SP Classes Begin March 8 (M)
Census Date - First 5 weeks March 15 (M)
Census Date March 22 (M)
Spring Break/No Classes March 27-28 (Sa-Su)
**Last Day to Drop/Withdraw Lookup per course
Census Date - Second 5 weeks April 23 (F)
MCC Graduation TBD
26/SP Classes End May 23 (Su)
Instructional Work Days May 24 & 25 (M-T)
12-month Faculty Instructional Work Day May 26 & 27 (W-Th)
Memorial Day/College Closed May 31 (M)

Summer Quarter 2027 (27/SS)

Notable Day Date
Deadline for completing/submitting FAFSA Mar 1 (M)
Current Student registration begins (50 hrs. +) March 17 (W)
Current Student registration begins (less than 50 hrs.) March 22 (M)
General Registration begins March 25 (Th)
27/SS Classes Begin for 10-week & First 5-week Sessions June 1 (T)
Census Date - First 5 weeks June 8 (T)
Census Date June 15 (T)
Juneteenth Holiday/College Closed June 18 (F)
**Last Day to Drop/Withdraw Lookup per course
27/SS Classes End for First 5-week Sessions July 2 (F)
Independence Day/College Closed July 5 (M)
27/SS Classes Begin for Second 5-week Sessions July 6 (T)
Census Date - Second 5 weeks July 13 (T)
27/SS Classes End for Second 5-week and 10-week Sessions August 9 (M)
12-month Faculty Instructional Work Days August 10 - 11 (T-W)

2026-27 Employee Workdays

Month Nine-Month Faculty Twelve-Month Faculty Twelve-Month Staff
July     23
August 1 1 21
September 21 21 22
October 22 22 22
November 18 18 21
December 14 17 23
January 19 19 21
February 20 20 20
March 23 23 23
April 22 22 22
May 17 19 21
June   21 22
July   21  
August   8  
TOTAL 177 232 261

Twelve-Month Staff - Holiday Schedule

Holiday Number of Days Dates
Labor Day 1 Day September 7, 2026 (M)
Thanksgiving Break 2 Days November 26-27, 2026 (Th-F)
Holiday Break 6 Days December 25, 2026 - January 1, 2027 (F-F)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day 1 Day January 18, 2027 (M)
Memorial Day 1 Day May 31, 2027 (M)
Juneteenth Holiday 1 Day June 18, 2027 (F)
Independence Day 1 Day July 5, 2027 (M)
Total: 13 Day  

Academic Date Definitions

The Term Census Date is the 15th day of the term for the academic quarter.

The Sub-term Census Date is the eighth (8th) day of a five-week sub-term. (There are two five-week sub-terms scheduled within each academic quarter.)

For classes that begin and end within a five-week sub-term and are scheduled for fewer than eight (8) consecutive calendar days, the Census Date is the first day of class.

These dates may be referred to collectively as the Census Date(s) and are listed on the Academic Calendar page of the MCC website.

*Census Dates: The census dates are used to determine enrollment figures and student eligibility for financial aid disbursements. Instructors officially report student class attendance/participation on or before the census date to the Records and Financial Aid Offices.

**Last Day to Drop: The last day to drop (also referred to as the census date) means the last day to drop a class with no charge. These dates are automatically calculated based on the start date of a term.

***Last Day to Withdraw: The last day to withdraw means withdrawing from a class with a grade of W.

The last day to drop a class without being charged (Census Date) is listed in the Important Dates. Students must drop by 11:59 p.m. on that day to receive a full refund. After that, students will be charged for the class.

Note: Schedule changes may have implications for students on Financial Aid. Prior to any schedule changes, check with the Financial Aid office.

For additional information about your Financial Aid refund, please refer to the Major Financial Dates Calendar.

MCC delivers refunds through BankMobile Disbursements. Refund management coordination is subject to vendor terms and conditions.