2025-2026 Calendar

2025-2026 Catalog [Effective Fall 2025]

Mar 14, 2025

Fall Semester 2025
August
Date
11	Faculty report; college services closed 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.; college opens at 1 p.m.; All-Employee Meeting 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. (mandatory for all employees)
13	Last day of registration
14	First day of Session 1 classes (Aug. 14-Oct. 8) and 16-week classes (Aug. 14-Dec. 12)
15	Last day for schedule adjustment for Session 1 and 16-week classes
September
1	Labor Day Holiday (college closed)
12	Midterm grades due for Session 1 classes
October
8	Last day of Session 1 classes (Aug. 14-Oct. 8)
9	College services closed; Staff Professional Development Day
9-15	Fall Break - no curriculum classes*
10	Final grades due by noon for Session 1 classes (Aug. 14-Oct. 8); midterm grades due for 16-week classes (Aug. 14-Dec. 12)
13-15	Curriculum Faculty Break
16	First day of Session 2 classes (Oct. 16-Dec 12)
31	Fall graduation verification deadline
November
14	Midterm grades due for Session 2 classes (Oct. 16-Dec. 12)
26	No curriculum classes; college closes at noon
27-28	Thanksgiving Break for students and faculty (college closed)
December
12	Last day of 16-week classes (Aug. 14-Dec. 12) and Session 2 classes (Oct. 16-Dec. 12)
15	All grades due by noon
16	Faculty holiday break begins
22	College closed to public; optional workday for employees
23-31	Holiday break (College closed); five holidays (Dec. 23-26 and Jan. 1); four mandatory leave days (Dec. 29, 30, 31, and Jan. 2)

Spring Semester 2026
January
Date
1	New Year’s Holiday (college closed)
5	College reopens; faculty and staff report
9	Last day of registration
12	First day of Session 1 classes (Jan. 12-March 6) and 16-week (Jan. 12-May 8) classes
13	Last day for schedule adjustment for Session 1 and 16-week classes
19	Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (college closed)
February
11	Midterm grades due for Session 1 classes (Jan. 12-March 6)
March
6	Session 1 classes (Jan. 12-March 6) end
9	Final grades due by noon for Session 1 classes (Jan. 12-March 6); midterm grades due for 16-week classes (Jan. 12-May 8)
9-13	Spring Break - no curriculum classes*
10	College services closed; Staff Professional Development Day
10-13	Curriculum Faculty Break
16	First day of Session 2 classes (March 16-May 8)
31	Spring graduation verification deadline (spring graduation and summer graduates who plan to participate in the ceremony)
April
3	Good Friday Holiday (college closed)
15	Midterm grades due for Session 2 classes (March 16-May 8)
28	Student Excellence Awards Ceremony (Honors Ceremony)
May
8	Last day of Session 2 classes (March 16-May 8) and 16-week classes (Jan. 12-May 8)
11	All grades due by noon
12	Discovery Day
14	Commencement (two ceremonies at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.)

Summer Term 2026
May
Date	Event
20	Faculty report
20	Last day for registration for 10-week courses
21	First day of classes for 10-week classes
22	Last day for schedule adjustment for 10-week courses
25	Memorial Day Holiday (college closed)
June
3	Last day of registration for 8-week courses
4	First day of classes for 8-week courses
5	Last day for schedule adjustment for 8-week courses
8	Summer graduation verification deadline
July
2	Midterm grades due for all sections
3	Independence Day Holiday observed (college closed)
29	Last day of classes
30	Grades due by noon
August
1	12-month Faculty Break begins Aug. 1

* Corporate & Continuing Ed classes in session as normal

The academic calendars on this page are for planning purposes and are subject to change based on action by the college administration, the GTCC Board of Trustees, the N. C. Community College System office, or the N.C. General Assembly.

Fall Semester 2025

Spring Semester 2026

Summer Term 2026