Calendar and Finals Schedule - ﾂ鮓ｹﾓｰﾔｺ

The following important dates are for full-term courses. If you are registered into a short-term course, review your class schedule for important dates and deadlines specific to those courses.

Fall 2026

March 1, 2026 - Admissions Application opens
March 2, 2026 - Online class schedule available
March 16, 2026 - Core Step Deadline
March 23, 2026 - Priority Registration date & time available on myMJC for continuing and new students
March 30 - April 24, 2026 - Priority Registration
April 27 - August 22, 2026 - Open Registration
July 27, 2026 - November 6, 2026 - Degree / Certificate Application period
August 18, 2026 - Drop for Non-Payment
August 24, 2026 - Fall Semester begins
September 7, 2026 - Labor Day
September 7, 2026 - Last day to drop without a "W" Last day to drop and receive a refund for full term courses. For short term courses see course schedule.
September 8, 2026 - Census Date for full term courses. For short term courses see course schedule.
September 25, 2026 - Native American Day
November 11, 2026 - Veterans Day
November 13, 2026 - Last day to drop with a "W" for full term courses. For short term courses see course schedule.
November 26-27, 2026 - Thanksgiving Day
November 28-29, 2026 - Non-Instructional Days
December 5, 2026 - Last day to request or revoke a Pass / No Pass Grading option for full term courses. For short term courses see course schedule.
December 7-12, 2026 - Finals Week
December 12, 2026 - Fall Classes End
December 24, 2026 - January 1, 2027 - Winter Break
December 24, 2026 - Christmas Eve
December 25, 2026 - Christmas Day
December 31, 2026 - New Year's Eve

Spring 2027

April 1, 2026 - Admissions Application Opens
September 14, 2026 - Online Class schedule available
September 28, 2026 - Core step deadline
October 5, 2026 - Priority Registration date & time available on myMJC for continuing and new students
October 12 - November 6, 2026 - Priority Registration
November 16, 2026 - April 2, 2027 - Degree / Certificate Application period
November 9, 2026 - January 9. 2027 - Open registration
January 4, 2027 - Last day to pay fees before the drop for non-payment. (1/5/27 by 5:00pm)
January 5, 2027 - Drop for Non-Payment
January 8, 2027 - MJC Institute Day
January 11, 2027 - Semester begins
January 18, 2027 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 24, 2027 - Last day to drop without a "W" Last day to drop and receive a refund for full term courses. For short term courses see course schedule.
January 25, 2027 - Census date for full term courses. For short term courses see course schedule.
February 12, 2027 - Lincoln Day
February 13 - 14, 2027 - Non-Instructional Days
February 15, 2027 - Washington Day
March 31, 2027 - Farmworker's Day
April 5, 2027 - Last day to drop with a "W" for full term courses. For short term courses see course schedule.
April 24, 2027 - Last day to request or revoke a Pass / No Pass Grading option for full term courses. For short term courses see course schedule.
April 26 - May 1, 2027 - Finals Week
April 30, 2027 - Graduation
May 1, 2027 - Last day of Spring term

YCCD Academic Calendar

YCCD Academic Calendar 2025-2026

YCCD Academic Calendar 2026-2027

Finals Examination Schedule

EVENING CLASSES ONLY:
Evening classes are defined as those that begin at 5:00 pm or later. All evening classes continue to meet through the last day of the semester. Final examinations for evening classes may be given during either of the last two sessions. If given during the next-to-last session, the last class session must still be held, and may be used to review the results of the final examination.

OFF-CAMPUS CLASSES:
Classes that meet off-campus continue to meet through the last day of the semester. Final examinations for off-campus classes may be given during either of the last two sessions. If given during the next-to-last session, the last class must still be held, and may be used to review the results of the final examination.

OTHER TYPE OF CLASSES:
Final examinations for Independent Study, Work Experience, and classes with a meeting pattern not shown below are arranged with the instructor. Finals for short-term classes are held during the last class session.

PLEASE NOTE:
All final examinations are held in the regularly-scheduled classrooms. Unless otherwise indicated, classes do not meet at their regularly scheduled times during the final examination period. Only the following finals examination schedule applies.

Fall 2026 Finals Schedule

FALL 26	Regular Meeting Time	Examination Date	Examination Time
All Classes with On-Campus or Synchronous Meetings: MW or MWF or MTWTH or MTWTHF	08:00 am	December 7	08:00am - 10:00am
	09:40 am	December 9	08:00am - 10:00am
	11:20 am	December 7	11:00am - 01:00pm
	01:00 pm	December 9	11:00am - 01:00pm
	02:40 pm	December 7	02:00pm - 04:00pm
	04:20 pm	December 9	02:00pm - 04:00pm
All Classes with On-Campus or Synchronous Meetings: TTH	08:00 am	December 8	08:00am - 10:00am
	09:40 am	December 10	08:00am - 10:00am
	11:20 am	December 8	11:00am - 01:00pm
	01:00 pm	December 10	11:00am - 01:00pm
	02:40 pm	December 8	02:00pm -04:00pm
	04:20 pm	December 10	02:00pm - 04:00pm
All Friday Only	All Times	December 11	Regular Class Time
All Evening Classes	Final will be during regularly scheduled meeting time during the final's week.
All Online Classes	Final will be arranged by the instructor.
Conflicting Finals?	If two courses are scheduled with final examinations at the same time, priority goes to the course with scheduled class meetings, then to the course with higher unit value, then alphabetically. Confer with your instructors if this situation arises and they will arrange a workable solution.