| September 15 |
Deadline for early graduation petitions for early registration (submissions open August 1, 2026) |
| November 1 |
Spring degree/certificate petitions open (deadline for submissions March 1, 2027) |
| November 16-17 |
Group 1: Priority registration for EOPS/DSPS, members of the U.S. Armed Forces and veterans, foster youth, CalWORKs students, homeless youth, former homeless youth and students w/dependent children under 18 |
| November 18 |
Group 2 Note takers, early graduation, athletes, Puente, Umoja, student government officers |
| November 19-20 |
Group 3A Continuing students with 45-75 units |
| November 23-24 |
Group 3B Continuing with 0-44.99 units and CCAP DUEHS students |
| November 30 |
Group 3C Recent matriculated high school graduates |
| December 1 |
Group 3D Continuing students with 75.01-99 units |
| December 2 |
Group 3E New matriculated and returning students with less than 100 units |
| December 7 |
Group 4 Continuing and returning students over 100 degree applicable units or on 2nd semester probation/dismissal |
| January 4 |
Group 5 New non-matriculated |
| January 11 |
Group 6 Concurrent high school students |
| January 14 |
Group 7 All regular college students open/walk-in registration |
| January 18 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Campus Closed |
| January 25 |
Classes begin (16-week) |
| January 25 |
8-week classes begin (session 1) |
| February 5 |
Last day to drop full-term classes with eligibility for fee refund or credit |
| February 7 |
Last day to add full-term class – online |
| February 7 |
Last day to drop full term classes without a “W” appearing on transcript |
| February 8 |
14-week classes begin |
| February 12 |
Holiday - Lincoln's Birthday - college closed |
| February 13-14 |
No Sa/Su classes |
| February 15 |
Holiday - President's Day - college closed |
| February 22 |
12-week classes begin |
| March 1 |
Deadline for degree/certificate petitions (submissions open November 1, 2026) |
| March 21-27 |
Spring Break |
| March 29 |
8-week classes begin (session 2) |
| April 23 |
Last day to withdraw from a full-term course with a “W” appearing on transcript |
| May 21 |
Last day of instruction |
