An academic year consists of one fall, spring and summer semester, starting with the fall semester. See full NPC Event Calendar for other dates/events.
Fall 2018
| April 9 | Fall 2018 class schedule available online |
| April 15 | Priority Deadline for completing financial aid applications for Fall Semester 2018 |
| April 16 | Veterans Priority Registration Day – Veterans (using their educational benefits or not), their spouses and dependents can register early, this one day, for the Fall 2018 semester. |
| ▶ April 23 | FALL 2018 Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. (Use online class schedule search engine to find course offerings.) |
| July 27 | Finalize registration for financial aid processing |
| July 30 & 31 | No registration. |
| July 30 | Cosmetology & Most NAVIT Classes begin |
| August 1 & 2 | Business Office processing Financial Aid refunds |
| August 3 | Financial Aid refunds available to students. |
| August 13 | College CLOSED - No Classes (Convocation) |
| August 16 | Class Cancellation - for insufficient enrollment. |
| August 19 | Last day to register online for regular semester classes. |
| August 19 | Last day to request 100% refund for regular semester classes |
| August 20 | Regular Fall 2018 Semester Classes Begin |
| August 20 | Late Registration Fee applies on or after this day. |
| August 27 | Students must get instructor permission to register for classes or drop classes (including Internet, but excluding "Open Entry/Exit" and noncredit) from this date forward. Last Day of Attendance (LDA) required for all drops/withdrawals. |
| August 31 | Last day for students to withdraw from classes without a "W" on transcript. Last day to request 50% refund for regular semester classes. Last day to make course schedule changes for financial aid purposes – no award adjustment after this date. |
| September 3 | College CLOSED for Labor Day - No Classes |
| September 4 | Instructor AND dean's permission required for course adds. |
| October 26 | Last Day to File for December Graduation |
| November 12 | College CLOSED for Veteran's Day, No classes |
| November 22-23 | College CLOSED for Thanksgiving Recess No Classes |
| December 10 | Last Day of Fall 2018 Semester |
| Dec. 11 - Jan. 14 | Winter Break for Students |
| Dec. 24 – 26 Dec. 31 & Jan. 1 |
College CLOSED for Winter Break |
| October 15 | Priority Deadline for completing financial aid applications for Spring Semester 2019 |
| November 12 | Spring 2019 Class Schedule available online |
| November 19 | Veterans Priority Registration Day – Veterans (using their educational benefits or not), their spouses and dependents can register early, this one day, for the Spring 2019 semester. |
| November 26 | ▶ SPRING '19 Registration begins, 7:30 a.m. (Use online class schedule search engine to find course offerings.) |
| Dec. 14 | Finalize registration for financial aid processing |
| Dec. 17 & 18 | No registration. |
| Dec. 19 & 20 | Business Office processing Financial Aid refunds |
| Dec. 21 | Financial Aid refunds available to students. |
| January 7 | College CLOSED (Convocation) |
| January 10 | Class Cancellation - for insufficient enrollment. |
| January 13 | Last day to register online for regular semester classes. |
| January 13 | Last day to request 100% refund for regular semester classes |
| January 14 | Regular Spring 2019 Semester Classes Begin |
| January 14 | Late Registration Fee applies on or after this day. |
| January 21 | College CLOSED for Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Day, No Classes |
| January 22 | Students must get instructor permission to register for classes or drop classes (including Internet, but excluding "Open Entry/Exit" and noncredit) from this date forward. Last Day of Attendance (LDA) required for all drops/withdrawals. |
| January 28 | Last day to request 50% refund for regular semester classes. Instructor permission required to register for classes. Last day for students to withdraw from classes without a "W" on transcript. Last day to make course schedule changes for financial aid purposes – no award adjustment after this date. |
| January 29 | Instructor AND dean's permission required for course adds. |
| February 18 | College OPEN on Presidents' Day – Classes in Session |
| February 19 | Last Day to file Graduation Application and participate in the May ceremony |
| March 11–15 | College CLOSED for Spring Break – No classes |
| April 15 | Veterans Priority Registration Day – Veterans (using their educational benefits or not), their spouses and dependents can register early, this one day, for the Fall 2019 semester. |
| ▶ April 22 | FALL 2019 Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. (use online class schedule search engine to find course offerings |
| May 11 | Last Day of Spring 2019 Semester |
| May 11 | Commencement Ceremony |
| March 11 | 2019 Summer Class Schedule available online |
| March 15 | Priority Deadline for completing financial aid applications for Summer Semester 2019 |
| March 18 | Veterans Priority Registration Day – Veterans (using their educational benefits or not), their spouses and dependents can register early, this one day, for the Summer 2019 session. |
| March 25 | ▶ SUMMER '19 Registration begins, 7:30 a.m. (Use online class schedule search engine to find course offerings.) |
| May 14 | Finalize registration for financial aid processing |
| May 15 | No registration. |
| May 16 | Business Office processing Financial Aid refunds |
| May 17 | Financial Aid rewards available to students. |
| May 27 | College CLOSED for Memorial Day - No Classes |
| May 30 | Class Cancellation - for insufficient enrollment. |
| June 2 | Last day to register online for regular semester classes. |
| June 2 | Last day to request 100% refund for summer classes |
| June 3 | Summer 2019 Regular Session begins |
| June 3 | Late Registration Fee applies on or after this day. |
| June 5 | Instructor AND dean's permission required for course adds. |
| June 7 | Last day to request 50% refund for summer classes Students must get instructor signature to register for classes or drop classes (including Internet, but excluding "Open Entry/Exit" and noncredit) from this date forward. Last Day of Attendance (LDA) required for all drops/withdrawals. Last day for students to withdraw from classes without a "W" on transcript. Last day to make course schedule changes for financial aid purposes – no award adjustment after this date. |
| July 2 | Last day to file Summer Graduation Application |
| July 4 | College CLOSED for Independence Day - No Classes |
| July 26 | Last Day of the Summer 2019 Session |
| April 8 | Fall 2019 class schedule available online |
| April 15 | Priority Deadline for completing financial aid applications for Fall Semester 2019 |
| April 15 | Veterans Priority Registration Day – Veterans (using their educational benefits or not), their spouses and dependents can register early, this one day, for the Fall 2019 semester. |
| April 22 | ▶ FALL '19 Registration begins, 7:30 a.m. (Use online class schedule search engine to find course offerings.) |
| July 29 | Cosmetology & Most NAVIT Classes begin |
| August 2 | Finalize registration for financial aid processing |
| August 5 & 6 | No registration. |
| August 7 & 8 | Business Office processing Financial Aid refunds |
| August 9 | Financial Aid refunds available to students. |
| August 19 | College CLOSED (Convocation) |
| August 22 | Class Cancellation - for insufficient enrollment. |
| August 25 | Last day to register online for regular semester classes. |
| August 25 | Last day to request 100% refund for regular semester classes |
| August 26 | Regular Fall 2019 Term Classes Begin |
| August 26 | Late Registration Fee applies on or after this day. |
| September 3 | Students must get instructor permission to register for classes or drop classes (including Internet, but excluding "Open Entry/Exit" and noncredit) from this date forward. Last Day of Attendance (LDA) required for all drops/withdrawals. |
| September 2 | College CLOSED for Labor Day - No Classes |
| September 6 | Last day for students to withdraw from classes without a "W" on transcript. Last day to request 50% refund for regular semester classes. Last day to make course schedule changes for financial aid purposes – no award adjustment after this date. |
| September 7 | Instructor AND dean's permission required for course adds. |
| October 7 | Last Day to File for December Graduation |
| November 11 | College CLOSED for Veteran's Day – No classes |
| November 28-29 | College CLOSED for Thanksgiving Recess – No Classes |
| December 16 | Last Day of Fall 2019 Semester |
| Dec. 17 - Jan. 20 | Winter Break for Students |
| Dec. 24 – 26 Dec. 31 & Jan. 1 |
College CLOSED for Winter Break |
| October 15 | Priority Deadline for completing financial aid applications for Spring Semester 2020 |
| November 18 | Spring 2020 Class Schedule available online |
| November 25 | Veterans Priority Registration Day – Veterans (using their educational benefits or not), their spouses and dependents can register early, this one day, for the Spring 2020 semester. |
| December 2 | ▶ SPRING '20 Registration begins, 7:30 a.m. (Use online class schedule search engine to find course offerings.) |
| Dec. 13 | Finalize registration for financial aid processing |
| Dec. 16 & 17 | No registration. |
| Dec. 18 & 19 | Business Office processing Financial Aid refunds |
| Dec. 20 | Financial Aid refunds available to students. |
| Dec. 24 – 26 Dec. 31 & Jan.1 |
College Closed for Winter Break |
| January 13 | College CLOSED (Convocation) |
| January 16 | Class Cancellation - for insufficient enrollment. |
| January 20 | Last day to register online for regular semester classes. |
| January 20 | Last day to request 100% refund for regular semester classes |
| January 20 | College CLOSED for Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Day – No Classes |
| January 21 | Regular Spring 2020 Term Classes Begin |
| January 21 | Late Registration Fee applies on or after this day. |
| January 22 | Students must get instructor permission to register for classes or drop classes (including Internet, but excluding "Open Entry/Exit" and noncredit) from this date forward. Last Day of Attendance (LDA) required for all drops/withdrawals. |
| January 28 | Last day to request 50% refund for regular semester classes. Instructor permission required to register for classes. Last day for students to withdraw from classes without a "W" on transcript. Last day to make course schedule changes for financial aid purposes – no award adjustment after this date. |
| January 29 | Instructor AND dean's permission required for course adds. |
| February 17 | College OPEN on Presidents' Day – Classes in Session |
| February 17 | Last Day to file Graduation Application and participate in the May ceremony |
| March 16–20 | College CLOSED for Spring Break, – No classes |
| ▶ April 27 | FALL 2020 Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. (use online class schedule search engine to find course offerings |
| May 16 | Last Day of Spring 2020 Semester |
| May 16 | Commencement Ceremony |
| March 30 | 2020 Summer Class Schedule available online |
| March 15 | Priority Deadline for completing financial aid applications for Summer Semester 2020 |
| April 6 | Veterans Priority Registration Day – Veterans (using their educational benefits or not), their spouses and dependents can register early, this one day, for the Summer 2020 session. |
| April 13 | ▶SUMMER '20 Registration begins, 7:30 a.m. (Use online class schedule search engine to find course offerings.) |
| May 8 | Finalize registration for financial aid processing |
| May 11 | No registration. |
| May 13 | Business Office processing Financial Aid refunds |
| May 15 | Financial Aid rewards available to students. |
| May 25 | College CLOSED for Memorial Day - No Classes |
| May 28 | Class Cancellation - for insufficient enrollment. |
| May 31 | Last day to register online for regular semester classes. |
| May 31 | Last day to request 100% refund for summer classes |
| June 1 | Summer 2020 Regular Session begins |
| June 1 | Late Registration Fee applies on or after this day. |
| June 2 | Last day to request 50% refund for summer classes Students must get instructor signature to register for classes or drop classes (including Internet, but excluding "Open Entry/Exit" and noncredit) from this date forward. Last Day of Attendance (LDA) required for all drops/withdrawals. Last day for students to withdraw from classes without a "W" on transcript. Last day to make course schedule changes for financial aid purposes – no award adjustment after this date. |
| June 3 | Instructor AND dean's permission required for course adds. |
| July 2 | Last day to file Summer Graduation Application |
| July 3 | College CLOSED for Independence Day – No Classes |
| July 24 | Last Day of the Summer 2020 Session |
Questions Please contact the Records & Registration Office at (928) 524-7459. | email
