Academic Calendar | Montgomery College, Maryland

Summer and fall 2020 classes will be offered in either an online or a structured-remote learning format due to the coronavirus pandemic. MC is still accepting new applications and new registrations. View the Resilient MC webpage for additional information.

2019-2020

August 26: Official beginning of academic year; faculty return for professional days
September 2: College closed for Labor Day holiday
September 3: Fall semester classes begin
September 7-8: Fall semester weekend classes begin
November 27: No classes for students; non-instructional duty day for faculty
November 28-December 1: College closed for Thanksgiving holiday
December 16-22: Final exams week
December 22: Official end of fall semester
December 23-January 1: Winter break; College closed

December 23: Official beginning of spring semester
January 20: College closed for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday
January 21: Faculty return for professional days
January 27: Spring semester classes begin
February 1-2: Spring semester weekend classes begin
March 16-22: Spring recess for students and faculty
March 20: Spring break; College closed
March 23: Remote teaching and learning will continue through the end of the spring semester.
May 2: The College will transition to a period designed to help students in need of academic support and assessment. This assistance and assessment period will last from May 4 to May 13. The length of the semester will not change, but—due to the disruptions caused by this emergency—the College is devoting this special period to ensure that students and faculty are able to transition successfully to remote teaching and learning.
May 18-22: Non-instructional duty days for faculty
May 22: Official end of spring semester/academic year

May 25-June 5: Some faculty will be assigned to work with any students planning to transfer who may have incompletes as a result of disruptions to the spring semester.
May 25: Official beginning of summer sessions
May 25: College closed in observance of Memorial Day holiday
June 8: Summer session I classes begin and run through July 10. Courses will be offered in online/structured remote format.
July 3: College closed for Independence Day holiday
July 11: Summer Session II classes begin and run through August 21. Courses will be offered in online/structured remote format.
August 21: Official end of summer sessions

August 24: Official beginning of Academic Year; Faculty return for professional week
August 31: Fall semester classes begin. Courses will begin online and in structured remote teaching format, with the addition of face-to-face teaching/learning if conditions improve.
September 7: College closed for Labor Day holiday
September 12-13: Fall semester weekend classes begin
October 20: Advising day; No classes for students; Non-instructional duty day for faculty
November 25: No classes for students; Non-instructional duty day for faculty
November 26-29: College closed for Thanksgiving holiday
December 14-20: Final exam week
December 20: Official end of fall semester
December 21-23: Non-instructional duty days for faculty
December 24 – January 3: Winter break; College closed

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