Fall 2024
AUGUST 2024
August 15 | Pay Tuition and Fees for Fall 2024 Semester by Noon**
August 19 | First Day of 16-Week and First 8-Week Classes
August 22 | Last Day to add First 8-Week Classes
August 23 | Last Day to Add 16-Week Classes and Last Day to Drop First 8-Week Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
August 24 | First Day of 16-Week Saturday Classes and First 8-Week Saturday Classes
August 27 | Last Day to Add First 8-Week Saturday Classes
August 28 | Last Day to add 16-Week Saturday Classes, Last Day to Drop First 8-Week Saturday Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
August 29 | Last Day to Drop 16-Week Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund, Pay Tuition and Fees for Fall 2024 by Noon**
August 31 | Faculty/Student Break
SEPTEMBER 2024
September 2 | College Closed: Holiday
September 3 | First Day of 14-Week Classes
September 3 | Last Day to Drop 16-Week Saturday Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
September 6 | Last Day to Add 14-Week Classes
September 9 | First Day of 13-Week Classes
September 12 | Last Day to Drop 14-Week Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
September 12 | Financial Aid Checks Mailed
September 13 | Last Day to Add 13-Week Classes
September 17 | Last Day to Drop 13-Week Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
September 26 | Last Day to Withdraw from First 8-Week Classes and First 8-Week Saturday Classes
OCTOBER 2024
October 8 | Spring 2025 Registration-Returning Students Begins
October 11 | Last Day of First 8-Week Classes
October 12 | Last Day of First 8-Week Saturday Classes
October 14-15 | Faculty/Student Break: College Closes at 5 p.m. on October 14-15
October 16 | First Day of Second 8-Week Classes
October 18 | Last Day to Add Second 8-Week Classes
October 19 | First Day of Second 8-Week Saturday Classes
October 21 | Last Day to Drop Second 8-Week Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
October 22 | Last Day to Add Second 8-Week Saturday Classes
October 23| Last Day to Drop Second 8-Week Saturday Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
NOVEMBER 2024
November 5 | Spring 2025 Registration-New Students Begins
November 7 | Last Day to Apply for Spring 2025 Graduation
November 7 | Last Day to Withdraw from 16-Week, 14-Week Classes, and 16-Week Saturday Classes
November 14 | Last Day to Withdraw from 13-Week Classes and Second 8-Week Saturday Classes
November 22 | Last Day to Withdraw from Second 8-Week Classes
November 25 | First Day of Winter Minimester Classes
November 26 | Last Day to Add Winter Minimester Classes
November 27 | Last Day to Drop Winter Minimester Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
November 27 | Faculty/Student Break: College Closes at 11 am
November 28-29 | College Closed: Holiday
November 30 | Faculty/Student Break
DECEMBER 2024
December 7-13 | Final Exam Week/December 13 Last Day of Semester
December 16 | Grades Due at Noon
December 16-19 | Faculty/Student Break (College Closes at 3 pm on December 19)
December 23 | Last Day to Withdraw from Winter Minimester Classes
December 20-31 | College Closed: Holiday
Spring 2025
JANUARY 2025
January 1 | College Closed: Holiday
January 2-9| Faculty/Student Break
January 3| Last Day of Winter Minimester Classes
January 6 | Grades for Winter Minimester Classes Due at noon
January 9-10 | Student Break
January 9 | Pay Tuition and Fees for Spring 2025 Semester by Noon**
January 13 | First Day of 16-Week and First 8-Week Classes-Start Dates Vary-Please Check Your Schedule
January 16 | Last Day to add First 8-Week Classes
January 17 | Last Day to Add 16-Week Classes and Last Day to Drop First 8-Week Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
January 18 | Faculty/Student Break
January 20 | College Closed: Holiday
January 23 | Pay Tuition and Fees for Spring 2025 Semester by Noon**
January 24| Last Day to Drop 16-Week Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
January 25 | First Day of 16-Week Saturday Classes and First 8-Week Saturday Classes
January 27 | First Day of 14-Week Classes/ Last Day to Add First 8-Week Saturday Classes
January 28 | Last Day to Drop First 8-Week Saturday Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
January 31 | Last Day to Add 16-Week Saturday Classes and 14-Week Classes
FEBRUARY 2025
February 3 | First Day of 13-Week Classes
February 4 | Last Day to Drop 16-Week Saturday Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
February 5 | Last Day to Drop 14-Week Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
February 7 | Last Day to Add 13-Week Classes
February 12 | Last Day to Drop 13-Week Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
February 12 | Student Break/Professional Development Day
February 20 | Last Day to Withdraw from First 8-Week Classes
February 13 | Last Day to Apply for Spring 2025 Graduation for Summer 2025 Graduates
February 13 | Financial Aid Checks Mailed
February 20 | Last Day to Withdraw from First 8-Week Saturday Classes
February 27| Last Day to Withdraw from First 8-Week Saturday Classes
MARCH 2025
March 7 | Last Day of First 8-Week Classes
March 8 | Last Day of First 8-Week Saturday Classes
March 10-14 | Faculty/Student Break: College Closes at 5pm March 10-13 and Noon on March 14
March 15 | Faculty/Student Break
March 17 | First Day of Second 8-Week Classes
March 20 | Last Day to Add Second 8-Week Classes
March 21 | Last Day to Drop Second 8-Week Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
March 22 | First Day of Second 8-Week Saturday Classes
March 25 | Last Day to Add Second 8-Week Saturday Classes
March 26 | Last Day to Drop Second 8-Week Saturday Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
APRIL 2025
April 8 | Summer 2025 and Fall 2025 Registration-Returning Students Begins
April 11 | Last Day to Withdraw from 16-Week, 14-Week, 13-Week,16-Week Saturday, Second 8-week, and Second 8-Week Saturday Classes
April 17 |Faculty/Student Break: College Closes at 11 am
April 18 | College Closed: Holiday
April 18 | Last Day to Apply for Summer 2025 Graduation
April 19 |Faculty/Student Break
April 21-22 | Faculty/Student Break: College Closes at 5 pm
April 24 | Summer 2025 and Fall 2025 Registration-New Students Begins
MAY 2025
May 9-15 | Final Exam Week/May 15 Last Day of Semester
May 16 | Graduation
May 19 | Grades Due at Noon
May 19 | Start Summer Flex Schedule: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
May 19-22 | Faculty/Student Break
May 22 | First Day of Summer-Start Dates Vary-Please Check Your Schedule
May 22 | Pay Summer 2025 Tuition and Fees by Noon**
Summer 2025
MAY 2025
May 22 | First Day of Summer-Start Dates Vary-Please Check Your Schedule
May 26 | College Closed: Holiday
May 27 | First Day of 10-Week and First 5-Week Classes
May 28 | Last Day to Add First 5-Week Classes
May 29 | Last Day to Drop First 5-Week Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
May 29 | Last Day to Add 10-Week Classes
JUNE 2025
June 2 | Last Day to Drop 10-Week Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund/ Pay Tuition and Fees for Summer 2024 Semester by Noon**
June 9 | First Day of 8-Week Classes
June 11 | Last Day to Add 8-Week Classes
June 12 | Last Day to Drop 8-Week Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
June 12 | Financial Aid Checks Mailed
June 19 | Last Day to Withdraw from First 5-Week Classes
June 26 | Last Day of First 5-Week Classes
June 30 | Faculty/Student Break
JULY 2025
July 1-3 | Faculty/Student Break
July 3 | College Closed: Holiday
July 7 | First Day of Second 5-Week Classes
July 8 | Last Day to Add Second 5-Week Classes
July 9 | Last Day to Drop Second 5-Week Classes with a 75% Tuition Refund
July 17 | Last Day to Withdraw from 10-Week Classes and 8-Week Classes
July 31 | Last Day to Withdraw from Second 5-Week Classes
AUGUST 2025
August 7 | Last Day of 10-Week Classes, 8-Week Classes, and Second 5-Week Classes
August 11 | Grades Due at Noon
August 14 | Pay Fall 2025 Tuition and Fees by Noon**
August 11-18| Faculty/Student Break
August 18 | End Summer Flex Schedule (Return to Regular Schedule 8/18)
August 21-22 | Student Break
* The College closes at Noon on Fridays
** Students with Financial Aid/Sponsorship payment plans may not be dropped for nonpayment pending balance due. Contact the Business Office or Financial Aid with questions.
All dates on the Gaston College calendar are subject to change.
Revised 6-5-24
