2025-26 Academic Calendar
Fall 2025 Semester
August 18 - Fall 2025 Semester Classes Begin*
August 25 - Online Classes Begin*
September 1 - Labor Day-College Closed
September 19 - All-Staff Advising & Assessment Day, No Classes
September 22 - Online 12-Week Classes Begin*
September 23 - Last Day to Enroll in Fall 2025 12-Week Online Classes
October 13 - Midterm
October 19 - Online First Eight-Week Classes End
October 20 - Online Second Eight-Week Classes Begin*
October 21 - Last Day to Enroll in Fall 2025 Second Eight-Week Online Courses
October 23-24 - Fall Break
October 24 - College Closed (Fall Break)
November 26-28 - Thanksgiving Break - No Classes (Offices open November 26 until noon)
December 8-12 - Final Exam Week
December 12 - Last Day of Fall Semester
December 14 - Fall Semester Online Classes End
December 24 - January 2 - Offices Closed
Winterim Classes
December 23 - January 18 - Winterim Online Classes
Spring 2026 Semester
January 5 - Offices Re-Open
January 12 - Classes Begin*
January 19 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day - College Closed
January 20 - Online Classes Begin*
January 21 - Last Day to Enroll in Spring 2026 First Eight-Week Online Courses
January 22 - Last Day to Enroll in Spring 2026 16-Week Online Courses
February 9 - Online 12-Week Classes Begin*
February 10 - Last Day to Enroll in Spring 2026 12-Week Online Courses
March 6 - Midterm
March 15 - Online First Eight-Week Classes End
March 16 - Online Second Eight-Week Classes Begin*
March 16-20 - Spring Break
March 17 - Last Day to Enroll in Spring 2026 Second Eight-Week Online Courses
March 20 - College Closed
April 17 - Faculty Planning Day, No Afternoon Classes
May 4-8 - Finals Week
May 8 - Last Day of Spring Semester/Commencement
May 10 - Online 16-Week, 12-Week, and Second Eight-Week Classes End
Summer 2026 Session
May 11 - Career & Technical Education Session Begins*
May 25 - Memorial Day-College Closed
May 26 - Online First Eight-Week Summer Term Classes Begin*
May 27 - Last Day to Enroll in Summer 26 Eight-Week Online Courses
June 1 - Summer Session I, Arts and Sciences Classes Begin*
June 8 - Online Second Eight-Week Courses Begin*
June 9 - Last Day to Enroll in Summer 2026 Second Eight-Week online Courses
June 26 - Summer Session I, Arts and Sciences Classes End
June 26 - Career & Technical Education Session Ends
July 2 - Last Day to Enroll in Summer 2026 Online Four-Week Term
July 3 - Independence Day Observance-College Closed
July 6 - Summer Session II, Arts & Sciences Classes Begin*
July 6 - Online Four-Week Courses Begin*
July 19 - Online First Eight-Week Summer Term Classes End
July 31 - Summer Session II, Arts & Sciences Classes End
August 2 - Online Four-Week Courses End
August 2 - Online Second Eight-Week Courses End
* Tuition and fees due. Paid in full or enrolled in Nelnet Tuition payment plan through SWCC business office.
2024-25 Academic Calendar
Fall 2024 Semester
August 21 - Fall 2024 Semester Classes Begin*
August 27 - Online Classes Begin*
September 2 - Labor Day-College Closed
September 20 - All-Staff Advising & Assessment Day, No Classes
September 23 - Online 12-Week Classes Begin*
September 24 - Last Day to Enroll in Fall 2024 12-Week Online Classes
October 16 - Midterm
October 20 - Online First Eight-Week Classes End
October 21 - Online Second Eight-Week Classes Begin*
October 22 - Last Day to Enroll in Fall 2024 Second Eight-Week Online Courses
November 27-29 - Thanksgiving Break - No Classes (Offices open November 27 until noon)
December 9 -13 - Final Exam Week
December 13 - Last Day of Fall Semester
December 15 - Fall Semester Online Classes End
December 23 - January 3 - Offices Closed
Winterim Classes
December 23 - January 21 - Winterim Online Classes
Spring 2025 Semester
January 6 - Offices Re-Open
January 20 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day - College Closed
January 13 - Classes Begin*
January 13 - Online Classes Begin*
January 14 - Last Day to Enroll in Spring 2025 First Eight-Week Online Courses
January 16 - Last Day to Enroll in Spring 2025 16-Week Online Courses
February 10 - Online 12-Week Classes Begin*
February 11 - Last Day to Enroll in Spring 2025 12-Week Online Courses
March 7 - Midterm
March 9 - Online First Eight-Week Classes End
March 10-14 - Spring Break
March 14 - College Closed
March 17 - Online Second Eight-Week Classes Begin*
March 18 - Last Day to Enroll in Spring 2025 Second Eight-Week Online Courses
April 11 - Faculty Planning Day, No Afternoon Classes
May 11 - Online 16-Week, 12-Week, and Second Eight-Week Classes End
May 5-9 - Finals Week
May 9 - Last Day of Spring Semester/Commencement
Summer 2025 Session
May 12 - Career & Technical Education Session Begins*
May 26 - Memorial Day-College Closed
May 27 - Online First Eight-Week Summer Term Classes Begin*
May 28 - Last Day to Enroll in Summer '25 Eight-Week Online Courses
June 2 - Summer Session I, Arts and Sciences Classes Begin*
June 9 - Online Second Eight-Week Courses Begin*
June 10 - Last Day to Enroll in Spring 2025 Second Eight-Week online Courses
June 27 - Summer Session I, Arts and Sciences Classes End
June 27 - Career & Technical Education Session Ends
June 30 - Summer Session II, Arts & Sciences Classes Begin*
July 3 - Last Day to Enroll in Summer 2025 online Four-Week Term
July 4 - Independence Day-College Closed
July 7 - Online Four-Week Courses Begin*
July 20 - Online First Eight-Week Summer Term Classes End
July 25 - Summer Session II, Arts & Sciences Classes End
August 3 - Online Four-Week Courses End
August 4 - Online Second Eight-Week Courses End
* Tuition and fees due. Paid in full or enrolled in Nelnet Tuition payment plan through SWCC business office.