Academic Calendar Fall 2018
Aug. 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Faculty reports Aug. 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . District Conference Day DCCCD campuses and offices closed Aug. 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classes begin Aug. 27-Oct. 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First eight-week term Sept. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labor Day holiday Sept. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12th class day for 16-week term Oct. 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First eight-week term ends Oct. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No eight-week classes Oct. 23-Dec. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second eight-week term Nov. 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Last day to withdraw for 16-week term Nov. 22-25 . . . . . . . . . . . . Thanksgiving holiday, campus closed Dec. 10-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Final exams Dec. 14-Jan. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wintermester Dec. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grades due Dec. 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . College buildings and offices close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .for the holidays at end of workday
Spring 2019 Jan. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DCCCD campuses and offices open Jan. 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Faculty reports Jan. 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martin Luther King Jr. holiday Jan. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classes begin Jan. 22-March 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First eight-week term Feb. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12th class day for 16-week term Feb. 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classes will not meet March 1-3 . . . . Friday day classes will not meet. Friday evening, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Saturday and Sunday classes will meet March 11-15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spring Break, campus closed March 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First eight-week term ends March 25-26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No eight-week classes March 27-May 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second eight-week term April 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Last day to withdraw for 16-week term April 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holiday May 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graduation May 13-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Final exams May 17-June 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maymester May 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grades due
Summer 2019 May 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Memorial Day holiday June 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Summer I begins June 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fourth class day Summer I June 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12th class day 10-week summer term June 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Last day to withdraw Summer I July 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Final Exams/Summer I ends July 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fourth of July holiday July 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grades due/Summer II begins July 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fourth class day Summer II July 22 . . . . . . . . . . Last day to withdraw 10-week summer term July 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Last day to withdraw Summer II Aug. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Final exams/ Summer II and 10-week term end Aug. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grades due
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