Academic Calendar - Spring 2023

Important Registration Dates

Certain classes meet outside of the regular semester dates. Drop and withdrawal dates vary for each of these classes, depending on the starting date and the length of the class. Search individual course listings for drop and withdrawal dates. Courses are subject to change without notice. Please check the Catalog for the most current course listings.

Spring 2023 Registration begins

November 7, 2022

Last day to add a 15-week class (without instructor approval)

January 16, 2023

15-week classes begin (Other classes begin throughout the Spring semester)

January 17, 2023

7.5-week Accelerated Session I begins (January 17, 2023 – March 8, 2023)

January 17, 2023

Students can access full-term RRCC Online courses

January 17, 2023

14-week RRCC Online classes begin

January 23, 2023

Last day to drop 7.5-week Accelerated Session I classes.  After this date you will be responsible for full payment. 

January 24, 2023

Deadline for credit/audit changes for 15-week classes

February 1, 2023

Last day to drop 15-week classesAfter this date you will be responsible for full payment.

February 1, 2023

Last day to drop 14-week RRCC Online classes. After this date you will be responsible for full payment.

February 7, 2023

Last day to withdraw from 7.5-week Accelerated Session I

February 24, 2023

7.5-week Accelerated Session II begins (March 9, 2023 – May 9, 2023)

March 9, 2023

Last day to drop 7.5-week Accelerated Session II

March 16, 2023

Last day to withdraw from 15-week classes (You will be responsible for full payment)

April 17, 2023

Last day to withdraw from 14-week RRCC Online classes

April 20, 2023

Last day to withdraw from 7.5-week Accelerated Session II

April 28, 2023

Spring Session ends

May 9, 2023

Full-term Spring grades are due

May 14, 2023

Terminology

  • Drop a class – The last day a student can remove him/herself from a class without having to pay for the class and without the class showing on his/her permanent student record.
  • Withdraw from a class – The last day a student can remove him/herself from a class and receive a “W” for the class instead of a grade. The student is responsible for payment.

College Dates

Spring 2022 Registration begins

November 7, 2022

International Student Orientation

TBD

No classes; Martin Luther King Holiday

January 16, 2023

February 1, 2023

Deadline to petition for residency reclassification

February 1, 2023

Application deadline for Spring graduation

February 1, 2023

Welcome Day 

  • Arvada Campus - February 7th (Tuesday), from 11:00am-1:00pm
  • Lakewood Campus- February 8th (Wednesday), from 11:00am-1:00pm
February 7 - 8, 2023

No classes; Spring Break

March 20-March 26, 2023

Summer 2023 Registration begins

March 13, 2023

Fall 2023 Registration begins

March 13, 2023

No classes; All-College Development Day

April 18, 2023

Graduation Ceremony

May 13, 2023

Payment Dates

Due dates are based on when your register and NOT when the class starts.  If you register after the full term drop date, payment is due by the 5th of the month following registration.  

Spring payment plan opens (No down payment required)

November 7, 2022

Payment Due Date - Failure to pay your bill in full or to set up an alternative payment arrangement (NBS Payment Plan, Financial Aid, or Third-Party) will result in late fee assessment

February 1, 2023

Late fees added to accounts with outstanding balances

February 6, 2023

Payment Due Date (Balances incurred in previous month) March 5, 2023

Last day to sign up for the payment plan without a down payment

TBD

Late fees added to accounts with outstanding balances

March 6, 2023

Last day to sign up for payment plan (Down payment required)

TBD

Holds placed on accounts with outstanding balances and not on a payment plan

March 17, 2023

Payment Due Date (Balances incurred in previous month)

April 5, 2023

Late fees added to accounts with outstanding balances 

April 6, 2023

Final Payment Due Date

May 9, 2023

Accounts with outstanding balances will be subject to collection action

May 10, 2023

If you have signed up for the payment plan and it becomes delinquent, a hold will be placed on your account and any future registrations will be dropped. 

 

Financial Disclaimer for the 2022-23 School Year: During the 2022-23 academic year, some or all of the instructional formats may change due to an emergency situation affecting college operations, public safety, or public health, including the COVID-19 pandemic. Tuition and fees are charged at the beginning of the semester and will remain in place regardless of any changes in instructional format. Tuition and fees will not be refunded in the event the curriculum delivery format changes for any part of the 2022-2023 academic year.