26-27 Academic Calendar

Information on this page is accurate at the time of publication and is subject to change; please refer to the current information on the CBC website or contact the appropriate department for the most up-to-date information.

Fall Quarter 2026

September 21 to December 10, 2026

September 7 - Holiday: Labor Day
September 8 and 10 - Fall Quarter FYI
September 21 - First Day of Fall Quarter
November 11 - Holiday: Veterans Day
November 12 - Professional Development Day for Staff - Campus Closed. Classes after 4:30 pm will be held.
November 25 - Non-Instructional Day
November 26 and 27 - Holiday: Thanksgiving & Native American Heritage Day
December 10 - End of Fall Quarter
December 15 - Grades Available
December 25 - Holiday: Christmas

Instructional Days: 54
Non-instructional Days: 1
Teaching & Learning Days: 1

Winter Quarter 2027

January 4 to March 25, 2027

January 1 - Holiday: New Years Day
January 4 - First Day of Winter Quarter
January 18 - Holiday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 19 - Professional Development Day for Staff - Campus Closed. Classes after 4:30 pm will be held. 
February 15 - Holiday: President’s Day
February 19 - Professional Development Day for Staff - Campus Closed. Classes after 1 pm will be held. 
March 25 - End of Winter Quarter
March 30 - Grades Available 

Instructional Days: 55
Teaching & Learning Days: 2

Spring Quarter 2027

April 5 to June 16, 2027

April 5 - First Day of Spring Quarter
May 31 - Holiday: Memorial Day
June 16 - End of Spring Quarter
June 17 - Graduation (No classes/exams this day)
June 18 - Observed Holiday: Juneteenth
June 22 - Grades Available

Instructional Days: 52
Non-instructional Days: 1

Summer Quarter 2027

June 28 to August 20, 2027

June 28 - First Day of Summer Quarter
July 5 - Observed Holiday: Independence Day
August 20 - End of Summer Quarter
August 24 - Grades Available

Instructional Days: 39

Calendar Terms and Definitions

Academic Year
Four consecutive quarters beginning with summer quarter.

End of Quarter
This is the last day of scheduled classes for the quarter.

Graduation
Graduation ceremony scheduled by the College. 

Instructional Day
A contract day in which classes are scheduled for students and faculty.

Instructional Year
Three consecutive academic quarters beginning with fall quarter.

Non-Instructional Days
Days within the instructional year which the College is open, but there are no classes scheduled. These are not contract days for the instructional faculty. They may be contract days for the counselor and librarian faculty.

Professional Development Days
Three scheduled in-service days each instructional year during which faculty engage in assessment work required by the College’s assessment plan for accreditation purposes and/or in scheduled professional development activities related to scholarship of teaching and learning.