2025-2026 DCC College Catalog 
  
    Jul 08, 2025  
2025-2026 DCC College Catalog

2025-2026 Academic Calendar


DANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 

2025-2026 ACADEMIC CALENDAR  

FALL 2025 Dates for 16-week semester  

 

Advising and Registration for Fall and Summer Semester 

April 1, 2025 - August 20, 2025

Final week for Fall Registration 

August 12 - August 20, 2025

Bookstore dates for financial aid charges 

August 7 - September 10 , 2025

Last day to add new class(es)  

August 20, 2025

Payment of tuition 

April 1, 2025 - August 20, 2025

Faculty Planning and Preparation days  

August 18 - August 20, 2025

Fall Convocation - college closed from 8:00 am - 1:00 pm  

August 19, 2025

Division Meetings 

August 20, 2025 

Classes begin 

August 21, 2025 

Swaps/Drops only (cannot be processed without approval of instructor) 

August 21, 2025 - August 27, 2025

Holiday - No classes (Labor Day) 

September 1, 2025

Last day to withdraw with Full Tuition Refund 

September 8, 2025 

Mid-term grades posted 

October 15 - October 21, 2025

Last day to withdraw without mitigating circumstances “W” grade issued 

October 27, 2025

Election Day - no classes, campus open 

November 4, 2025

Advising and Registration for Spring Semester 

November 1- December 23, 2025, January 5, 2026 - January 9, 2026

No Classes - Faculty Research Day (college closes at noon) 

November 26, 2025

Holiday - No classes (Thanksgiving) 

November 27- November 28, 2025

Fall Graduation Application Deadline (no exceptions)  

November 15, 2025

Classes End 

December 10, 2025

Final Exams 

December 11 - December 17, 2025

Grades due  

December 19, 2025

Faculty Planning and Preparation days  

December 18 - December 23, 2025

College Closes at 12:00 p.m.

December 24, 2025

College Closed

December 25, 2025 - January 4, 2026

   

FALL 2025 Dates for 1st 8-week session 

 

Bookstore dates for financial aid charges 

August 7 - September 10, 2025

Classes begin 

August 21, 2025

Swaps/Drops only (cannot be processed without approval of instructor) 

August 21 - August 27, 2025

Last day to withdraw with Full Tuition Refund 

August 28, 2025

Last day to withdraw without mitigating circumstances “W” grade issued 

September 22, 2025 

Classes End 

October 15, 2025

 

 

FALL 2025 Dates for 2nd 8-week session 

 

Bookstore dates for financial aid charges 

October 9- October 23, 2025 

Classes begin 

October 16, 2025

Swaps/Drops only (cannot be processed without approval of instructor) 

October 16, 2025 - October 21, 2025 

Last day to withdraw with Full Tuition Refund 

October 24, 2025 

Election Day - no classes, campus open 

November 4, 2025 

Last day to withdraw without mitigating circumstances “W” grade issued 

November 15, 2025

Classes End 

December 12, 2025 

 

 

SPRING 2026 Dates for 16-week semester 

 

Advising and Registration for Spring Semester 

Nov. 1, 2025 - Dec. 23, 2025, Jan. 5-9, 2026

Holiday, College Closed (New Year’s Day observed) 

January 1, 2026

Bookstore dates for financial aid charges ***** 

****January 2 - February 2 , 2026

Final week for Spring Registration  

January 5 - January 9, 2026

Payment of Tuition  

***Nov. 1, 2025 - January 9, 2026

Faculty Planning and Preparation days 

January 5 - January 9, 2026

Spring Convocation - college closed from 8:00 am - 1:00 pm  

January 7, 2026

Division Meetings 

January 8, 2026

Last day to add new class(es) (before class begins)  

January 9, 2026

Classes begin  

January 12, 2026

Swaps/Drops only (cannot be processed without approval of instructor) 

January 12 - January 16, 2026

Holiday, no classes (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) 

January 19, 2026 

Last day to withdraw with full tuition refund 

January 29, 2026 

Spring Graduation Application deadline (no exceptions) 

February 15, 2026 

Spring break - no classes 

March 9 - March 13, 2026

Mid - term grades posted 

March 2 - March 7, 2026

Last day to withdraw without mitigating circumstances “W” grade issued 

March 27, 2026

Advising and Registration for Summer Semester 

April 1, 2026 - May 15, 2026

Classes End 

May 4 , 2026

Final Exams  

May 5, 2026 - May 11, 2026

Grades due 

May 13, 2026 

Faculty Planning and Preparation days 

May 12-May 16, 2026 

Graduation  

May 16, 2026 

*****Students charging financial aid may preorder books starting Dec. 21, 2025. Purchases will be available for shipping or in-store pickup starting Jan. 05, 2026.

 

 

 

 

SPRING 2026 Dates for 1st  8-week session 

 

Bookstore dates for financial aid charges ***** 

January 2 - February 2, 2026 

Classes begin 

January 12, 2026 

Swaps/Drops only (cannot be processed without approval of instructor) 

January 12, 2026 - January 16, 2026 

Last day to withdraw with Full Tuition Refund 

January 20, 2026

Last day to withdraw without mitigating circumstances “W” grade issued 

February 13, 2026 

Classes End 

March 7, 2026 

*****Students charging financial aid may preorder books starting Dec. 21, 2025. Purchases will be available for shipping or in-store pickup starting Jan. 05, 2026.

 

 

 

SPRING 2026 Dates for 2nd 8-week session 

 

Bookstore dates for financial aid charges 

March 9 - March 23, 2026

Classes begin 

March 16, 2026 

Swaps/Drops only (cannot be processed without approval of instructor) 

March 16 - March 20, 2026

Last day to withdraw with Full Tuition Refund 

March 23, 2026

Last day to withdraw without mitigating circumstances “W” grade issued 

April 15, 2026

Classes End 

May 6, 2026

 

 

SUMMER 2026 Dates for 10-week session  

 

Summer Graduation Application deadline (no exceptions) 

March 15, 2026

Advising and Registration for Summer Semester 

April 1, 2026 - May 15, 2026

Payment of tuition for Summer Session 

***April 1, 2026 - May 15, 2026

Final week for registration for Summer 

May 11, 2026 - May 15, 2026

Bookstore dates for financial aid charges 

May 11 - June 1, 2026

Last day to add a class (before classes begin) 

May 15, 2026

Classes begin (10-week session and First 5 weeks) 

May 18, 2026

Swaps/Drops only (cannot be processed without approval of instructor) 

May 18 - May 22, 2026

Holiday, no classes (Memorial Day)  

May 26, 2025 

Last day to withdraw with Full Tuition Refund 

May 28, 2026

Holiday, no classes (Juneteenth)  

June 19, 2026

Holiday, no classes (Independence Day)  

July 4, 2026 

Last day to withdraw without mitigating circumstances “W” grade issued 

June 29, 2026

Classes end  

July 29, 2026

 

 

SUMMER 2026 Dates for first 5-week session 

 

Bookstore dates for financial aid charges 

May 11 - June 1, 2026

Classes begin 

May 18, 2026

Swaps/Drops only (cannot be processed without approval of instructor) 

May 18 - May 22, 2026

Last day to withdraw with Full tuition refund 

May 26, 2026

Last day to withdraw without mitigating circumstances “W” grade issued 

June 8, 2026

Holiday, no classes (Juneteenth) 

June 19, 2026 

Classes End 

June 24, 2026

 

 

SUMMER 2026 Dates for second 5-week session  

 

Bookstore dates for financial aid charges 

June 18- July 1, 2026

Classes begin  

June 25, 2026

Swaps/Drops only (cannot be processed without approval of instructor) 

June 26 - July 1, 2026

Last day to withdraw with Full tuition refund 

June 29, 2026

Holiday, no classes (Independence Day)  

July 4, 2026 

Last day to withdraw without mitigating circumstances “W” grade issued 

July 15, 2026 

Classes End 

July 29, 2026

 

 

 

***Payment of Tuition: (A) Early registration: Students are expected to have all payment arrangements, including financial aid, finalized at least 30 calendar days prior to the first day of classes. (B) Standard registration: Students registering within 30 days of the first day of classes are expected to have all payment arrangements finalized, including financial aid, within seven calendar days of registration. All students are expected to finalize tuition payment, including financial aid, with the appropriate DCC office prior to attending any class(es). Failure to pay for classes, including with financial aid, can result in classes being removed from the student’s schedule.