Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar 2023-2024

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 2023-2024 – August 28 to December 17, 2023

Convocation Day limited services available Wednesday August 23
Last day for 100 percent refund for fall semester courses Sunday August 27
Fall semester full-term, first eight-week and first five-week term classes begin Monday August 28
Last day for schedule adjustments for fall semester first five-week classes2 Tuesday August 29
Senior adult learner registration fall semester first five-week classes1 Wednesday August 30
Last day for 80 percent refund for fall semester first five-week classes Wednesday August 30
Senior adult learner registration fall semester full-term and first eight-week classes2 Wednesday August 30
Last day for schedule adjustments first eight-week classes Wednesday August 30
Last day for 80 percent refund for fall semester first eight-week classes Thursday August 31
Last day to choose audit option for fall semester first five-week classes3 Thursday August 31
Last day for 40 percent refund for fall semester first five-week classes Friday September 1
Last day to choose audit option for fall semester first eight-week classes3 Friday September 1
Last day for schedule adjustments for fall semester full-term2 Friday September 1
Last day for 40 percent refund for fall semester first eight-week classes Sunday September 3
Last day for 80 percent refund for fall semester full-term classes Monday September 4
Labor Day Holiday – no classes, campus closed Monday September 4
Campus re-opens – classes resume Tuesday September 5
Annual Campus Cookout Thursday September 7
Last day to choose audit option for fall semester full-term classes3 Friday September 8
Last day for 40 percent refund for fall semester full-term classes3 Monday September 11
Financial Aid Fall Term Census Date Monday September 11
Midterms for 5A Classes Tuesday September 12
Last day to choose S/U option for fall semester first five-week classes4 Friday September 15
Fall Semester financial aid ends in the bookstore Monday September 18
Last day to choose S/U option for fall semester first eight-week classes4 Friday September 22
Last day to complete withdrawal from classes and receive a W for fall semester first five-week classes5 Friday September 22
Midterms for 8A Classes Tuesday September 26
Fall semester (first five-week term) classes end (including final examination) Sunday October 1
Last day for 100 percent refund for fall semester 10-week and second five-week classes Sunday October 1
Fall semester 10-week and second five-week classes begin Monday October 2
Last day for schedule adjustments for second five-week classes2 Tuesday October 3
Senior adult learner registration fall semester, 10-week and second five-week terms1 Wednesday October 4
Last day for 80 percent refund for fall semester second five-week classes Wednesday October 4
Last day to choose audit option for second five-week classes3 Thursday October 5
Last day for schedule adjustments for 10-week classes2 Thursday October 5
Last day to complete withdrawal from classes and receive a W for fall semester first eight-week classes5 Friday October 6
Last day for 80 percent refund for fall semester 10-week classes Friday October 6
Last day for 40 percent refund for fall semester second five-week classes Friday October 6
Last day to choose audit option for fall semester 10-week classes3 Monday October 9
Registration for spring semester begins (credit) Monday October 9
Last day for 40 percent refund for fall semester 10-week classes Tuesday October 10
Midterms for 5B Classes Tuesday October 17
Last day to choose S/U option for fall semester full-term and second five-week classes4 Friday October 20
Last day to appeal previous semester academic dismissal Friday October 20
Last day to apply for fall semester graduation Friday October 20
Fall semester first eight-week term ends (including final examination) Sunday October 22
Last day for 100 percent refund for fall semester second eight-week classes Sunday October 22
Fall semester second eight-week classes begin Monday October 23
Midterms for Full-Term Classes Tuesday October 24
Senior adult learner tuition-free registration for second eight-week classes1 Wednesday October 25
Last day for schedule adjustments for second eight-week classes2 Wednesday October 25
Last day for 80 percent refund for fall semester second eight-week classes Thursday October 26
Last day to complete withdrawal from classes and receive a W for fall semester second five-week classes5 Friday October 27
Last day to choose audit option for second eight-week classes3 Friday October 27
Last day for 40 percent refund for fall semester second eight-week classes Sunday October 29
Last day to choose S/U option for fall semester 10-week classes4 Friday November 3
Fall semester second five-week term ends (including final examination) Sunday November 5
Last day for 100 percent refund for third five-week classes Sunday November 5
Fall semester third five-week classes begin Monday November 6
Last day for schedule adjustments for third five-week classes1 Tuesday November 7
Midterms for 10-Week Classes Tuesday November 7
Election Day Tuesday November 7
Senior adult learner registration fall semester for third five-week term1 Wednesday November 8
Last day for 80 percent refund for fall semester third five-week classes Wednesday November 8
Last day to choose audit option for third five-week classes3 Thursday November 9
Last day for 40 percent refund for fall semester third five-week classes Friday November 10
Veteran's Day Observed (Campus Closed) Friday November 10
Last day to complete withdrawal from classes and receive a W for fall semester full-term classes5 Friday November 17
Last day to choose S/U option for fall semester second eight-week classes4 Friday November 17
Midterms for 8B and 5C Classes Tuesday November 21
Thanksgiving Holiday – no classes – campus closed Thursday-Sunday November 23-26
Last day to complete withdrawal from classes and receive a W for fall semester (10-week classes)5 Friday November 24
Last day to choose S/U option for fall semester third five-week classes4 Friday November 24
Campus re-opens – classes resume Monday November 27
Last day to complete withdrawal from classes and receive a W for fall semester second eight-week and third five-week classes5 Friday December 1
Fall semester full-term, 10-week, second eight-week and third five-week classes end (follow final examination schedule) Sunday December 10
Final examination period Monday-Sunday December 11-17
Last Day of fall semester Sunday December 17
Holidays – campus closed Sunday - Wednesday December 24 - 27
Holidays - campus closed Monday January 1
Spring semester financial aid begins in the bookstore Tuesday January 2
Last day for 100 percent refund for spring semester full-term, first eight-week and first five-week courses Monday January 15
 
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).

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.

Spring Semester 2023-2024 – January 16 to May 10, 2024

Last day for 100% refund for Spring Semester full term, first eight-week, and first five-week courses Monday January 15
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – campus closed Monday January 15
Spring semester for full-term, first eight-week and first five-week classes begin Tuesday January 16
Last day for schedule adjustments for first five-week classes2 Wednesday January 17
Senior adult learner registration spring semester full-term, first eight-week and first five-week classes1 Thursday January 18
Last day for 80 percent refund for spring semester first five-week classes Thursday January 18
Last day for schedule adjustments for first eight-week classes2 Thursday January 18
Last day for 80 percent refund for spring semester first eight-week classes Friday January 19
Last day to choose audit option for spring semester first five-week Friday January 19
Last day for 40 percent refund for spring semester first five-week classes Saturday January 20
Last day for schedule adjustments for full-term classes2 Monday January 22
Last day for 40 percent refund for spring semester first eight-week classes Monday January 22
Last day for 80 percent refund for spring semester full-term classes Tuesday January 23
Last day to choose audit option for spring semester full-term classes3 Saturday January 27
Financial aid census date Monday January 29
Last day for 40 percent refund for spring semester full-term classes Tuesday January 30
Midterms for 5A Classes Tuesday January 30
Last day to choose S/U option for spring semester first five-week classes4 Friday February 2
Spring semester financial aid ends in the bookstore Monday February 5
Financial Aid release aid Thursday February 8
Last day to choose S/U option for spring semester first eight-week classes4 Friday February 9
Last day to complete withdrawal from classes and receive a W for spring semester first five-week classes5 Friday February 9
Midterms for 8A Classes Tuesday February 13
Last day for 100 percent refund for spring semester 10-week and second five-week classes Sunday February 18
Spring semester first five-week classes end (including final examination) Sunday February 18
Spring semester 10-week and second five-week classes begin Monday February 19
Last day for schedule adjustments for second five-week classes2 Tuesday February 20
Senior adult learner registration for spring semesterten-week and second five-week terms1 Wednesday February 21
Last day for 80 percent refund for spring semester second five-week classes Wednesday February 21
Last day to choose audit option for spring semester second five-week classes3 Thursday February 22
Last day for schedule adjustments for 10-week classes2 Thursday February 22
Last day to complete withdrawal from classes and receive a W for spring semester first eight-week classes5 Friday February 23
Last day for 80 percent refund for spring semester 10-week classes Friday February 23
Last day for 40 percent refund for spring semester second five-week classes Friday February 23
Last day to choose audit option for spring semester 10-week classes3 Monday February 26
Last day for 40 percent refund for spring semester 10-week classes Tuesday February 27
Midterms for 5B Classes Tuesday March 5
Last day to appeal previous semester academic dismissal Friday March 8
Last day to choose S/U option for spring semester full-term and second five-week classes4 Friday March 8
Last day to apply for spring semester graduation Friday March 8
Spring Break – no classes – campus open Sunday-Saturday March 10-16
Campus re-opens – classes resume Sunday March 17
Last day for 100 percent refund for spring semester second eight-week classes Sunday March 17
Spring semester first eight-week classes end (including final examination) Sunday March 17
Spring semester second eight-week classes begin Monday March 18
Midterms for Full Term Classes Tuesday March 19
Senior adult learner registration spring semester second eight-week term2 Wednesday March 20
Last day for schedule adjustments for second eight-week classes2 Wednesday March 20
Last day for 80 percent refund for spring semester second eight-week classes Thursday March 21
Last day to complete withdrawal from classes and receive a W for spring semester second five-week classes5 Friday March 22
Last day to choose audit option for second eight-week classes3 Friday March 22
Last day for 40 percent refund for spring semester second eight-week classes Sunday March 24
Registration for summer and fall semesters begin (credit) Monday March 25
Last day to choose S/U option for spring semester 10-week classes4 Friday March 29
Last day for 100 percent refund for spring semester third five-week courses Sunday March 31
Spring semester second five-week classes end (including final examination) Sunday March 31
Spring semester third five-week classes begin Monday April 1
Last day for schedule adjustments for third five-week classes2 Tuesday April 2
Midterms for 10-Week Classes Tuesday April 2
Senior adult learner registration spring semester third five-week term1 Wednesday April 3
Last day for 80 percent refund for spring semester third five-week classes Wednesday April 3
Last day to choose audit option for spring semester third five-week classes3 Thursday April 4
Last day for 40 percent refund for spring semester third five-week classes Friday April 5
Last day to complete withdrawal from classes and receive a W for spring semester full-term classes5 Friday April 12
Last day to choose S/U option for spring semester second eight-week classes4 Friday April 12
Midterms for 8B and 5C Classes Tuesday April 16
Last day to choose S/U option for spring semester third five-week classes4 Friday April 19
Last day to complete withdrawal from classes and receive a W for spring semester (10-week classes)5 Friday April 19
Last day to complete withdrawal from classes and receive a W for spring semester second eight-week classes and third five-week classes5 Friday April 26
Spring semester full-term, 10-week, second eight-week, and third five-week classes end (follow regular examination schedule) Friday May 3
Final examination period Saturday-Friday May 4-10
Spring semester ends Friday May 10
Commencement Saturday May 11
Summer semester financial aid begins in the bookstore Thursday May 16
 
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).

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 2023-2024 – May 20 to July 28, 2024

Summer semester financial aid begins in the bookstore Thursday May 16
Last day for 100 percent refund for summer first-term courses (5A, 10–week and 12-week) Sunday May 19
First five-week, 10-week and 12-week summer semester classes begin Monday May 20
Schedule adjustment ends for summer semester first five-week classes2 Tuesday May 21
Last day for 80 percent refund for summer semester first five-week classes Wednesday May 22
Senior adult learner registration summer semester first five-week classes, 10-week and 12-week classes1 Wednesday May 22
Last day to choose audit option for summer semester first five-week classes3 Thursday May 23
Last day for schedule adjustments for summer semester 10-week classes2 Thursday May 23
Last day for schedule adjustments for summer semester 12-week classes2 Friday May 24
Last day for 40 percent refund for summer semester first five-week classes Friday May 24
Last day for 80 percent refund for summer semester 10-week classes Friday May 24
Last day for 80 percent refund for summer semester 12-week classes Saturday May 25
Memorial Day – no classes – campus closed Monday May 27
Campus re-opens Tuesday May 28
Last day to choose audit option for summer semester 10-week classes3 Tuesday May 28
Last day for 40 percent refund for summer semester 10-week classes Tuesday May 28
Last day to choose audit option for summer semester 12-week classes3 Wednesday May 29
Last day for 40 percent refund for summer semester 12-week classes Thursday May 30
Summer semester (8A) classes begin Monday June 3
Financial aid census date Monday June 3
Midterms for 5A Classes Tuesday June 4
Senior adult learner registration summer semester eight-week (8A) classes1 Wednesday June 5
Schedule adjustment end for summer semester eight-week (8A) classes2 Wednesday June 5
Last day for 80 percent refund for summer semester eight-week (8A) classes Thursday June 6
Last day to choose S/U option for summer semester first five-week classes4 Friday June 7
Last day to choose audit option for summer semester (8A) classes3 Friday June 7
Last day for 40 percent refund for summer semester eight-week classes Sunday June 9
Last day for 100 percent refund for summer semester seven-week classes Sunday June 9
Summer semester seven-week classes begin Monday June 10
Senior adult learner registration summer semester seven-week classes1 Wednesday June 12
Last day for schedule adjustments for seven-week classes2 Wednesday June 12
Last day for 80 percent refund for seven-week classes Thursday June 13
Last day to choose audit option for seven-week classes3 Friday June 14
Last day to complete withdrawal from classes and receive a W for summer semester first five-week classes5 Friday June 14
Last day for 40 percent refund for seven-week classes Sunday June 16
Juneteenth Holiday - Campus Closed Wednesday June 19
Summer semester financial aid ends in the bookstore Thursday June 20
Last day to choose S/U option for summer semester 10-week classes4 Friday June 21
Summer semester first five-week classes end Sunday June 23
Last day for 100 percent refund for summer semester second five-week classes Sunday June 23
Classes begin – summer semester second five-week classes begin Monday June 24
Last day for schedule adjustments for second five-week classes2 Tuesday June 25
Midterms for 10 Week Classes Tuesday June 25
Senior adult learner registration second five-week classes1 Wednesday June 26
Last day for 80 percent refund for summer semester second five-week classes Wednesday June 26
Last day to choose audit option fer semester second five-week classes3or summ Thursday June 27
Last day to choose S/U option for eight-week and 12-week classes4 Friday June 28
Last day for 40 percent refund for second five-week classes Friday June 28
Financial aid release aid Monday July 1
Midterms for 12-Week and Eight-Week Classes Tuesday July 2
Indepence Day Holiday Campus closed Thursday July 4
Campus re-opens – classes resume Friday July 5
Last day to choose S/U option for seven-week classes4 Friday July 5
Midterms for Seven-Week and 5B Classes Tuesday July 9
Last day to apply for summer semester graduation Friday July 12
Last day to complete withdrawal from classes and receive a W for summer semester eight-week and 10-week classes5 Friday July 12
Last day to choose S/U option for second five-week classes4 Friday July 12
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 19
Summer semester eight-week, 10-week, seven-week and second five-week classes end Sunday July 28
Summer semester 12-week classes end Sunday August 11
 
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).