College Holidays and Special Days Off
The College schedule for Official Holidays and any Special Days Off during a calendar year is released in the fall of the preceding year. The College President has discretion to declare Special Days Off throughout the year in addition to official College holidays. The number of Special Days Off is subject to change each year.
While the College's administrative offices may be observing official College holidays (e.g., Labor Day, President’s Day, etc.) and/or Special Days Off, employees in some offices may be required to work to support students, the academic program, and/or a business need.
In these instances, hourly non-exempt employees may be paid for the Holiday/SDO (Worked/Paid) or may elect to save the Holiday/SDO (Worked/Saved) hours to be added to vacation time (refer to the Exempt employees may elect to save the Holiday/SDO (Worked/Saved) hours to their vacation time.
Additional information for both hourly non-exempt employees and exempt employees can be found in the Employee Handbook.
| 2026 College Holidays | |
| New Year's Day | Thursday, January 1, 2026 |
| Holiday Break | Friday, January 2, 2026 - Monday, January 5, 2026 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Monday, January 19, 2026 |
| President's Day | Monday, February 16, 2026 (Classes in session) |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 25, 2026 |
| Juneteenth | Friday, June 19, 2026 |
| Independence Day (Special day off) | Thursday, July 2, 2026 |
| Independence Day | Friday, July 3, 2026 |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 7, 2026 (Classes in session) |
| Thanksgiving Holidays (3 days) | Wednesday-Friday November 25-27, 2026 |
| Christmas Eve Holiday | Thursday, December 24, 2026 |
| Christmas Day Holiday | Friday, December 25, 2026 |
| Holiday Break | Monday-Wednesday, December 28-30, 2026 |
| New Year's Eve | Thursday, December 31, 2026 |
| 2027 College Holidays | |
| New Year's Day | Friday, January 1, 2027 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Monday, January 18, 2027 |
| President's Day | Monday, February 15, 2027 (Classes in session) |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 31, 2027 |
| Juneteenth | Friday, June 18, 2027 |
| Independence Day | Monday, July 5, 2027 |
| Labor Day | Monday, Septemer 6, 2027 (Classes in session) |
| Thanksgiving Holidays (3 days) | Wednesday-Friday November 24-26, 2027 |
| Christmas Eve Holiday | Friday, December 24, 2027 |
| Holiday Break | Monday-Thursday, December 27-30 |
| New Year's Eve | Friday, December 31, 2027 |