Academic Calendar
Current and Upcoming Calendars
Download Complete 2024–2025 Academic Calendar (PDF, 
)
Download Complete 2025-2026 Academic Calendar (PDF, )
This calendar is for credit classes. For details about noncredit classes and calendar information, please visit Workforce Development and Continuing Education.
March 2025
- 1: Summer deadline to submit transcripts to MC for transfer credit evaluation
- 24: Summer 2025 class schedule available for viewing
April 2025
- 7: Registration begins for summer 2025*
May 2025
- 1: Deadline to request disability support services for summer I 2025
- 7: Payment deadline for 1st delete of summer I classes – make payment before 11:30 p.m.
- 14: Payment deadline for 2nd delete of summer I classes – make payment before 11:30 p.m.
- 21–27: Check "View Drop Deadline Dates" on your class schedule in MyMC for your specific deadlines for refund, add, drop without a W, drop with a W, or change from audit/credit. The deadlines are different for each class.
- 21: Payment deadline for 3rd delete of summer I classes – make payment before 11:30 p.m.
- 22: Senior citizen tuition waiver begins for summer I
- 27: Official beginning of summer sessions
- 27: Summer session I classes begin
June 2025
- 1: Summer graduation Application deadline
- 1: Fall deadline for new international students (F-1/M-1) to apply for a Form I-20 (outside of the U.S. or planning to change status)
- 6: Deadline to declare/update major for summer I 2025
- 16: Midsummer session classes begin
- 19: MC CLOSED; Juneteenth holiday
- 18: Payment deadline for 1st delete of summer II classes – make payment before 11:30 p.m.
- 25: Payment deadline for 2nd delete of summer II classes – make payment before 11:30 p.m.
July 2025
- 2: Payment deadline for 3rd delete of summer II classes – make payment before 11:30 p.m.
- 3: Senior citizen tuition waiver begins for summer II
- 4: MC CLOSED; Independence Day holiday
- 7: Summer session II classes begin
- 9: Final grades due from faculty for summer I
- 18: Deadline to declare/update major for summer II
August 2025
- 15: Official end of summer sessions
- 21: Final grades due from faculty for summer II
*An exception was made for early registration on March 31.
April 2025
- 14: Fall class schedule available for viewing
- 28: Fall priority registration begins
May 2025
- 5: Fall 2025 general registration begins
August 2025
- 13: Payment deadline for 1st delete of fall 2025 classes-make payment before 11:30 p.m.
- 20: Payment deadline for 2nd delete of fall 2025 classes-make payment before 11:30 p.m.
- 25: Official beginning of academic year. Faculty return for professional week.
- 27: Payment deadline for 3rd delete of fall 2025 classes-make payment before 11:30 p.m.
- 28: Senior citizen tuition waiver begins for fall 2025
September 2025
- 1: MC CLOSED; Labor Day holiday
- 1: Check "View Drop Deadline Dates" on your class schedule in MyMC for your specific deadlines for refund, add, drop without a W, drop with a W, or change from audit/credit. The deadlines are different for each class.
- 2: Fall semester classes begin
- 6–7: Fall semester weekend classes begin
- 12: Last day to change major/curriculum for fall 2025
- 19: Dream Act applications due for fall 2025
- 19: Disability Tuition Waiver forms due for fall 2025
October 2025
- 1: Fall graduation application deadline
- 13-17: Fall midterm exams
- 21: Advising Day; no classes for students
- 21: Non-instructional duty day for faculty
- 22: Fall midterm grades due
November 2025
- 26–30: MC CLOSED; Fall break
December 2025
- 15–21: Fall 2025 final exam week
- 21: Official end of fall semester
- 22–23: Non-instructional duty day for faculty
- 24–January 4: MC CLOSED; Winter break
- 26: Fall final grades due from faculty by 11:59 p.m.
October 2025
- 13: Winter registration begins
December 2025
- 1: Winter/spring priority admissions application deadline for students new to college
- 1: Winter deadline to request disability support services
- 18: Winter senior citizen tuition waiver begins
- 22: Winter session classes begin
- 22: Winter session online only classes begin
- 22-23: Non-instructional duty day for faculty
- 24-January 4: MC CLOSED; winter break
January 2026
- 1–4: Winter break; College CLOSED
- 19: College CLOSED for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday
- 23: Winter session classes end
September 2025
- 1: Spring priority deadline for students changing status (B-2 or F-2) to F-1. See
International Coordinators for more information.
October 2025
- 1: Spring deadline for new international students (F-1/M-1) to apply for a form I-20 (outside of the U.S. or planning to change status)
- 1-31: Spring priority advising/counseling begins for current students
- 27: Spring priority registration begins
November 2025
- 1: Spring deadline to submit transcripts to MC for transfer credit evaluation
- 3: Spring general registration begins
December 2025
- 1: Spring form I-20 paperwork deadline for transfer students in the U.S.
- 1: Spring priority admissions application deadline for students new to college
- 1: Spring deadline to request disability support services
January 2026
- 26: Spring semester classes begin
- 31: Spring semester weekend classes begin
March 2026
- 16–22: Spring break for students and faculty
- 20–22: Spring break; College CLOSED
May 2026
- 11–17: Final exam week
- 22: Commencement
- 2025-2026 Academic Calendar (PDF, )
- 2024-2025 Academic Calendar (PDF, )
- 2023-2024 Academic Calendar (PDF, )
- 2022-2023 Academic Calendar (PDF, )
- 2021–2022 Academic Calendar (PDF, )
- 2020–2021 Academic Calendar (PDF, )
- 2019–2020 Academic Calendar (PDF, )
- 2018–2019 Academic Calendar (PDF, )
Helpful Links
- Transfer Credit Evaluation deadlines (inside “Transcript Evaluation Process” accordion)
- Change Program of Study (Major)
- Graduation Application
- Disability Support Services Application deadline
- MC I-20 Application
- Senior citizen tuition waiver deadlines
- Professional Week
Parts of Term
Montgomery College offers courses with a variety of start and end dates. This gives students more flexibility in creating their class schedules.
- Full term classes are about 15 weeks long. They run for the full length of the semester.
- First half of term classes are about seven weeks long. They run for the first half of the semester.
- Second half of term classes are about seven weeks long. They run for the second half of the semester.
- Late-starting classes are about 14 weeks long. They may be called "Week Two Starts" or "Week Three Starts." They typically start one or two weeks later than full term classes and run for the rest of the semester.
MC also offers summer and winter sessions. These classes range from three or five weeks in the winter to six, eight, 10, or 12 weeks in the summer.
Fall 2025 Class Start and End Dates
| Part of Term | Class Start and End Dates |
|---|---|
| Full Term (15 Weeks) | September 2, 2025 – December 21, 2025 |
| First Half of Term (seven weeks) | September 2, 2025 – October 20, 2025 |
| Second Half of Term (seven weeks) | October 29, , 2025 – December 21, 2025 |
| Week Three Starts (13 weeks/12+finals) | September 15, 2025 – December 21, 2025 |
How to Find Classes
Search the class schedule to find full term, part of term, and late-starting classes.
- Go to the Advanced Searchnew window.
- Choose the semester or session you want to search.
- On the next screen, go to the Part of Term box. You can select Full Term, 1st Half of Term, 2nd Half of Term, Week 2 Starts, or Week 3 Starts.
Meet with a counselor or advisor for help selecting your courses.
You may register online for a class until 11:59 p.m. the day before the class begins. Be sure to pay on time to avoid having your class registration dropped. See Register and Pay On Time for more information.