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Dec 03, 2025
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2025-2026 Catalog and Student Handbook
Academic Calendar
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8-Week Sessions
Most ESCC academic programs and classes are offered in 8-week sessions. There are five 8-week sessions in the academic year, one in the summer, two in the fall, and two in the spring. The academic calendar on the college’s website identifies the important dates for each session each year.
ESCC migrated to 8-week sessions in the summer of 2020 based on research that shows students are more likely to perform well in class, remain enrolled in college, and complete their programs in shorter academic sessions. The 8-week format also allows students multiple entry points to programs and courses each year, offers greater flexibility to students in scheduling and completing their programs, allows students to complete programs more quickly, and allows students to focus on just a few classes at a time.
Academic Calendar 2025-2026
| Eastern Shore Community College |
| Academic Calendar 2025-2026 |
| Summer Semester 2025 |
10W Session |
8W Session |
| Open Registration Begins |
3/24/25 |
3/24/25 |
| First Day of Classes |
5/19/25 |
6/9/25 |
| Last Day to Add Classes (Tuition Due at Enrollment) |
5/20/25 |
6/12/25 |
| Memorial Day (College Closed, No Classes) |
5/26/25 |
5/26/25 |
| Last Day to Drop with Refund |
6/4/25 |
6/16/25 |
| Juneteenth (College Closed, No Classes) |
6/19/25 |
6/19/25 |
| Independence Day (College Closed, No Classes) |
7/4/25 |
7/4/25 |
| Graduation Application Deadline |
7/18/25 |
7/18/25 |
| Last Day to Withdraw without Academic Penalty (Withdrawal Deadline) |
7/2/25 |
7/10/25 |
| Last Day of Classes |
8/1/25 |
8/1/25 |
| Fall Semester 2025 |
16W Session |
8W1 Session |
8W2 Session |
| Open Registration Begins |
3/31/25 |
3/31/25 |
3/31/25 |
| Tuition Due |
8/11/25 |
8/11/25 |
8/11/25 |
| First Day of Classes |
8/18/25 |
8/18/25 |
10/20/25 |
| Last Day to Add Classes (Tuition Due at Enrollment) |
8/20/25 |
8/20/25 |
10/22/25 |
| Labor Day (College Closed, No Classes) |
9/1/25 |
9/1/25 |
N/A |
| Last Day to Drop Classes and Get a Tuition Refund (Drop Deadline) |
9/4/25 |
8/26/25 |
10/28/25 |
| Fall Break for Students (College Open, No Classes) |
10/11/25-10/19/25 |
10/11/25-10/19/25 |
N/A |
| Last Day to Withdraw without Academic Penalty (Withdrawal Deadline) |
10/27/25 |
9/18/25 |
11/20/25 |
| Fall Graduation Application Deadline |
12/10/25 |
12/10/25 |
12/10/25 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday Begins (No Classes, College Closes at Noon) |
11/26/25-11/30/25 |
N/A |
11/26/25-11/30/25 |
| Last Day of Classes |
12/12/25 |
10/10/25 |
12/12/25 |
| Spring Semester 2026 |
16W Session |
8W1 Session |
8W2 Session |
| Open Registration Begins |
10/27/25 |
10/27/25 |
10/27/25 |
| First Day of Classes |
1/12/26 |
1/12/26 |
3/16/26 |
| Last Day to Add Classes (Tuition Due at Enrollment) |
1/14/26 |
1/14/26 |
3/18/26 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (College Closed, No Classes) |
1/19/26 |
1/19/26 |
N/A |
| Last Day to Drop Classes and Get a Tuition Refund (Drop Deadline) |
1/29/26 |
1/20/26 |
3/24/26 |
| Spring Break for Students (College Open, No Classes) |
3/7/26-3/15/26 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Last Day to Withdraw without Academic Penalty (Withdrawal Deadline) |
3/26/26 |
2/12/26 |
4/16/26 |
| Last Day of Classes |
5/8/26 |
3/6/26 |
5/8/26 |
| Summer Semester 2026 |
10W Session |
8W Session |
| Open Registration Begins |
3/30/26 |
3/30/26 |
| Memorial Day (College Closed, No Classes) |
5/25/26 |
N/A |
| First Day of Classes |
5/26/26 |
6/8/26 |
| Last Day to Add Classes (Tuition Due at Enrollment) |
5/28/26 |
6/10/26 |
| Last Day to Drop Classes and Get a Tuition Refund (Drop Deadline) |
6/5/26 |
6/16/26 |
| Juneteenth (College Closed, No Classes) |
6/19/26 |
6/19/26 |
| Independence Day (College Closed, No Classes) |
7/3/26 |
7/3/26 |
| Last Day to Withdraw without Academic Penalty (Withdrawal Deadline) |
6/6/26 |
7/9/26 |
| Last Day of Classes |
7/31/26 |
7/31/26 |
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