Academic Catalogs

Calendar

Date Event
Fall 2024 Calendar
August 23, 2024 Semester Begins
August 23, 2024 Mandatory Flex Day for faculty and staff
August 26, 2024 First Day of Instruction
September 2, 2024 Holiday — Labor Day
September 9, 2024 Applications accepted for Spring 2025 Semester, including 2025 Winter Intersession
October 21, 2024 Beginning of second 8-week classes
November 11, 2024 Holiday — Veterans’ Day
November 28 – November 30, 2024 Holiday — Thanksgiving
December 14, 2024 Last day of Fall Semester
December 16, 2024 – January 1, 2025 Winter Break
Spring 2025 Calendar
January 2, 2025 First day of Winter Intersession
January 20, 2025 Holiday — Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 30, 2025 Last day of Winter Intersession
January 31, 2025 Semester Begins
February 3, 2025 First Day of Instruction
February 14, 2025 Holiday— Lincoln’s Day
February 17, 2025 Holiday— Washington’s Day
February 20, 2025 Mandatory Flex Day for faculty and staff
March 31 – April 6, 2025 Spring Break
April 7, 2025 Beginning of Second 8-Week Classes
May 26, 2025 Holiday—Memorial Day
May 31, 2025 Last day of Spring Semester

All dates and hours of operation are subject to change without notice.

Deadlines for refunds, fee cancellations, registration, and withdrawals are different for each course.

For specific course deadlines, please refer to one of the following:

  • Student Class Program/Web Schedule Bill (Available via MyCoast)
  • Dates to Remember – Available online
  • Academic Calendar – Available online
  • Contact the Answer Center at (714) 432-5072

If a holiday falls on Friday, then Saturday and Sunday classes will not meet. If a holiday falls on Monday, then Saturday and Sunday classes will meet.

Final examinations are held during regular class meeting times during the last week of the semester.

Election Dates 2024-2025   

Presidential General Election – November 5, 2024

Voter Registration

  • Online or postmarked by October 21, 2024
  • All California active voters will receive a vote-by-mail ballot for the November 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election.
  • You can “conditionally" register and vote at your county elections office after the 15-day voter registration deadline.

Completed Ballots, Including Vote-by-Mail Ballots

  • Personally delivered ballots: Must be delivered no later than the "Close of polls" time of 8:00pm on November 5, 2024.  
  • Mailed ballots: Must be postmarked on or before November 5, 2024, and received by your county elections office no later than 7 days after Election Day on November 12, 2024. 

All dates can be verified online at the Secretary of State or Orange County Election Office.
All voter and election information can be verified online at the California Secretary of State and Orange County Election Office websites.