Spring 2026 Academic Calendar
| Event | Main Session (January) Session 1 16 Weeks |
1st Eight Week (January) Session 8W1 8 Weeks |
12 Week (February) Session 12W 12 Weeks |
2nd Eight Week (March) Session 8W2 8 Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition Due & Enrollment Deadline | Jan 9 | Jan 9 | Feb 6 | March 13 |
| First Day of Class | Jan 12 | Jan 12 | Feb 9 | March 16 |
| Last day to add either on campus or in student self-service or via waitlist without faculty permission | Jan 14 | Jan 12 | Feb 10 | March 16 |
| Last day to add with written faculty permission | Jan 18 | Jan 15 | Feb 13 | March 19 |
| Last day to drop and receive a 100% refund | Jan 18 | Jan 15 | Feb 13 | March 19 |
| Last day to drop without receiving a “W” grade | Jan 18 | Jan 15 | Feb 13 | March 19 |
| BEGIN USE OF ONLINE WITHDRAW FORM—ONLY WAY TO WITHDRAW—IN STUDENT SELF-SERVICE | Jan 19 | Jan 16 | Feb 14 | March 20 |
| Martin Luther King Jr Holiday | January 19 | January 19 | January 19 | January 19 |
| Last day to withdraw and receive a 50% refund | Feb 9 | Jan 26 | March 2 | March 30 |
| President’s Day Holiday | February 16 | February 16 | February 16 | February 16 |
| Summer & Fall Registration Starts | March 1 | March 1 | March 1 | March 1 |
| Graduation Application Deadline | March 20 | March 20 | March 20 | March 20 |
| Last day to change from Credit to Audit | March 8 | Feb 8 | March 22 | April 12 |
| Mid-Term | March 8 | Feb 8 | March 22 | April 12 |
| Last day to withdraw in SELF-SERVICE without the instructor’s permission and receive a grade of ‘W’ | March 8 | Feb 8 | March 22 | May 1 |
| Spring Break | March 9-15 | March 9-15 | March 9-15 | March 9-15 |
| Good Friday (College closes at noon) | April 3 | April 3 | April 3 | April 3 |
| Last day for students to request withdraw permission in SELF-SERVICE and receive “W” grade | May 1 | Feb 27 | May 1 | May 1 |
| End of Class Work | May 1 | Feb 27 | May 1 | May 1 |
| Final Exam Week | May 4-10 | May 4-10 | May 4-10 |
You may email a request for drop during the 100% timeframe. Please send class information and your student ID# via your student email account to jf-records-office@kctcs.edu. Request email must be received by 11:59 p.m. on the deadline date. The Online Withdraw Form can be found within Student Self-Service.
