Important Dates

Important Dates

To help you plan your year, here are important dates for Maricopa Community Colleges students. This includes observed holidays, breaks, class registration, tuition due dates, final exams, and more.

Important Dates

August 7, 2024 Tuition due for Fall 2024 semester. Make payment arrangements
August 17, 2024 Fall 2024 semester begins
September 2, 2024 Observance of Labor Day (Colleges closed)
September 16, 2024 Find a Class opens for Spring 2025*
September 30, 2024 Spring 2025 Priority Registration for Currently Enrolled Students
October 5, 2024 Last day for withdrawal from Fall 2024 classes without instructor’s approval+
October 7, 2024 Spring 2025 Open Registration for all students
October 7, 2024 Student withdrawal from Fall 2024 classes with instructor’s signature begins ++
October 14, 2024 Application for December 2024 graduation due**
November 11, 2024 Observance of Veterans Day (Colleges closed)
November 28-December 1, 2024 Observance of Thanksgiving (Colleges closed)
December 1, 2024 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) opens for Fall 2025
December 8, 2024 Last day of Fall 2024 classes
December 9-13, 2024 Fall 2024 Final Exams***
December 13, 2024 Fall 2024 semester ends
December 16, 2024 Final grades due for Fall 2024 semester
December 25, 2024-January 1, 2025

Mid-year recess begins for staff (Colleges closed)

Mid-year recess from December 25-January 1

January 2, 2025 Mid-year recess ends for staff—campuses re-open
January 2, 2025 Tuition due for Spring 2025 semester—make payment arrangements
January 6, 2025 Clock hour classes begin
January 11, 2025 Spring 2025 semester begins
January 20, 2025 Observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Colleges closed)
February 17, 2025 Observance of President's Day (Colleges closed)
February 18, 2025 Find a Class opens for Summer/Fall 2025*
March 1, 2025 Last day for student withdrawal from Spring 2025 classes without instructor's signature+
March 3, 2025

Summer/Fall 2025 Priority Registration opens for currently enrolled students

Student withdrawal from Spring 2025 classes with instructor's signature begins++

Application for May 2025 graduation due**

March 10–16, 2025 Spring Break for students and staff (Colleges closed)
March 17, 2025 Summer/Fall 2025 Open Registration begins for all students
May 4, 2024 Last day of Spring 2025 classes
May 5–9, 2025 Spring 2025 Final Exams***
May 9, 2025

Spring 2025 semester ends

Commencement and Convocation ceremonies (dates vary by college and are subject to change)

May 12, 2025 Final grades due for Spring 2025 semester

Notes

*Dates are subject to change.

**For specific information concerning the last day to apply for graduation, individual class start dates, and final exams, consult with the attending college.

***Any classes meeting on Friday, Saturday or Sunday, and Summer classes may have final examinations during their regular class time.

+Through the 7th week of 16-week classes, students may initiate an official withdrawal from course(s) without instructor signature (see Appendix S-7 in Catalog Common Pages).

++After the 7th week of 16-week classes, students must initiate an official withdrawal request from instructor and obtain their signature (see Appendix S-7 in Administrative Regulations).

^Plan changes made within the first 8 days of the Fall and Spring semesters and 3 days of the summer semester will be effective on the date that the change is made. Plan changes after these deadlines will be effective on the start date of the following semester.