Academic Calendar
Download Complete 2024–2025 Academic Calendar (PDF, )
This calendar is for credit classes. For details about noncredit classes and calendar information, please visit Workforce Development and Continuing Education.
- Fall Semester 2024
- Winter Session 2025
- Spring Semester 2025
- Summer Session 2025
- Past Academic Years
June 2024
- 1: MC I-20 Application deadline for the fall semester
August 2024
- 14: Payment deadline for 1st delete of fall 2024 classes – make payment before 11:30 p.m.
- 21: Payment deadline for 2nd delete of fall 2024 classes – make payment before 11:30 p.m.
- 26: Official beginning of fall semester
- 26: Faculty return for professional week
- 28: Payment deadline for 3rd delete of fall 2024 classes – make payment before 11:30 p.m.
- 29: Senior citizen tuition waiver begins for fall 2024
September 2024
- 1: Spring priority deadline for students changing status (B-2 or F-2) to F-1. See International Coordinators for more information.
- 1: Deadline to submit transcripts to MC for transfer credit evaluation for spring registration
- 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: College closed for Labor Day holiday
- 3: Fall semester classes begin
- 3: First half of term (seven weeks) classes begin
- 7–8: Fall semester weekend classes begin
- 13: Last day to change major/curriculum for fall 2024
- 16: Week three starts (13 weeks/12+finals) classes begin
- 20: Dream Act applications due for fall 2024
- 20: Disability Tuition Waiver forms due for fall 2024
October 2024
- 1: Fall graduation application deadline
- 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)
- 1–30: Spring priority advising/counseling begins for current students
- 14: Winter general registration begins
- 14–19: Fall midterm exams
- 22: Advising Day; No classes for students
- 23: Fall midterm grades due
- 28: Spring priority registration begins
- 30: Second half of term (seven weeks) classes begin
November 2024
- 1: Financial aid application priority deadline for the spring semester
- 4: Spring general registration begins
- 27: No classes; non-instructional duty day
- 28–December 1: MC CLOSED; Thanksgiving Holiday
December 2024
- 1: Spring form I-20 paperwork deadline for transfer students in the U.S.
- 1: Winter/spring priority admissions application deadline for students new to college
- 1: Spring deadline to request disability support services
- 16–22: Fall 2024 final exam week
- 19: Winter senior citizen tuition waiver begins
- 22: Official end of fall semester
- 23: Winter session online only classes begin
- 27: Fall final grades due from faculty by 11:59 p.m.
- 23–Jan 3: MC CLOSED; winter holidays
December 2024
- 23: Winter session classes begin
- TBD: 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.
January 2025
- 20: College closed for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday
- 24: Winter session classes end
- TBD: Final grades due from faculty for winter session
October 1
- 1: MC I-20 application for the spring semester
December 2024
- 23: Official beginning of spring semester
- 23–January 3: MC CLOSED; winter holidays
January 2025
- 20: College closed for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday
- 21: Faculty return for professional days
- 27: Spring semester classes begin
- 27: First half of term (seven weeks) classes begin
- TBD: Senior citizen tuition waiver begins for spring 2025
- TBD: 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.
February 2025
- 1-2: Spring semester weekend classes begin
- 10: Week three starts (13 weeks/12+finals) classes begin
- 15: Spring graduation application deadline
- TBD: Last day to change major/curriculum for spring 2025
March 2025
- 1: Summer deadline to submit transcripts to MC for transfer credit evaluation
- 17-23: Spring break for students and faculty
- 21: Spring break; College closed
- 31: Second half of term (seven weeks) classes begin
- TBD: Summer class schedule available for viewing
- TBD: Class registration begins for summer session
April 2025
- 1: Fall deadline to submit transcripts to MC for transfer credit evaluation
- TBD: Fall class schedule available for viewing
- TBD: Fall priority registration begins
- TBD: Fall general registration begins
May 2025
- 12-18: Final exam week
- TBD: Spring final grades due from faculty by 11:59 p.m.
- TBD: Payment deadline for 1st delete of summer I classes – make payment before 11:30 p.m.
- TBD: Payment deadline for 2nd delete of summer I classes – make payment before 11:30 p.m.
- TBD: Payment deadline for 3rd delete of summer I classes – make payment before 11:30 p.m.
- 19-23: Non-instructional duty days for faculty
- 23: Commencement
- 26: College closed for Memorial Day holiday
May 2025
- 27: Official beginning of summer sessions
- 27: Summer session I classes begin
- TBD: 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.
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)
- 16: Midsummer session classes
- 19: College closed for Juneteenth holiday
- TBD: Payment deadline for 1st delete of summer II classes – make payment before 11:30 p.m.
- TBD: Payment deadline for 2nd delete of summer II classes – make payment before 11:30 p.m.
- TBD: Payment deadline for 3rd delete of summer II classes – make payment before 11:30 p.m.
July 2025
- 4: College closed for Independence Day holiday
- 7: Summer session II classes begin
- TBD: Final grades due from faculty for Summer I
August 2025
- 15: Official end of summer sessions
- August 21: Final grades due from faculty for summer II
- 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
- Payment Deadlines
- Drop for Non-payment deadline
- Class Schedules
- Admissions Application
- Financial Aid
- Important Student Dates and Deadlines
- Student Visa deadlines
- 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 2024 Class Start and End Dates
Spring 2023 Parts of Term Start and End Dates | Part of Term | Class Start and End Dates |
|---|
| Full Term (15 Weeks) | September 3 – December 22, 2024 |
| First Half of Term (seven weeks) | September 3 – October 21, 2024 |
| Second Half of Term (seven weeks) | October 30, 2024 – December 22, 2024 |
| Week Three Starts (13 weeks/12+finals) | September 16, 2024 – December 22, 2024 |
Spring 2025 Class Start and End Dates
Spring 2023 Parts of Term Start and End Dates | Part of Term | Class Start and End Dates |
|---|
| Full Term (15 Weeks/14+finals) | January 27, 2025 – May 18, 2025 |
| First Half of Term (seven weeks) | January 27, 2025 – March 16, 2025 |
| Second Half of Term (seven weeks) | March 31, 2025 – May 18, 2025 |
| Week Three Starts (13 weeks/1+finals) | February 10, 2025 – May 18, 2025 |
How to Find Classes
Search the class schedule to find full term, part of term, and late-starting classes.
- Go to the Advanced Search new 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.
