Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar 2024-2025
For the most up-to-date Academic Calendar, visit www.lorainccc.edu/calendar.
Lorain County Community College’s academic year consists of 30 weeks of instruction and 30 semester credit hours. (Fall and spring terms are 15 weeks each with a 16th week exam period.) The Summer Session is a header to the academic year for financial aid purposes.
University Partnership colleges and universities follow the academic calendar of their institution found in their individual college catalog and website.
Fall Semester 2024-2025 – August 26 to December 15, 2024
| Convocation Day limited services available | Wednesday | August 21 |
| Last day for 100 percent refund for fall semester courses | Sunday | August 25 |
| Fall semester full-term, first eight-week and first five-week term classes begin | Monday | August 26 |
| Last day for schedule adjustments for fall semester first five-week classes2 | Tuesday | August 27 |
| Senior adult learner registration fall semester first five-week classes1 | Wednesday | August 28 |
| Last day for 80 percent refund for fall semester first five-week classes | Wednesday | August 28 |
| Senior adult learner registration fall semester full-term and first eight-week classes2 | Wednesday | August 28 |
| Last day for schedule adjustments first eight-week classes | Wednesday | August 28 |
| Last day for 80 percent refund for fall semester first eight-week classes | Thursday | August 29 |
| Last day to choose audit option for fall semester first five-week classes3 | Thursday | August 29 |
| Last day for 40 percent refund for fall semester first five-week classes | Friday | August 30 |
| Last day to choose audit option for fall semester first eight-week classes3 | Friday | August 30 |
| Last day for schedule adjustments for fall semester full-term2 | Sunday | September 1 |
| Last day for 40 percent refund for fall semester first eight-week classes | Sunday | September 1 |
| Last day for 80 percent refund for fall semester full-term classes | Monday | September 2 |
| Labor Day Holiday – no classes, campus closed | Monday | September 2 |
| Campus re-opens – classes resume | Tuesday | September 3 |
| Annual Campus Cookout | Thursday | September 5 |
| Last day to choose audit option for fall semester full-term classes3 | Friday | September 6 |
| Last day for 40 percent refund for fall semester full-term classes3 | Monday | September 9 |
| Financial Aid Fall Term Census Date | Monday | September 9 |
| Midterms for 5A Classes | Tuesday | September 10 |
| Last day to choose S/U option for fall semester first five-week classes4 | Friday | September 13 |
| Fall Semester financial aid ends in the bookstore | Monday | September 16 |
| Last day to choose S/U option for fall semester first eight-week classes4 | Friday | September 20 |
| Last day to complete withdrawal from classes and receive a W for fall semester first five-week classes5 | Friday | September 20 |
| Midterms for 8A Classes | Tuesday | September 24 |
| Fall semester (first five-week term) classes end (including final examination) | Sunday | September 29 |
| Last day for 100 percent refund for fall semester 10-week and second five-week classes | Sunday | September 29 |
| Fall semester 10-week and second five-week classes begin | Monday | September 30 |
| Last day for schedule adjustments for second five-week classes2 | Tuesday | October 1 |
| Senior adult learner registration fall semester, 10-week and second five-week terms1 | Wednesday | October 2 |
| Last day for 80 percent refund for fall semester second five-week classes | Wednesday | October 2 |
| Last day to choose audit option for second five-week classes3 | Thursday | October 3 |
| Last day for schedule adjustments for 10-week classes2 | Thursday | October 3 |
| Last day to complete withdrawal from classes and receive a W for fall semester first eight-week classes5 | Friday | October 4 |
| Last day for 80 percent refund for fall semester 10-week classes | Friday | October 4 |
| Last day for 40 percent refund for fall semester second five-week classes | Friday | October 4 |
| Last day to choose audit option for fall semester 10-week classes3 | Monday | October 7 |
| Registration for spring semester begins (credit) | Monday | October 14 |
| Last day for 40 percent refund for fall semester 10-week classes | Tuesday | October 8 |
| Midterms for 5B Classes | Tuesday | October 15 |
| Last day to choose S/U option for fall semester full-term and second five-week classes4 | Friday | October 18 |
| Last day to appeal previous semester academic dismissal | Friday | October 18 |
| Last day to apply for fall semester graduation | Friday | October 18 |
| Fall semester first eight-week term ends (including final examination) | Sunday | October 20 |
| Last day for 100 percent refund for fall semester second eight-week classes | Sunday | October 20 |
| Fall semester second eight-week classes begin | Monday | October 21 |
| Midterms for Full-Term Classes | Tuesday | October 22 |
| Senior adult learner tuition-free registration for second eight-week classes1 | Wednesday | October 23 |
| Last day for schedule adjustments for second eight-week classes2 | Wednesday | October 23 |
| Last day for 80 percent refund for fall semester second eight-week classes | Thursday | October 24 |
| Last day to complete withdrawal from classes and receive a W for fall semester second five-week classes5 | Friday | October 25 |
| Last day to choose audit option for second eight-week classes3 | Friday | October 25 |
| Last day for 40 percent refund for fall semester second eight-week classes | Sunday | October 27 |
| Last day to choose S/U option for fall semester 10-week classes4 | Friday | November 1 |
| Fall semester second five-week term ends (including final examination) | Sunday | November 3 |
| Last day for 100 percent refund for third five-week classes | Sunday | November 3 |
| Fall semester third five-week classes begin | Monday | November 4 |
| Last day for schedule adjustments for third five-week classes1 | Tuesday | November 5 |
| Midterms for 10-Week Classes | Tuesday | November 5 |
| Election Day | Tuesday | November 5 |
| Senior adult learner registration fall semester for third five-week term1 | Wednesday | November 6 |
| Last day for 80 percent refund for fall semester third five-week classes | Wednesday | November 6 |
| Last day to choose audit option for third five-week classes3 | Thursday | November 7 |
| Last day for 40 percent refund for fall semester third five-week classes | Friday | November 8 |
| Veteran's Day Observed (Campus Closed) | Monday | November 11 |
| Last day to complete withdrawal from classes and receive a W for fall semester full-term classes5 | Friday | November 15 |
| Last day to choose S/U option for fall semester second eight-week classes4 | Friday | November 15 |
| Midterms for 8B and 5C Classes | Tuesday | November 19 |
| Last day to complete withdrawal from classes and receive a W for fall semester (10-week classes)5 | Friday | November 22 |
| Last day to choose S/U option for fall semester third five-week classes4 | Friday | November 22 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday – no classes – campus closed | Thursday-Sunday | November 28 - December 1 |
| Last day to complete withdrawal from classes and receive a W for fall semester second eight-week and third five-week classes5 | Friday | November 29 |
| Campus re-opens – classes resume | Monday | December 2 |
| Fall semester full-term, 10-week, second eight-week and third five-week classes end (follow final examination schedule) | Sunday | December 8 |
| Final examination period | Monday-Sunday | December 9-15 |
| Last Day of fall semester | Sunday | December 15 |
| Holidays – campus closed | Tuesday-Thursday | December 24 - 26 |
| Holidays - campus closed | Wednesday | January 1 |
| Spring semester financial aid begins in the bookstore | Thursday | January 2 |
| Last day for 100 percent refund for spring semester full-term, first eight-week and first five-week courses | Monday | January 20 |
- 1
Instructional fees are waived for qualified older adults when they register for credit classes on an audit (no credit received) basis. Students must be at least 60 years old and have lived in Ohio for at least one year. Tuition fee waivers on credit courses for qualifying older adults are processed on a space-available, first come, first served basis.
- 2
Schedule adjustment and add/drop for a given course must be completed prior to the second meeting of that course but before the end of the schedule adjustment period.
- 3
Audit means to take a course without receiving college credit or a grade. Courses taken on this basis are not included in the computation of cumulative grade point average and are not applicable to graduation requirements. An audit cannot be reversed once the semester is in session. Courses taken for audit are not covered by Financial Aid or used for calculating course load.
- 4
A student may elect the S/U grading option in no more than three courses for the associate degree and not more than one course a semester. The S/U option cannot be reversed to a letter grade once the semester is in session. The S/U option for credit may be used only for electives within a degree or certificate program. S means satisfactory and indicates credit was earned. U means unsatisfactory and indicates no credit was earned.
- 5
Failure to withdraw from a course or courses will result in FAW (failing) grade(s).
University Partnership colleges and universities follow the academic calendar of their institution found in their individual college Catalog and website.
Spring Semester 2024-2025 – January 21 to May 16, 2025
| Last day for 100% refund for Spring Semester full term, first eight-week, and first five-week courses | Monday | January 20 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – campus closed | Monday | January 20 |
| Spring semester for full-term, first eight-week and first five-week classes begin | Tuesday | January 21 |
| Last day for schedule adjustments for first five-week classes2 | Wednesday | January 22 |
| Senior adult learner registration spring semester full-term, first eight-week and first five-week classes1 | Thursday | January 23 |
| Last day for 80 percent refund for spring semester first five-week classes | Thursday | January 23 |
| Last day for schedule adjustments for first eight-week classes2 | Thursday | January 23 |
| Last day for 80 percent refund for spring semester first eight-week classes | Friday | January 24 |
| Last day to choose audit option for spring semester first five-week | Friday | January 24 |
| Last day for 40 percent refund for spring semester first five-week classes | Saturday | January 25 |
| Last day for schedule adjustments for full-term classes2 | Monday | January 27 |
| Last day for 40 percent refund for spring semester first eight-week classes | Monday | January 27 |
| Last day for 80 percent refund for spring semester full-term classes | Tuesday | January 28 |
| Last day to choose audit option for spring semester full-term classes3 | Saturday | February 1 |
| Financial aid census date | Monday | February 3 |
| Last day for 40 percent refund for spring semester full-term classes | Tuesday | February 4 |
| Midterms for 5A Classes | Tuesday | February 4 |
| Last day to choose S/U option for spring semester first five-week classes4 | Friday | February 7 |
| Spring semester financial aid ends in the bookstore | Monday | February 10 |
| Financial Aid release aid | Thursday | February 13 |
| Last day to choose S/U option for spring semester first eight-week classes4 | Friday | February 14 |
| Last day to complete withdrawal from classes and receive a W for spring semester first five-week classes5 | Friday | February 14 |
| Midterms for 8A Classes | Tuesday | February 18 |
| Last day for 100 percent refund for spring semester 10-week and second five-week classes | Sunday | February 23 |
| Spring semester first five-week classes end (including final examination) | Sunday | February 23 |
| Spring semester 10-week and second five-week classes begin | Monday | February 24 |
| Last day for schedule adjustments for second five-week classes2 | Tuesday | February 25 |
| Senior adult learner registration for spring semesterten-week and second five-week terms1 | Wednesday | February 26 |
| Last day for 80 percent refund for spring semester second five-week classes | Wednesday | February 26 |
| Last day to choose audit option for spring semester second five-week classes3 | Thursday | February 27 |
| Last day for schedule adjustments for 10-week classes2 | Thursday | February 27 |
| Last day to complete withdrawal from classes and receive a W for spring semester first eight-week classes5 | Friday | February 28 |
| Last day for 80 percent refund for spring semester 10-week classes | Friday | February 28 |
| Last day for 40 percent refund for spring semester second five-week classes | Friday | February 28 |
| Last day to choose audit option for spring semester 10-week classes3 | Monday | March 3 |
| Last day for 40 percent refund for spring semester 10-week classes | Tuesday | March 4 |
| Midterms for 5B Classes | Tuesday | March 11 |
| Last day to appeal previous semester academic dismissal | Friday | March 14 |
| Last day to choose S/U option for spring semester full-term and second five-week classes4 | Friday | March 14 |
| Last day to apply for spring semester graduation | Friday | March 14 |
| Spring Break – no classes – campus open | Sunday-Saturday | March 16-22 |
| Campus re-opens – classes resume | Sunday | March 23 |
| Last day for 100 percent refund for spring semester second eight-week classes | Sunday | March 23 |
| Spring semester first eight-week classes end (including final examination) | Sunday | March 23 |
| Spring semester second eight-week classes begin | Monday | March 24 |
| Registration for summer and fall semesters begin (credit) | Monday | March 24 |
| Midterms for Full Term Classes | Tuesday | March 25 |
| Senior adult learner registration spring semester second eight-week term2 | Wednesday | March 26 |
| Last day for schedule adjustments for second eight-week classes2 | Wednesday | March 26 |
| Last day for 80 percent refund for spring semester second eight-week classes | Thursday | March 27 |
| Last day to complete withdrawal from classes and receive a W for spring semester second five-week classes5 | Friday | March 28 |
| Last day to choose audit option for second eight-week classes3 | Friday | March 28 |
| Last day for 40 percent refund for spring semester second eight-week classes | Sunday | March 30 |
| Last day to choose S/U option for spring semester 10-week classes4 | Friday | April 4 |
| Last day for 100 percent refund for spring semester third five-week courses | Sunday | April 6 |
| Spring semester second five-week classes end (including final examination) | Sunday | April 6 |
| Spring semester third five-week classes begin | Monday | April 7 |
| Last day for schedule adjustments for third five-week classes2 | Tuesday | April 8 |
| Midterms for 10-Week Classes | Tuesday | April 8 |
| Senior adult learner registration spring semester third five-week term1 | Wednesday | April 9 |
| Last day for 80 percent refund for spring semester third five-week classes | Wednesday | April 9 |
| Last day to choose audit option for spring semester third five-week classes3 | Thursday | April 10 |
| Last day for 40 percent refund for spring semester third five-week classes | Friday | April 11 |
| Last day to complete withdrawal from classes and receive a W for spring semester full-term classes5 | Friday | April 18 |
| Last day to choose S/U option for spring semester second eight-week classes4 | Friday | April 18 |
| Midterms for 8B and 5C Classes | Tuesday | April 22 |
| Last day to choose S/U option for spring semester third five-week classes4 | Friday | April 25 |
| Last day to complete withdrawal from classes and receive a W for spring semester (10-week classes)5 | Friday | April 25 |
| Last day to complete withdrawal from classes and receive a W for spring semester second eight-week classes and third five-week classes5 | Friday | May 2 |
| Spring semester full-term, 10-week, second eight-week, and third five-week classes end (follow regular examination schedule) | Friday | May 9 |
| Final examination period | Saturday-Friday | May 10-16 |
| Spring semester ends | Friday | May 16 |
| Commencement | Saturday | May 17 |
| Summer semester financial aid begins in the bookstore | Thursday | May 22 |
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Instructional fees are waived for qualified older adults when they register for credit classes on an audit (no credit received) basis. Students must be at least 60 years old and have lived in Ohio for at least one year. Tuition fee waivers on credit courses for qualifying older adults are processed on a space-available, first come, first served basis.
- 2
Schedule adjustment and add/drop for a given course must be completed prior to the second meeting of that course but before the end of the schedule adjustment period.
- 3
Audit means to take a course without receiving college credit or a grade. Courses taken on this basis are not included in the computation of cumulative grade point average and are not applicable to graduation requirements. An audit cannot be reversed once the semester is in session. Courses taken for audit are not covered by Financial Aid or used for calculating course load.
- 4
A student may elect the S/U grading option in no more than three courses for the associate degree and not more than one course a semester. The S/U option cannot be reversed to a letter grade once the semester is in session. The S/U option for credit may be used only for electives within a degree or certificate program. S means satisfactory and indicates credit was earned. U means unsatisfactory and indicates no credit was earned.
- 5
Failure to withdraw from a course or courses will result in FAW (failing) grade(s).
Note: Registration schedule may be staggered to allow easy access for all students.
University Partnership colleges and universities follow the academic calendar of their institution found in their individual college Catalog and website.
Summer Semester 2024-2025 – May 27 to August 3, 2025
| Summer semester financial aid begins in the bookstore | Thursday | May 22 |
| Memorial Day – no classes – campus closed | Monday | May 26 |
| Last day for 100 percent refund for summer first-term courses (5A, 10–week and 12-week) | Monday | May 26 |
| Campus re-opens | Tuesday | May 27 |
| First five-week, 10-week and 12-week summer semester classes begin | Tuesday | May 27 |
| Schedule adjustment ends for summer semester first five-week classes2 | Wednesday | May 28 |
| Last day for 80 percent refund for summer semester first five-week classes | Thursday | May 29 |
| Senior adult learner registration summer semester first five-week classes, 10-week and 12-week classes1 | Thursday | May 29 |
| Last day to choose audit option for summer semester first five-week classes3 | Friday | May 30 |
| Last day for schedule adjustments for summer semester 10-week classes2 | Friday | May 30 |
| Last day for schedule adjustments for summer semester 12-week classes2 | Saturday | May 31 |
| Last day for 40 percent refund for summer semester first five-week classes | Saturday | May 31 |
| Last day for 80 percent refund for summer semester 10-week classes | Saturday | May 31 |
| Last day for 80 percent refund for summer semester 12-week classes | Sunday | June 1 |
| Last day to choose audit option for summer semester 10-week classes3 | Tuesday | June 3 |
| Last day for 40 percent refund for summer semester 10-week classes | Wednesday | June 4 |
| Last day to choose audit option for summer semester 12-week classes3 | Thursday | June 5 |
| Last day for 40 percent refund for summer semester 12-week classes | Friday | June 6 |
| Last day for 100 percent refund for summer semester eight-week classes | Sunday | June 8 |
| Summer semester (8A) classes begin | Monday | June 9 |
| Financial aid census date | Monday | June 9 |
| Midterms for 5A Classes | Tuesday | June 10 |
| Senior adult learner registration summer semester eight-week (8A) classes1 | Wednesday | June 11 |
| Schedule adjustment end for summer semester eight-week (8A) classes2 | Wednesday | June 11 |
| Last day for 80 percent refund for summer semester eight-week (8A) classes | Thursday | June 12 |
| Last day to choose S/U option for summer semester first five-week classes4 | Friday | June 13 |
| Last day to choose audit option for summer semester (8A) classes3 | Friday | June 13 |
| Last day for 40 percent refund for summer semester eight-week classes | Sunday | June 15 |
| Last day for 100 percent refund for summer semester seven-week classes | Sunday | June 15 |
| Summer semester seven-week classes begin | Monday | June 16 |
| Senior adult learner registration summer semester seven-week classes1 | Wednesday | June 18 |
| Last day for schedule adjustments for seven-week classes2 | Wednesday | June 18 |
| Last day for 80 percent refund for seven-week classes | Thursday | June 19 |
| Juneteenth Holiday - Campus Closed | Thursday | June 19 |
| Last day to choose audit option for seven-week classes3 | Friday | June 20 |
| Last day to complete withdrawal from classes and receive a W for summer semester first five-week classes5 | Friday | June 20 |
| Last day for 40 percent refund for seven-week classes | Sunday | June 22 |
| Summer semester financial aid ends in the bookstore | Thursday | June 25 |
| Last day to choose S/U option for summer semester 10-week classes4 | Friday | June 27 |
| Summer semester first five-week classes end | Sunday | June 29 |
| Last day for 100 percent refund for summer semester second five-week classes | Sunday | June 29 |
| Classes begin – summer semester second five-week classes begin | Monday | June 30 |
| Last day for schedule adjustments for second five-week classes2 | Tuesday | July 1 |
| Midterms for 10 Week Classes | Tuesday | July 1 |
| Financial aid release aid | Tuesday | July 1 |
| Senior adult learner registration second five-week classes1 | Wednesday | July 2 |
| Last day for 80 percent refund for summer semester second five-week classes | Wednesday | July 2 |
| Last day to choose audit option fer semester second five-week classes3or summ | Thursday | July 3 |
| Last day for 40 percent refund for second five-week classes | Friday | July 4 |
| Indepence Day Holiday Campus closed | Friday | July 4 |
| Campus re-opens – classes resume | Saturday | July 5 |
| Last day to choose S/U option for eight-week and 12-week classes4 | Monday | July 7 |
| Midterms for 12-Week and Eight-Week Classes | Tuesday | July 8 |
| Last day to choose S/U option for seven-week classes4 | Friday | July 11 |
| Midterms for Seven-Week and 5B Classes | Tuesday | July 15 |
| Last day to apply for summer semester graduation | Friday | July 18 |
| Last day to complete withdrawal from classes and receive a W for summer semester eight-week and 10-week classes5 | Friday | July 18 |
| Last day to choose S/U option for second five-week classes4 | Friday | July 18 |
| Last day to complete withdrawal from classes and receive a W for summer semester 12-week, seven-week and second five-week classes5 | Friday | July 25 |
| Summer semester eight-week, 10-week, seven-week and second five-week classes end | Sunday | August 3 |
| Summer semester 12-week classes end | Sunday | August 17 |
- 1
Instructional fees are waived for qualified older adults when they register for credit classes on an audit (no credit received) basis. Students must be at least 60 years old and have lived in Ohio for at least one year. Tuition fee waivers on credit courses for qualifying older adults are processed on a space-available, first come, first served basis.
- 2
Schedule adjustment and add/drop for a given course must be completed prior to the second meeting of that course but before the end of the schedule adjustment period.
- 3
Audit means to take a course without receiving college credit or a grade. Courses taken on this basis are not included in the computation of cumulative grade point average and are not applicable to graduation requirements. An audit cannot be reversed once the semester is in session. Courses taken for audit are not covered by Financial Aid or used for calculating course load.
- 4
A student may elect the S/U grading option in no more than three courses for the associate degree and not more than one course a semester. The S/U option cannot be reversed to a letter grade once the semester is in session. The S/U option for credit may be used only for electives within a degree or certificate program. S means satisfactory and indicates credit was earned. U means unsatisfactory and indicates no credit was earned.
- 5
Failure to withdraw from a course or courses will result in FAW (failing) grade(s).