2019-2020 Catalog

Academic Calendar

Summer 2019 (19/SS)

Classes begin for 10-week and first five-week sessions June 6 (Th)
Census date for first five-week session* June 12 (W)
Census date for 10-week session* June 19 (W)
Independence Day recess (no classes) July 4 (Th)
Classes end for first five-week session July 11 (Th)
Classes begin for second five-week session July 12 (F)
Census date for second five-week session* July 18 (Th)
Classes end for 10-week and second five-week sessions Aug. 15 (Th)

Fall 2019 (19/FA)

Labor Day (no classes) Sept. 2 (M)
Classes begin for 11-week and first five-week sessions Sept. 3 (T)
Census date for first five-week session* Sept. 9 (M)
Census date for 11-week session* Sept. 16 (M)
Classes end for first five-week session Oct. 7 (M)
Classes begin for second five-week session  Oct. 15 (Tu)
Census date for second five-week session* Oct. 21 (M) 
Classes end for 11-week and second five-week sessions Nov. 18 (M)

Winter 2019–2020 (19/WI)

Thanksgiving Day recess (no classes) Nov. 28–29 (Th–F)
Classes begin for 11-week and first five-week sessions Dec. 2 (M)
Census date for first five-week session* Dec. 6 (F)
Census date for 11-week session* Dec. 13 (F)
Last class day before holiday recess Dec. 23 (M)
Holiday recess (college closed) Dec. 25–Jan. 1 
Holiday recess ends for students/classes resume 
Jan. 3 (F)
Classes end for first five-week session Jan. 16 (Th)
Martin Luther King Day Jr. recess (no classes) Jan. 20 (M)
Classes begin for second five-week session Jan.24 (F)
Census date for second five-week session*  Jan. 30 (Th) 
Classes end for 11-week and second five-week sessions Feb. 27 (Th)

Spring 2020 (19/SP)

Classes begin for 11-week and first five-week sessions
March 7 (Sa)
Census date for first five-week session* March 13 (F)
Census date for 11-week session*  March 20 (F)
Classes end for first five-week session April 10 (F)
Spring recess (no classes) April 11–12 (Sa–Su)
Classes resume after spring recess April 13 (M)
Classes begin for second five-week session April 18 (Sa) 
Census date for second five-week session*  April 24 (F) 
Classes end for 11-week and second five-week sessions May 22 (W)

Summer 2020 (20/SS)

Classes begin for 10-week and first five-week sessions June 5 (F)
Census date for first five-week session* June 11(Th)
Census date for 10-week session* June 18 (Th)
Independence Day recess (no classes) July 3-4 (F-Sa)
Classes end for first five-week session July 11 (Sa)
Classes begin for second five-week session July 12 (Su)
Census date for second five-week session* July 17 (F)
Classes end for 10-week and second five-week sessions Aug. 15 (Sa)

*Census dates are used by colleges to determine enrollment figures and to determine students’ eligibility for financial aid disbursements.

MCC uses a quarter system with four academic quarters designated as FA (Fall), WI (Winter),SP (Spring), and SS (Summer). This year Fall and Spring Academic quarters are 11 weeks in length. Winter and Summer are 10 weeks. 

Standard courses are full-quarter classes that begin and end within the designated academic quarter dates (see begin and end dates in the academic calendar). Non-standard courses may run for less than the full quarter, more than the full quarter, and/or may have non-standard begin and end dates not within the designated academic quarter dates.