2024-2025 Academic Calendar
Credit Programs
Fall Term 2024
| August 16 |
HCC Day of Learning - COLLEGE CLOSED FOR STUDENTS |
| August 26 – December 14 |
Fall 15-week Semester |
| August 26 – October 14 |
Fall First 7-week Session (FA1) |
August 31 – September 2
|
Labor Day Observed – COLLEGE CLOSED |
| October 23 – December 14 |
Fall Second 7-week Session (FA2) |
| November 27 – December 1 |
Thanksgiving Recess – COLLEGE CLOSED |
December 24 – January 1
|
Winter Break – COLLEGE CLOSED |
Winter/Spring Term 2025
| January 2 – January 24 |
Winter Intersession |
| January 20 |
MLK, Jr., Day – COLLEGE CLOSED |
January 27 – May 17
|
Spring 15-week Semester |
January 27 – March 15
|
Spring First 7-week Session (SP1) |
| March 22-28 |
Spring Recess – COLLEGE CLOSED |
| March 31 - May 17 |
Spring Second 7-week Session (SP2) |
| May 23* |
Commencement |
May 26
|
Memorial Day – COLLEGE CLOSED |
Summer Term 2025
June 2 – August 9
|
Summer 10-week Session |
June 5 – July 25
|
Summer 7-week Session |
| June 19 |
Juneteenth - COLLEGE CLOSED |
| July 4 |
Independence Day – COLLEGE CLOSED |
Noncredit Programs
| Classes begin weekly |
Registration is ongoing year-round. |
| Late January/Early February |
Kids on Campus summer registration begins. Visit howardcc.edu/koc. |
Noncredit class information is mailed to all Howard County residences in August, November, and April.
This calendar is subject to adjustment due to inclement weather or other factors.