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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

  • 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

January

  • 1-3: Instututional Close (All Campuses)
  • 13: Classes Begin
    • 16-week Classes
    • First Bi-term (8 Week Classes)
  • 20: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (All Campuses Closed)

February

  • 7: Midterm
    • First Bi-term (8 Week Classes)
  • 14: Last day to file an application for a May degree
  • 17: President's Day (All Campuses Closed)

March

  • 7: Midterm
    • 16 Week Classes
  • 9: Classes End
    • First Bi-term (8 Week Classes)
  • 11: Grades Due (Noon)
    • First Bi-term (8 Week Classes)
  • 10-14: Spring Break
  • 17: Classes Begin
    • Second Bi-term (8 Week Classes)

April

  • 11: Midterm
    • Second Bi-term (8 Week Classes)
  • 18: Good Friday (All Campuses Closed 1/2 Day)

May

  • 9: Commencement
  • 11: Classes End
    • 16 Week Classes
    • Second Bi-term (8 Week Classes))
  • 13: Grade Due (Noon)
    • 16 Week Classes
    • Second Bi-term (8 Week Classes)
  • 14: End of Term Processing
  • 26: Memorial Day (All Campuses Closed)
  • 27: Classes Begin
    • First Summer (5 Week Classes)
    • Summer (8 Week Classes)

June

  • Last day to file an application for an August degree
  • 30: Classes End
    • First Summer (5 Week Classes)

July

  • 1 Classes Begin
    • July 5 Week Classes
  • 21 Classes End
    • Summer 8 Week Classes

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.