**CALENDAR IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
August 2026
24 Late Registration Begins ($25 late registration fee assessed)
24 First Semester Classes Begin
28 Last day to enroll in fall classes
31 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 100% refund
September
7 LABOR DAY (Student and Staff Holiday – NCTA Offices Closed)
4 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 75% refund
4 Last day to file a drop to remove a course from student’s record
5 All course withdrawals noted with a grade of “W” on academic record (through 11/30)
11 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 50% refund
12 Last day to submit tuition and fees payment without penalty
18 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 25% refund – No refund after this date
October
1 Last day to DROP first 8-week course
16 FIRST 8-WEEK FINAL EXAMS
16 First 8-Week Session Ends
19-20 FALL BREAK (Student Holiday – NCTA Offices Open)
21 Second 8-Week Session Begins
November
11 Registration Begins for Spring Semester 2026
23-27 STUDENT HOLIDAY
26-27 THANKSGIVING VACATION (NCTA Offices Closed)
30 Last day to DROP second 8-week and 16-week courses
December
1 May/August Degree Applications Due
15 LAST DAY OF FALL CLASSES
16-18 FIRST SEMESTER FINAL EXAMS
18 END OF FALL SEMESTER (Student Holiday Break Begins)
24-1/4 HOLIDAY CLOSEDOWN (NCTA Offices Closed)
January 2027
4 NCTA Opens from Holiday Closedown
11 Second Semester Classes Begin
11 Late Registration Begins ($25 late registration fee assessed)
15 Last day to enroll in spring classes
18 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY (Student and Staff Holiday – NCTA Offices Closed)
18 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 100% refund
22 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 75% refund
22 Last day to file a drop to remove a course from student’s record
23 All course withdrawals noted with a grade of “W” on academic record (through 4/14)
29 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 50% refund
February
5 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
15 Last day to DROP first 8-week course
March
5 FIRST 8-WEEK FINAL EXAMS
5 First 8-Week Session Ends
8 Second 8-Week Session Begins
10 Registration Begins for Summer Session 2027
15-19 SPRING BREAK (STUDENT HOLIDAY – NCTA Offices Open)
April
10 Registration Begins for Fall Semester 2027
14 Last day to DROP second 8-week and 16-week courses
28 LAST DAY OF SPRING CLASSES
29-30 SECOND SEMESTER FINALS
May
3-4 SECOND SEMESTER FINALS
6 End of Spring Semester
6 COMMENCEMENT!!
15 December Degree Applications Due
31 MEMORIAL DAY (NCTA Offices Closed)
June
14 Summer Session Begins
17 Last day to drop a summer session course and receive a 100% refund
18 Last day to drop a summer session course and receive a 75% refund
18 Last day to enroll in summer classes
25 Last day to drop a summer session course and receive a 50% refund
July
2 Last day to drop a summer session course and receive a 25% refund – No refund after this date
4 INDEPENDENCE DAY
5 INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY (NCTA Offices Closed)
16 Last day to DROP an 8-Week summer session course
August
6 Summer Session Ends