Running Start
Calendars
Summer Quarter 2026
June 28: Tuition and fees due for summer-quarter classes
June 29: Classes begin
June 30: Last day to sign up for classes (without instructor permission)
July 3: Independence Day (holiday/no classes)
July 6: Last day to drop at 100% refund (except non-refundable fees, including registration fee)
July 21: Last day to withdraw at 50% refund (except non-refundable fees, including registration fee)
Aug. 10: Last day to withdraw
Aug. 21: End of quarter
Aug. 26: Grades available for students (ctcLink)
Downloadable 2025-26 Running Start Student Calendar
Fall Quarter 2026
September 8th: New Student Deadline for Fall quarter
September 20: Tuition and fees due for Fall-quarter classes
September 21: Classes begin
September 22: Last day to sign up for classes (without instructor permission)
September 25: Last day to drop at 100% refund (except non-refundable fees, including registration fee)
October 12-November 16: Advising for continuing/former students
October 16: Last day to withdraw at 50% refund (except non-refundable fees, including registration fee)
November 6: Last day to withdraw
November 9-10: Enrollment for continuing/former students
November 11: Veterans Day (holiday/no classes)
November 25-27: Thanksgiving (holiday/no classes)
November 30: New student advising and enrollment begins
December 7-9: Final Exams
December 10-January 1: Winter Break
December 15: Grades available for students (ctcLink)
December 25: Holiday (campus closed)
Winter Quarter 2027
December 21: New Student Deadline for Winter quarter
January 3: Tuition and fees due for Winter-quarter classes
January 4: Classes begin
January 5: Last day to sign up for classes (without instructor permission)
January 8: Last day to drop at 100% refund (except non-refundable fees, including registration fee)
January 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (holiday/no classes)
January 20-February 16: Advising for continuing/former students
February 1: Last day to withdraw at 50% refund (except non-refundable fees, including registration fee)
February 12: No Classes
February 15: Presidents' Day (holiday/no classes)
February 17-18: Enrollment for continuing/former students
February 23: Last day to withdraw
March 2: New student advising and enrollment begins
March 17-19: Final Exams
March 22-26: Spring Break
March 23: Grades available for students (ctcLink)
Spring Quarter 2027
March 15: New Student Deadline for Spring quarter
March 28: Tuition and fees due for Spring-quarter classes
March 29: Classes begin
March 30: Last day to sign up for classes (without instructor permission)
April 2: Last day to drop at 100% refund (except non-refundable fees, including registration fee)
April 19-May 17: Advising for continuing/former students
April 23: Last day to withdraw at 50% refund (except non-refundable fees, including registration fee)
May 1: New student advising begins
May 3: Last day to apply for spring quarter graduation
May 14: Last day to withdraw
May 18-19: Enrollment for continuing/former students for summer AND fall
May 31: Memorial Day (holiday/no classes)
June 1: New student enrollment begins for summer AND fall
June 14-16: Final Exams
June 17: Graduation (Wenatchee Campus)
June 18: Juneteenth (holiday/campus closed)
June 20: Graduation (Omak Campus)
June 23: Grades available for students (ctcLink)
Summer Quarter 2027
June 27: Tuition and fees due for summer-quarter classes
June 28: Classes begin
June 29: Last day to sign up for classes (without instructor permission)
July 2: Last day to drop at 100% refund (except non-refundable fees, including registration fee)
July 5: Independence Day (holiday/no classes)
July 20: Last day to withdraw at 50% refund (except non-refundable fees, including registration fee)
August 9: Last day to withdraw
August 20: End of quarter
August 25: Grades available for students (ctcLink)