Spring 2026 Academic Calendar

Application Deadline (for appointment time)	October 24
Registration	November 12 - February 1
Intersession 2026	January 5 - January 31
Last Day to Pay for Registration	Refer to Class Schedule
Professional Development - Organizational Meetings	January 26 - 30
Holiday (Martin Luther King Day)	January 19^*
Regular Day and Evening Classes Begin	February 2
Program Adjustment	February 2 - February 15
1st 8-week Session	February 2
Add/Drop Period	February 2 - 15
Holiday (Lincoln's Birthday Observed)	*February 13 and 14^(Friday and Saturday)**
Last Day to Drop without "W" (semester length classes)	February 15
Last Day to Apply for Refund (semester length classes)	February 15
Holiday (Washington's Birthday Observed)	February 16^*
Census Day(semester length classes)	February 17
Last Day to Apply for P/NP (1st 8-weeks length classes)	Last Day of Instruction
Last Day to Apply for Spring 2026 Degree/Certificate	March 6
End of First 8-Week Session	March 28
Spring Recess	March 30 - April 2
1st 8-Week Instructors Grade Deadline	April 2
Spring Holiday	April 3 and 4(Friday and Saturday)
Second 8 - Week Session Begins	April 6 - June 1
Last Day to Drop Semester Length Classes	May 2
Holiday (Memorial Day)	May 25^*
Last Day to Apply for P/NP (2nd 8-week and semester length classes	Last Day of Instruction
End of Second 8-Week Session	June 1
Spring Semester Ends	June 2
Cuyamaca Commencement	June 3
Grossmont Commencement	June 4
Instructor Grade Deadline	June 5
Summer 2026	June 8 - July 31

^* College and District Offices Closed