RRCC Lakewood campus

Academic Calendar

Drop and withdrawal dates vary from class to class, depending on the starting date and the length of the class. Check your detailed student schedule for drop and withdrawal dates. Click here for instructions on how to find registration deadlines for a specific course.

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Registration Date: Last Day to Withdraw from 10 Week Classes

All Day

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Registration Date: Summer 2025 Session Ends

All Day

Final Payment Due Date

All Day

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Accounts with Outstanding Balances will be Subject to Collection Action

All Day

Friday, August 8, 2025

College Date: Full-term Summer 2025 Grades Due

All Day

Monday, August 18, 2025

15-week Classes Begin - (Other Classes Begin Throughout the Fall Semester)

All Day

Friday, August 29, 2025

No Classes After 5:00 P.M.

All Day

Saturday, August 30, 2025 - Monday, September 1, 2025

No Classes - Labor Day Weekend (Both Campuses Closed)

All Day

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Deadline to Change Declared Program of Study

All Day

Application Deadline for Fall Graduation

All Day

Deadline to Petition for Residency Reclassification

All Day

Deadline to Change Registration to Audit Status for 15-week Classes

All Day

Last Day to Drop 15-week Classes and Initiate a Tuition Refund

All Day

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

No classes: All-College Development Day

All Day

Monday, October 27, 2025

College Date: Spring 2026 Registration Begins

All Day

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Last Day to Withdraw From 15-week Classes (You Will Be Responsible for Full Payment)

All Day

Monday, November 24, 2025 - Sunday, November 30, 2025

No Classes: Fall Break (Both Campuses Open)

All Day

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 - Monday, December 1, 2025

College Date: No classes - Fall Break

All Day

Thursday, November 27, 2025

Thanksgiving Holiday (Both Campuses Closed)

All Day

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Fall Session Ends

All Day

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Payment: Final Payment Due Date

All Day

Saturday, December 13, 2025

Full-term Fall Grades are Due

All Day

Monday, January 19, 2026

No Classes - Martin Luther King Holiday

All Day

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Spring 2026 15-week Classes Begin

(Other classes begin throughout the spring semester)
All Day

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Application Deadline for Spring 2026 Graduation

All Day

Deadline to Change Declared Program of Study for Spring 2026

All Day

Last Day to Drop 15-week Spring 2026 Classes and Initiate a Tuition Refund

All Day

Deadline to Change Registration to Audit status for 15-week Spring 2026 Classes

All Day

Thursday, February 5, 2026

Deadline to Petition for Residency Reclassification - Spring 2026

All Day

Monday, March 9, 2026

Fall 2026 Registration Begins

All Day

Fall 2026 Registration Begins

All Day

Summer 2026 Registration Begins

All Day

Summer Registration Begins

All Day

Monday, March 23, 2026 - Sunday, March 29, 2026

Spring Break - No Classes

All Day

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Last Day to Withdraw from 15-week Spring 2026Classes (You will be responsible for full payment)

All Day

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

No Classes : All-College Development Day

All Day

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Spring 2026 Session Ends

All Day

Saturday, May 16, 2026

Graduation Ceremony

All Day

Friday, May 22, 2026

No Classes after 5:00 p.m

All Day

Saturday, May 23, 2026 - Monday, May 25, 2026

No Classes - Memorial Day Holiday (Both Campuses Closed)

All Day

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Full-term Spring 2026 Grades are Due

All Day

Full Term Summer 2026 Sessions Begin

All Day

Thursday, June 4, 2026

Deadline for Petition for Summer 2026 Residency Classification

All Day

Deadline to Change Declared Program of Study for Summer 2026

All Day

Application Deadline for Summer 2026 Graduation

All Day

Last Day to Drop Full Term Summer 2026 Classes (After this date you will be responsible for full payment.)

All Day

Deadline to Change Registration to Audit status for Full Term Summer 2026 Classes

All Day

Friday, June 19, 2026

Juneteenth Holiday - No Classes (Both Campuses Closed)

All Day

Friday, July 3, 2026 - Sunday, July 5, 2026

No classes - Independence Day Holiday (Both Campuses Closed)

All Day

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Last Day to Withdraw from 10-week Summer 2026 classes (You Will Be Responsible for Full Payment)

All Day

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Summer 2026 Session Ends

All Day

Friday, August 7, 2026

Full-term Summer 2026 Grades are Due

All Day

Monday, August 17, 2026

15-week Fall 2026 Classes Begin

(Other classes begin throughout the spring semester)
All Day

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Last Day to drop 15-week Fall 2026 Classes and Initiate a Tuition Refund

All Day

Deadline to Petition for Residency Reclassification Fall 2026

All Day

Deadline to Change Declared Program of Study for Fall 2026

All Day

Deadline to Change Registration to Audit Status for 15-week Fall 2026 Classes

All Day

Friday, September 4, 2026

No Classes After 5:00 p.m.

All Day

Saturday, September 5, 2026 - Monday, September 7, 2026

No Classes - Labor Day Weekend (Both Campuses Closed)

All Day

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

No Classes : All-College Development Day

All Day

Thursday, November 12, 2026

Last Day to Withdraw From 15-week Fall 2026 Classes (You Will be Responsible for Full Payment)

All Day

Monday, November 23, 2026 - Sunday, November 29, 2026

No Classes - Fall Break (Both Campuses Open)

All Day

Thursday, November 26, 2026 - Friday, November 27, 2026

Thanksgiving Holiday (Both Campuses Closed)

All Day

Tuesday, December 8, 2026

Fall 2026 Session Ends

All Day

Saturday, December 12, 2026

Full-term Fall 2026 Grades are Due

All Day