Academic Calendar
Important Dates
Our academic calendar will tell you everything you need to know about deadlines, registration timetables, tuition due dates, holidays, special events, vacations, and the beginning and end of each semester. Additionally, the document contains information regarding refunds, withdraw (W) grades, audit grades, and late registration. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the calendar.
Academic Calendars
Academic events for all HCC campuses, including Fort Campbell
- July 3
- Begin Term: Summer II 5-week Session
- July 4
- Independence Day (Federal Holiday)
- July 16
- End Term: 8-week Summer Session
- July 19
- Midterm: Summer II 5-Week Session
- August 4
- End Term: Summer II 5-Week Session
- August 8
- Grades Posted by Noon: Summer II 5-Week Session
- August 14
- Begin Term: Fall 16-Week Session
- Begin Term: Fall I First 8-Week Session
- September 4
- Labor Day (Federal Holiday)
- September 8
- Last day to file an application for December degree
- September 11
- Midterm: Fall I First 8-Week Session
- October 8
- End Term: Fall I First 8-Week Session
- October 9
- Columbus Day (Fort Campbell Campus Closed)
- October 9 - 14
- Fall Break
- October 10
- Grades Posted by Noon: Fall I First 8-Week Session
- October 16
- Begin Term: Fall II Second 8-Week Session
- November 10
- Veterans Day (No Classes at Fort Campbell Campus)
- November 13
- Midterm: Second 8-Week Session
- November 22
- Academic Holiday (No Classes)
- November 23
- Thanksgiving Day (KCTCS Holiday - Campus Closed)
- November 24
- KCTCS Holiday (Campus Closed)
- December 8
- Fall Commencement
- December 10
- End Term: Fall 16-Week Session
- End Term: Fall II Second 8-Week Session
- December 12
- Grades Posted by Noon: Fall 16-Week and Fall II Second 8-Week Session
- December 13
- End of Term Processing
- December 17- January 1, 2024
- Institutional Closing
- January 8
- Winter Session classes end
- January 8
- Spring I: First 8 - week classes begin
- 16-week classes begin
- January 15
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (KCTCS holiday)
- February 5
- Midterm: Spring I First 8-week classes
- February 9
- Last day to file an application for a May credential
- February 19
- President's Day (KCTCS holiday)
- March 3
- Spring I: First 8-week classes end
- March 4
- Midterm: 16-week classes
- March 4-8
- Spring Break (academic holiday)
- March 5
- Grades posted by noon for first 8-week classes
- March 11
- Spring II: Second 8-week classes begin
- March 29
- Good Friday (half day observance KCTCS holiday)
- April 8
- Mid-term Spring II Second 8-week classes
- April 29-May 3
- Hopkinsville: Final exam week for 16-week classes
- May 3
- Commencement
- May 5
- Spring II: Second 8-week classes end
- End of Spring Semester
- May 7
- Grades posted by noon for spring semester classes
- May 8
- End of Term Processing
- May 27
- Memorial Day (KCTCS holiday)
- May 28
- Summer 8-week classes begin
- Summer I 5-week classes begin
- June 12
- Midterm: Summer I 5-week classes
- June 19
- Juneteenth (KCTCS holiday)
- June 20
- Midterm: Summer 8-week session
- June 30
- Summer 5-week classes end
- July 1
- Summer II 5-week classes begin
- July 4
- Independence Day (KCTCS holiday)
- July 14
- Midterm: Summer II 5-week classes
- July 21
- Summer 8-week classes end
- August 2
- Summer II 5-week classes end
- August 5
- Summer 5-week classes grades due at noon
- August 19
- Fall I: First 8-week classes begin
- 16-week classes begin
- September 2
- Labor Day (KCTCS holiday)
- September 6
- Last day to file an application for a December degree
- September 15
- Midterm: Fall I First 8-week classes
- October 13
- Fall I First 8-week classes end
- October 11
- Midterm: 16-week classes
- October 14-18
- Fall Break (academic holiday)
- October 21
- Fall II: Second 8-week classes begin
- November 5
- Election Day (all campuses closed)
- November 11
- Veterans Day (Fort Campbell campus closed)
- November 17
- Midterm: Second 8-week classes
- November 27
- Academic Holiday (no classes)
- November 28-29
- Thanksgiving (KCTCS holiday)
- December 8-15
- Final exam week for 16-week classes
- December 15
- Fall II: Second 8-week classes end
- 16-week classes end
- December 17
- 16-week and second 8-week classes grades due at noon
- December 18
- End of Term Processing
- December 23-31
- Institutional Closing
Refund Information
In order to receive a tuition refund a student must officially withdraw within the refund period specified within this policy. Refunds for sessions different from those listed below are prorated according to the session in proportion to the traditional 16-Week session. A session is defined as an enrollment period within an academic term. An academic term (fall, spring, or summer) may have a number of sessions running concurrently — 16, 8, 4-Week. For more detailed information see the Refunds section of the Course Catalog.
