**CALENDAR IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
August 2025
25 Late Registration Begins ($25 late registration fee assessed)
25 First Semester Classes Begin
29 Last day to enroll in fall classes
September
1 LABOR DAY (Student and Staff Holiday – NCTA Offices Closed)
1 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 100% refund
5 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 75% refund
5 Last day to file a drop to remove a course from student’s record
6 All course withdrawals noted with a grade of “W” on academic record (through 12/2)
12 Last day to submit tuition and fees payment without penalty
12 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 50% refund
19 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 25% refund – No refund after this date
October
2 Last day to DROP first 8-week course
17 FIRST 8-WEEK FINAL EXAMS
17 First 8-Week Session Ends
20-21 FALL BREAK (Student Holiday – NCTA Offices Open)
22 Second 8-Week Session Begins
November
11 Registration Begins for Spring Semester 2026
24-28 STUDENT HOLIDAY
27-28 THANKSGIVING VACATION (NCTA Offices Closed)
December
1 May/August Degree Applications Due
1 Last day to DROP second 8-week and 16-week courses
16 LAST DAY OF FALL CLASSES
17-19 FIRST SEMESTER FINAL EXAMS
19 END OF FALL SEMESTER (Student Holiday Break Begins)
25-1/2 HOLIDAY CLOSEDOWN (NCTA Offices Closed)
January 2026
5 NCTA Opens from Holiday Closedown
12 Second Semester Classes Begin
12 Late Registration Begins ($25 late registration fee assessed)
16 Last day to enroll in spring classes
19 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY (Student and Staff Holiday – NCTA Offices Closed)
19 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 100% refund
23 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 75% refund
23 Last day to file a drop to remove a course from student’s record
24 All course withdrawals noted with a grade of “W” on academic record (through 4/15)
30 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 50% refund
February
6 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 25% refund – No refund after this date
12 Last day to submit tuition and fees payment without penalty
16 Last day to DROP first 8-week course
March
6 FIRST 8-WEEK FINAL EXAMS
6 First 8-Week Session Ends
9 Second 8-Week Session Begins
10 Registration Begins for Summer Session 2026
16-20 SPRING BREAK (STUDENT HOLIDAY – NCTA Offices Open)
April
10 Registration Begins for Fall Semester 2026
15 Last day to DROP second 8-week and 16-week courses
29 LAST DAY OF SPRING CLASSES
30 SECOND SEMESTER FINALS
May
1-5 SECOND SEMESTER FINALS
7 End of Spring Semester
7 COMMENCEMENT!!
15 December Degree Applications Due
25 MEMORIAL DAY (NCTA Offices Closed)
June
15 Summer Session Begins
18 Last day to drop a summer session course and receive a 100% refund
19 Last day to drop a summer session course and receive a 75% refund
19 Last day to enroll in summer classes
26 Last day to drop a summer session course and receive a 50% refund
July
3 INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY (NCTA Offices Closed)
4 INDEPENDENCE DAY
3 Last day to drop a summer session course and receive a 25% refund – No refund after this date
17 Last day to DROP an 8-Week summer session course
August
7 Summer Session Ends