Education & Training

Fall 2025 Academic Calendar


Event	Session 8W1 8-Week Aug 18 - Oct 12	Session 1 16-Week Aug 18 - Dec 14	Session 12W 12-Week Sept 15 - Dec 14	Session M03 8-Week Oct 15 - Dec 14
First Day of Session	Aug 18	Aug 18	Sept 15	Oct 15
Tuition Due Date	Aug 11	Aug 11	Sept 8	Oct 8
Last Day to add/drop/withdraw without a grade, and receive 100% refund:
Via Student Self-Service Enrollment Shopping Cart:	Aug 18	Aug 20	Sept 16	Oct 15
Via Online Drop Form on Gateway Website:	Aug 21	Aug 24	Sept 19	Oct 18
Last Day to withdraw/drop and receive a 50% refund	Sept 1	Sept 15	Oct 6	Oct 29
Last day to drop without instructor approval signature and receive a grade of "W"	Sept 14	Oct 15	Oct 26	Nov 11
Last day to withdraw, at the discretion of the instructor, and receive a grade of "W"	Oct 3	Dec 5	Dec 5	Dec 5
Last day of session	Oct 12	Dec 14	Dec 14	Dec 14
Final Exams	Last scheduled meeting day	Dec 8-14	Last scheduled meeting day	Last scheduled meeting day

Important Dates to Note:

August 11 - Last day to pay tuition in order to avoid cancellation of your registration for the semester
September 1 - Holiday - no classes
October 1 - Advanced Registration begins for spring term (Advanced = currently enrolled students)
October 13-14 - Fall Break - no classes
October 15 - Open Registration begins (Open = New/All students not currently registered)
October 15 - Fall applications for credentials due
November 5 - Holiday - no classes
November 26 - College Open - no classes
November 27-30 - Holiday Weekend - no classes

Gateway Community and Technical College reserves the right to amend the calendar at any time as necessary. KCTCS online classes follow the academic calendar of the delivering college.

Published 07/16/2024