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.
Dates are subject to change
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.) |
August 1 | Cosmetology Classes begin |
August 2 | Finalize registration for financial aid processing |
August 5 & 6 | No registration. |
August 6 | NAVIT Classes Begin |
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 2 | College CLOSED for Labor Day - No Classes |
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 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 9 | Instructor AND dean's permission required for course adds. |
October 25 | 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. 24 – 26 Dec. 31 & Jan.1 |
College Closed for Winter Break |
January 3 | Finalize registration for financial aid processing |
January 6 | Cosmetology and most NAVIT classes resume |
January 6 & 7 | No registration. |
January 8 & 9 | Business Office processing Financial Aid refunds |
January 10 | Financial Aid refunds available to students. |
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 28 | 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. Instructor permission required to register for classes. If class is full, Dean's permission is also required. |
February 3 | Last day to request 50% refund for regular semester 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. |
February 4 | Instructor AND dean's permission required for course adds. |
February 17 | College OPEN on Presidents' Day – Classes in Session |
February 18 | 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 15 | Finalize registration for financial aid processing |
May 20 | No registration. |
May 21 | Business Office processing Financial Aid refunds |
May 22 | 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 3 | Instructor approval required for course adds. |
June 5 | Last day to request 50% refund for summer 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. |
June 8 | Students must get instructor AND dean 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. |
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 |
Dates are subject to change
April 13 | Fall 2020 class schedule available online |
April 15 | Priority Deadline for completing financial aid applications for Fall Semester 2020 |
April 20 | Veterans Priority Registration Day – Veterans (using their educational benefits or not), their spouses and dependents can register early, this one day, for the Fall 2020 semester. |
April 27 | ▶ FALL '20 Registration begins, 7:30 a.m. (Use online class schedule search engine to find course offerings.) |
August 2 | Finalize registration for financial aid processing |
August 3 | Cosmetology & Most NAVIT Classes begin |
August 3 & 4 | No registration. |
August 5 & 6 | Business Office processing Financial Aid refunds |
August 7 | Financial Aid refunds available to students. |
August 17 | College CLOSED (Convocation) |
August 20 | Class Cancellation - for insufficient enrollment. |
August 23 | Last day to register online for regular semester classes. |
August 23 | Last day to request 100% refund for regular semester classes |
August 24 | Regular Fall 2020 Term Classes Begin |
August 24 | Late Registration Fee applies on or after this day. |
August 31 | 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 4 | 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 | College CLOSED for Labor Day - No Classes |
September 7 | Instructor AND dean's permission required for course adds. |
October 5 | Last Day to File for December Graduation |
November 11 | College CLOSED for Veteran's Day – No classes |
November 26-27 | College CLOSED for Thanksgiving Recess – No Classes |
December 11 | Last Day of Fall 2020 Semester |
Dec. 12 - Jan. 19 | Winter Break for Students |
Dec. 23 – 25 Dec. 31 & Jan. 1 |
College CLOSED for Winter Break |
October 15 | Priority Deadline for completing financial aid applications for Spring Semester 2021 |
November 16 | Spring 2021 Class Schedule available online |
November 23 | Veterans Priority Registration Day – Veterans (using their educational benefits or not), their spouses and dependents can register early, this one day, for the Spring 2021 semester. |
November 30 | ▶ SPRING '21 Registration begins, 7:30 a.m. (Use online class schedule search engine to find course offerings.) |
Dec. 16 | Finalize registration for financial aid processing |
Dec. 17 & 18 | No registration. |
Dec. 18 & 19 | Business Office processing Financial Aid refunds |
Dec. 21 | Financial Aid refunds available to students. |
Dec. 23 – 25 Dec. 31 & Jan.1 |
College Closed for Winter Break |
January 11 | College CLOSED (Convocation) |
January 14 | Class Cancellation - for insufficient enrollment. |
January 18 | Last day to register online for regular semester classes. |
January 18 | Last day to request 100% refund for regular semester classes |
January 18 | College CLOSED for Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Day – No Classes |
January 19 | Regular Spring 2021 Term Classes Begin |
January 19 | Late Registration Fee applies on or after this day. |
January 26 | 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. |
February 1 | 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. |
February 2 | Instructor AND dean's permission required for course adds. |
February 15 | College OPEN on Presidents' Day – Classes in Session |
February 15 | Last Day to file Graduation Application and participate in the May ceremony |
March 15–19 | College CLOSED for Spring Break, – No classes |
▶ April 26 | FALL 2021 Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. (use online class schedule search engine to find course offerings |
May 15 | Last Day of Spring 2021 Semester |
May 15 | Commencement Ceremony |
March15 | 2021 Summer Class Schedule available online |
March 15 | Priority Deadline for completing financial aid applications for Summer Semester 2020 |
March 15–19 | College CLOSED for Spring Break, – No classes |
March 22 | Veterans Priority Registration Day – Veterans (using their educational benefits or not), their spouses and dependents can register early, this one day, for the Summer 2021 session. |
March 29 | ▶SUMMER '21 Registration begins, 7:30 a.m. (Use online class schedule search engine to find course offerings.) |
May 19 | Finalize registration for financial aid processing |
May 20 & 21 | No registration. |
May 13 | Business Office processing Financial Aid refunds |
May 24 | Financial Aid rewards available to students. |
May 27 | Class Cancellation - for insufficient enrollment. |
May 31 | College CLOSED for Memorial Day - No Classes |
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 2021 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 5 | College CLOSED for Independence Day – No Classes |
July 23 | Last Day of the Summer 2021 Session |
Dates are subject to change
April 12 | Fall 2021 class schedule available online |
April 15 | Priority Deadline for completing financial aid applications for Fall Semester 2021 |
April 19 | Veterans Priority Registration Day – Veterans (using their educational benefits or not), their spouses and dependents can register early, this one day, for the Fall 2021 semester. |
April 26 | ▶ FALL '21 Registration begins, 7:30 a.m. (Use online class schedule search engine to find course offerings.) |
August 2 | Cosmetology & Most NAVIT Classes begin |
August 2 | Finalize registration for financial aid processing |
August 2 & 3 | No registration. |
August 4 & 5 | Business Office processing Financial Aid refunds |
August 6 | Financial Aid refunds available to students. |
August 16 | College CLOSED (Convocation) |
August 19 | Class Cancellation - for insufficient enrollment. |
August 22 | Last day to register online for regular semester classes. |
August 22 | Last day to request 100% refund for regular semester classes |
August 23 | Regular Fall 2021 Term Classes Begin |
August 23 | Late Registration Fee applies on or after this day. |
August 30 | 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 6 | College CLOSED for Labor Day - No Classes |
September 3 | 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 6 | Instructor AND dean's permission required for course adds. |
October 4 | Last Day to File for December Graduation |
October 18-20 | Fall Break/No Classes • College Is Open. |
November 11 | College CLOSED for Veteran's Day – No classes |
November 25-26 | College CLOSED for Thanksgiving Recess – No Classes |
December 16 | Last Day of Fall 2021 Semester |
Dec. 17 - Jan. 17 | Winter Break for Students |
December 22 | No Registration |
Dec. 23 – 24 Dec. 29, 30 & 31 |
College CLOSED for Winter Break |
October 15 | Priority Deadline for completing financial aid applications for Spring Semester 2022 |
November 15 | Spring 2022 Class Schedule available online |
November 22 | Veterans Priority Registration Day – Veterans (using their educational benefits or not), their spouses and dependents can register early, this one day, for the Spring 2022 semester. |
November 29 | ▶ SPRING '22 Registration begins, 7:30 a.m. (Use online class schedule search engine to find course offerings.) |
Dec. 15 | Finalize registration for financial aid processing |
Dec. 22 | No registration. |
Dec. 20 & 21 | Business Office processing Financial Aid refunds |
Dec. 22 | Financial Aid refunds available to students. |
Dec. 23 – 24 Dec. 29, 30 & 31 |
College Closed for Winter Break |
January 10 | College CLOSED (Convocation) |
January 13 | Class Cancellation - for insufficient enrollment. |
January 17 | Last day to register online for regular semester classes. |
January 17 | Last day to request 100% refund for regular semester classes |
January 17 | College CLOSED for Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Day – No Classes |
January 18 | Regular Spring 2022 Term Classes Begin |
January 18 | Late Registration Fee applies on or after this day. |
January 25 | 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 31 | 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. |
February 1 | Instructor AND dean's permission required for course adds. |
February 14 | Last Day to file Graduation Application and participate in the May ceremony |
February 21 | College OPEN on Presidents' Day – Classes in Session |
March 14–18 | College CLOSED for Spring Break, – No classes |
▶ April 25 | FALL 2022 Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. (use online class schedule search engine to find course offerings |
May 14 | Last Day of Spring 2022 Semester |
May 14 | Commencement Ceremony |
March 14 | 2022 Summer Class Schedule available online |
March 15 | Priority Deadline for completing financial aid applications for Summer Semester 2022 |
March 21 | Veterans Priority Registration Day – Veterans (using their educational benefits or not), their spouses and dependents can register early, this one day, for the Summer 2022 session. |
March 28 | ▶SUMMER '22 Registration begins, 7:30 a.m. (Use online class schedule search engine to find course offerings.) |
May 18 | Finalize registration for financial aid processing |
May 19 & 20 | No registration. |
May 23 | Business Office processing Financial Aid refunds |
May 24 | Financial Aid rewards available to students. |
May 30 | College CLOSED for Memorial Day - No Classes |
June 2 | Class Cancellation - for insufficient enrollment. |
June 5 | Last day to register online for regular semester classes. |
June 5 | Last day to request 100% refund for summer classes |
June 6 | Summer 2022 Regular Session begins |
June 6 | Late Registration Fee applies on or after this day. |
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. |
June 8 | Instructor AND dean's permission required for course adds. |
July 2 | Last day to file Summer Graduation Application |
July 4 | College CLOSED for Independence Day – No Classes |
July 29 | Last Day of the Summer 2022 Session |
Questions Please contact the Records & Registration Office at (928) 524-7459. | email