Calendar 2025-2026
Fall 2025
August 2025
August 20 | Pay Tuition and Fees for Fall 2025 Semester by Noon**
August 25 | First Day of 16-Week and First 8-Week Classes-Start Dates Vary-Please Check Your Schedule
August 26 | Last Day to add First 8-Week Classes
August 29 | Last Day to Add 16-Week Classes and Last Day to Drop First 8-Week Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
September 2025
September 1 | College Closed:Holiday
September 2 | First Day of 14-Week Classes
September 4 | Last Day Drop 16-Week CLasses with a 75% Tuition Refund/Pay Tuition and Fees for Fall 2025 by Noon***
September 5 | Last Day to Add 14-Week Classes
September 6 | First Day of 16-Week Saturday Classes and First 8-Week Saturday Classes
September 8 | First Day of 13-Week Classes, Last Day to Add First 8-Week Saturday Classes
September 10 | Last Day to Add 16-Week Saturday Classes
September 6 | Last Day to Drop 16-Week Saturday Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
September 11 | Last Day to Drop 14-Week Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
September 12 | Last Day to Add 13-Week Classes
September 15 | Last Day to Drop 16-Week Saturday Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
September 17 | Last Day to Drop 13-Week Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund/Pay Outstanding Fall 2025 Balance by Noon**
September 18 | Financial Aid Checks Mailed
September 26 | Last Day to Withdraw from First 8-Week Classes and First 8-Week Saturday Classes
October 2025
October 7 | Spring 2024 Registration-Returning Students Begins
October 15 | Last Day of First 8-Week Classes, Last Day of First 8-Week Saturday Classes
October 16-17 | Student Break: College Closes at 5 p.m. on October 16
October 20-21| Faculty/Student Break:College Closes at 5 p.m. on October 20-21
October 22 | First Day of Second 8-Week Classes, Last Day to Add Second 8-Week Classes
October 24 | Last Day to Drop Second 8-Week Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund, Pay Outstanding Fall 2025 Balance by Noon**
October 25 | First Day of Second 8-Week Saturday Classes
October 27 | Last Day to Add Second 8-Week Saturday Classes
October 29 | Last Day to Drop Second 8-Week Saturday Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
November 2025
November 4 | Spring 2026 Registration-New Students Begins
November 7 | Last Day to Withdraw from 16-Week, 14-Week Classes, and 16-Week Saturday Classes
November 14 | Last Day to Apply for Spring 2026 Graduation
November 14 | Last Day to Withdraw from 13-Week Classes
November 21 | Last Day to Withdraw from Second 8-Week Classes and Second 8-Week Saturday Classes
November 26 | Faculty/Student Break: College Closes at 11 am
November 27-28 | College Closed: Holiday
November 29 | Faculty/Student Break
December 2025
December 1 | First Day of Winter Minimester Classes, Last Day to Add Winter Minimester Classes
December 3 | Last Day to Drop Winter Minimester Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund/Pay Outstanding Fall 2025 Balance by Noon**
December 16 | Last Day of Semester
December 17 | Student Break
December 18-19 | Faculty/Student Break
December 19 | Grades Due at Noon
December 22-31 | College Closed: Holiday
December 23 | Last Day to Withdraw from Winter Minimester Classes
Spring 2026
January 2026
January 1 | College Closed: Holiday
January 2 | Faculty Break/Staff workday-Closed to the Public
January 2 | Last Day of Winter Minimester Classes
January 5 | Grades for Winter Minimester Classes Due at noon
January 5-7 Faculty Break
January 8-9 | Student Break
January 8| Pay Tuition and Fees for Spring 2024 Semester by Noon**
January 12 | First Day of 16-Week and First 8-Week Classes-Start Dates Vary-Please Check Your Scdedule
January 14 | Last Day to add First 8-Week Classes
January 16 | Last Day to Add 16-Week Classes and Last Day to Drop First 8-Week Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
January 17 | Faculty/Student Break
January 19 | College Closed: Holiday
January 23 | Last Day to Drop 16-Week Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund/Pay Tuition and Fees for Spring 2024 Semester by Noon**
January 24 | First Day of 16-Week Saturday Classes and First 8-Week Saturday Classes
January 26 | First Day of 14-Week Classes/ Last Day to Add First 8-Week Saturday Classes
January 27 | Last Day to Drop First 8-Week Saturday Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
January 28 | Last Day to add 16-Week Saturday Classes
January 30 | Last Day to add 14-Week Classes
February 2026
February 2 | First Day of 13-Week Classes
February 3 | Last Day to Drop 16-Week Saturday Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
February 4 | Last Day to Drop 14-Week Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
February 6 | Last Day to Add 13-Week Classes
February 9 | Last Day to Drop 13-Week Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund/Pay Outstanding SPring 2026 Balance by Noon**
February 9-10 | Faculty/Student Break
February 11 | Student Break/Professional Development Day-Closed to the Public
February 15 | Last Day to Withdraw from First 8-Week Classes
February 17 | Last Day to Apply for Spring 2026 Graduation for Summer 2026 Graduates
February 19 | Financial Aid Checks Mailed
February 20 | Last Day to Withdraw from First 8-Week Classes
February 27| Last Day to Withdraw from First 8-Week Saturday Classes
March 2026
March 10| Last Day of First 8-Week Classes and First 8-Week Saturday Classes
March 11-12 | Student Break
March 13-17 | Faculty/Student Break: College Closed at 5pm on March 16-17
March 18 | First Day of Second 8-Week Classes, Last Day to Add Second 8-Week Classes
March 20 | Last Day to Drop Second 8-Week Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
March 21 | First Day of Second 8-Week Saturday Classes
March 23 | Last Day to Add Second 8-Week Saturday Classes
March 25 | Last Day to Drop Second 8-Week Saturday Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund/Pay Pustanding Spring Balance bu Noon**
April 2026
April 2 | Faculty/Student Break: College Closes at 11 am
April 3 | College Closed: Holiday
April 4 | Faculty/Student Break
April 6-7 | Faculty/Student Break: College Closes at 5 pm
April 8 | Summer 2026 and Fall 2026 Registration-Returning Students Begins
April 10 | Last Day to Withdraw from 16-Week, 14-Week, 13-Week,16-Week Saturday, Second 8-week, and Second 8-Week Saturday Classes
April 12 | Last Day to Apply for Summer 2026 Graduation
April 28 | Summer 2024 and Fall 2024 Registration-New Students Begins
May 2026
May 14 | Last Day of Semester
May 15 | Graduation
May 18 | Grades Due at Noon
May 18 | Start Summer Flex Schedule: Monday-Thursday, 8 am. – 6 pm
May 18-21 | Faculty/Student Break
May 20 | Pay Summer 2026 Tuition and Fees by Noon**
Summer 2026
May 2026
May 21 | First Day of Summer 2026 Classes-Start Dates Vary-Please Check Your Scdedule
May 25 | College Closed: Holiday
May 26 | First Day of 10-Week and First 5-Week Classes, Last Day to Add First 5-Week Classes
May 28 | Last Day to Drop First 5-Week Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
May 28 | Last Day to Add 10-Week Classes
June 2026
June 1| Last Day to Drop 10-Week Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund/ Outstanding Balance for Summer 2026 Semester by Noon**
June 8 | First Day of 8-Week Classes
June 9 | Last Day to Add 8-Week Classes
June 11 | Financial Aid Checks Mailed
June 11 | Last Day to Drop 8-Week Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
June 18 | Last Day to Withdraw from First 5-Week Classes
June 25 | Last Day of First 5-Week Classes
June 29-30 | Faculty/Student Break
July 2026
July 1 | Faculty/Student Break
July 2 | College Closed: Holiday
July 6 | First Day of Second 5-Week Classes, Last Day to Add Second 5-Week Classes
July 8 | Last Day to Drop Second 5-Week Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund/Pay Outstanding Summmer 2026 Balance by Noon**
July 16 | Last Day to Withdraw from 10-Week Classes and 8-Week Classes
July 30 | Last Day to Withdraw from Second 5-Week Classes
August 2026
August 6 | Last Day of 10-Week Classes, 8-Week Classes, and Second 5-Week Classes
August 10 | Grades Due at Noon
August 10-19 | Faculty/Student Break
August 17 | End Summer Flex Schedule (Return to Regular Schedule 8/17)
August 19 | Pay Fall 2026 Tuition and Fees by Noon**
August 20-21 | Student Break
*The College Closes at Noon on Fridays
** Students with Financial Aid/Sponsorship payment plans may not be dropped for nonpayment pending balance due. Contact the Business Office or Financial Aid with questions.
All dates on the Gaston College calendar are subject to change