2026-2027 Academic Calendar

8/24/2026

 12/11/2026

Class Start and End Dates, Fall 16-week

8/24/2026

 10/16/2026

Class Start and End Dates, Fall 1st 8-week

9/5/2026

Saturday classess will not meet Labor Day Weekend

9/7/2026

Labor Day - College Closed

10/2/2026

Last Day to Drop or Withdraw by 12:00 p.m. (Noon), Fall 1st 8-week

10/13/2026

Fall 2nd 8-week - Last Day for Student Self-Service Registration

10/15/2026

Fall 2nd 8-week - Payment Deadline is due by 12:00 p.m. (Noon)

10/16/2026

Fall 1st 8-week Ends

10/16/2026

10/19/2026

Fall 2nd 8-week - Schedule changes only; limited registration for returning and transfer students.

10/19/2026

Grades due by 12:00 p.m. (Noon), Fall 1st 8-week

10/19/2026

12/11/2026

Class Start and End Dates, Fall 2nd 8-week

11/1/2026

Deadline to Apply Online for December graduates

11/2/2026

Pre-registration Opens for Winter Mini and Spring

11/19/2026

Last Day to Drop or Withdraw by 12:00 p.m. (Noon), Fall 16-week and 2nd 8-week

11/24/2026

Housing closes at 5:00 p.m. for Thanksgiving break

11/25/2026

11/27/2026

Thanksgiving Break - College Closed

11/29/2026

Housing reopens at 2:00 p.m.

12/4/2026

Financial Aid Verification Deadline for Spring

12/4/2026

Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Pinning Ceremony, 7:00 p.m.

12/5/2026

12/11/2026

Final Exams Start and End Dates, Fall 16-week

12/5/2026

12/11/2026

Housing Check-out begins. Residents are required to check out of Housing by 5:00 p.m. on the day of their last exam.

12/8/2026

Winter-Mini - Last Day for Student Self-Service Registration

12/10/2026

Winter Mini - Payment Deadline is due by 12:00 p.m. (Noon)

12/12/2026

Grades due by 12:00 p.m. (Noon), Fall 16-week and 2nd 8-week

12/12/2026

Fall Commencement, 10:00 a.m.

12/14/2026

Winter Mini -Schedule changes only; limited registration for returning and transfer students

12/14/2026

1/11/2027

Class Start and End Dates, Winter Mini

12/15/2026

Fire and EMS Graduation Ceremony, 10:00 a.m.

12/18/2026

1/3/2027

Christmas Break - College Closed

1/4/2027

College Reopens After Christmas Break - Staff Return

1/4/2027

Spring Pre-registration Continues

1/7/2027

Last Day to Drop or Withdraw by 12:00 p.m. (Noon), Winter Mini

1/9/2027

Saturday Spring 2027 Registration, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (Noon)

1/9/2027

Financial Aid Transmits

1/9/2027

Spring (16-week and 1st 8-week) - Last Day for Student Self-Service Registration

1/11/2027

Spring (16-week and 1st 8-week) - Payment Deadline is due by 12 pm (Noon)

1/11/2027

Winter Mini Ends

1/11/2027

Faculty Incentive Day

1/11/2027

1/14/2027

Spring registration extended hours, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

1/12/2027

Grades due by 12:00 p.m. (Noon), Winter Mini

1/12/2027

Faculty return for Spring Semester

1/12/2027

Full-time Faculty Convocation

1/13/2027

Corsicana Adjunct Faculty Departmental Meeting 6:00 p.m. followed by Adjunct Convocation, 7:00 p.m.

1/14/2027

Ellis County Adjunct Faculty Departmental Meetings, 6:00 p.m. followed by Adjunct Convocation, 7:00 p.m.

1/14/2027

Spring (16-week and 1st 8-week) - Payment Deadline for registration from January 12-14 is 12:00 p.m. (Noon)

1/14/2027

Residence Life/Housing Check-in

1/15/2027

Spring (16-week and 1st 8-week) -Schedule changes only; limited registration for returning and transfer students

1/16/2027

Police Academy Graduation, 10:00 a.m.

1/18/2027

Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Day - College Closed

1/19/2027

5/11/2027

Class Start and End Dates, Spring 16-week

1/19/2027

3/12/2027

Class Start and End Dates, Spring 1st 8-week

Last Day to Drop or Withdraw by 12:00 p.m. (Noon), Spring 1st 8-week

2/20/2027

Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) andContinuing Education (CE) Completion Ceremony

3/10/2027

Spring 2nd 8-week - Last Day for Student Self-Service Registration

3/12/2027

Spring 2nd 8-week - Payment Deadline is due by 12:00 p.m. (Noon)

3/12/2027

Spring 1st 8-week Ends

3/12/2027

Housing closes at 5:00 p.m. for Spring Break

3/13/2027

Grades due by 12:00 p.m., Spring 1st 8-week

3/15/2027

3/19/2027

Spring Break - College Closed 

3/15/2027

Deadline to apply online for graduation

3/21/2027

Housing reopens at 2:00 p.m.

3/22/2027

5/11/2027

Class Start and End Dates, Spring 2nd 8-week

3/22/2027

Spring 2nd 8-week -Schedule changes only; limited registration for returning and transfer students

3/26/2027

Good Friday - College Closed

4/5/2027

Pre-registration Opens for May Mini, Summer and Fall

4/16/2027

Financial Aid Verification Deadline for Summer

Last Day to Drop or Withdraw by 12:00 p.m. (Noon), Spring 16-week and Spring 2nd 8-week

5/5/2027

5/11/2027

Final Exams Start and End Dates, Spring 16-week and Spring 2nd 8-week

5/5/2027

Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Pinning Ceremony, 11:00 a.m.

5/7/2027

Housing Check-out begins. Residents are required to check out of Housing by 5 pm on the day of their last exam.

East Texas A&M Commerce Graduation Ceremony, 6:00 p.m.

5/11/2027

Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Graduation Ceremony, 11:00 a.m.

5/11/2027

Commencement (Extracurricular/Special Populations), 2:00 p.m.

5/11/2027

May Mini - Last Day for Student Self-Service Registration

5/12/2027

Spring Dual Credit Commencement Ceremony I, 7:00 p.m.

5/13/2027

May Mini - Payment Deadline is due by 12:00 p.m. (Noon)

5/13/2027

Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) Pinning Ceremony, 11:00 a.m.

5/13/2027

Spring Commencement Associate of Arts (AA), Associate of Science (AS), and Associate of Arts - Teaching (AAT) Ceremony II, 1:00 p.m.

5/13/2027

Spring Commencement Associate of Arts (AA), Associate of Science (AS), and Associate of Arts - Teaching (AAT) Ceremony III, 4:00 p.m.

5/13/2027

Spring Dual Credit Commencement Ceremony IV, 7:00 p.m.

5/14/2027

Associate Degee Nursing (ADN) Pinning Ceremony, 10:00 a.m.

5/14/2027

Spring Commencement Health Professions Associate of Applied Science (AAS) V Ceremony II, 1:00 p.m.

5/14/2027

Spring Certificate of Completion and Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Ceremony VI, 4:00 p.m.

5/14/2027

Spring Dual Credit Commencement Ceremony VII, 7:00 p.m.

5/17/2027

6/1/2027

Class Start and End Dates, May Mini

5/17/2027

May Mini -Schedule changes only; limited registration for returning and transfer students

5/25/2027

Summer 1 (Summer 12-week and 1st 6-week) - Last Day for Student Self-Service Registration

5/27/2027

Summer 1 (Summer 12-week and 1st 6-week) - Payment Deadline is due by 12:00 p.m. (Noon)

Last Day to Drop or Withdraw by 12 pm (Noon), May Mini

5/31/2027

6/2/2027

Summer 1 (Summer 12-week and 1st 6-week) - Schedule changes only; limited registration for returning and transfer students

5/31/2027

Memorial Day - College Closed

6/1/2027

May Mini Ends

6/2/2027

Grades Due by 12:00 p.m. (Noon), May Mini

6/1/2027

Residence Life/Housing Opens for Check-in 

6/2/2027

8/12/2027

Class Start and End Dates, Summer 12-week

6/2/2027

7/6/2027

Class Start and End Dates, Summer 1st 6-week

6/5/2027

Police Academy Graduation, 10:00 a.m.

6/30/2027

Deadline to complete 2026-2027 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

7/4/2027

Summer 2 (2nd 6-week) - Last Day for Student Self-Service Registration

7/6/2027

Summer 2 (2nd 6-week) - Payment deadline by 12:00 p.m. (Noon)

7/6/2027

Summer 1st 6-week Ends

7/7/2027

7/8/2027

Summer 2 (2nd 6-week) - Schedule changes only; limited registration for returning and transfer students

7/7/2027

Residence Life/Housing Closes by 4:00 p.m., Summer 1st 6-week

7/7/2027

Residence Life/Housing Opens for Check-in, Summer 2nd 6-week

7/7/2027

Grades Due by 12:00 p.m. (Noon), Summer 1st 6-week

7/8/2027

8/12/2027

Class Start and End Dates, Summer 2nd 6-week

Last Day to Drop or Withdraw by 12 pm (Noon), Summer 12-week and Summer 2nd 6-week

8/9/2027

Staff Professional Development Day - College Closed

8/12/2027

Summer 2nd 6-week and 12-week Ends

8/12/2027

Resident Life/Housing Closes by 4:00 p.m., Summer 2nd 6-week and 12-week

8/13/2027

Grades Due by 12:00 p.m. (Noon), Summer 2nd 6-week and 12-week

8/13/2027

Summer Commencement , 10:00 a.m.

8/13/2027

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Pinning Ceremony, 2:00 p.m.

8/14/2027

Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) andContinuing Education (CE) Completion Ceremony, 10:00 a.m.

8/14/2027

Licensed Vocational Nursing (LVN) Commencement and Pinning Ceremony, 1:00 p.m.

8/16/2027

Faculty Incentive Day

8/17/2026

Faculty Return for the Fall Semester

8/17/2027

Faculty Convocation 8:00 a.m., Cook Education Center;

8/18/2027

Corsicana Adjunct Department Meetings, 6:00 p.m. and Convocation 7:00 p.m.

8/19/2027

Ellis County Adjunct Department Meetings, 6:00 p.m. and Convocation 7:00 p.m.

8/19/2027

8/20/2027

Residence Life/Housing Check-in

8/23/2027

Fall 2027 Classes Start