GateWay Community College

8 Academic Calendar FALL SEMESTER 2019 Saturday Registration (9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.) ...................................................................................................... August 10, 2019 New Student Orientation ............................................................................................................................ August 14 & 17, 2019 Saturday Registration (9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.) ...................................................................................................... August 17, 2019 Classes Begin (Saturday) - Official Start Date of Semester .............................................................................. August 17, 2019 In-Service Day - No classes for Trade & Technical Training ............................................................................. August 24, 2019 Labor Day Observance - Campus Closed ...................................................................................................... September 2, 2019 Spring 2020 Priority Registration for Currently Enrolled Students .......................................................... September 30, 2019 Spring 2020 Open Registration Begins ............................................................................................................... October 7, 2019 Last Day for Withdrawal Without Instructor's Signature Graduation and Certificate Application Deadline .............................................................................. November 1, 2019 Veterans Day Observance - Campus Closed ............................................................................................... November 11, 2019 Thanksgiving Holiday - Campus Closed ............................................................................. November 28 - December 1, 2019 Final Exams ................................................................................................................................................ December 9 - 12, 2019 Mid-Year Recess Begins for Students ........................................................................................................... December 13, 2019 Grades Due ...................................................................................................................................................... December 16, 2019 Winter Break - Campus Closed ..................................................................................... December 25, 2019 – January 1, 2020** SPRING SEMESTER 2020 Campus Re-Opens ................................................................................................................................................. January 2, 2020 New Student Orientations ........................................................................................................................... January 8 & 11, 2020 In-Service Day - No classes for Trade & Technical Training ............................................................................ January 11, 2020 Saturday Registration (9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.) ..................................................................................................... January 11, 2020 Classes Begin (Saturday) - Official Start Date of Semester ............................................................................ January 11, 2020 Martin Luther King Day Observance - Campus Closed ................................................................................... January 20, 2020 President's Day Observance - Campus Closed ...............................................................................................February 17, 2020 Summer/Fall 2020 Priority Registration for Currently Enrolled Students ......................................................... March 2, 2020 Graduation and Certificate Application Deadline Last Day for Withdrawal without Instructor's Signature ........................................................................... March 2, 2020 Spring Break - No Classes Scheduled ............................................................................................................. March 9 - 15, 2020 Spring Break - Campus Closed .................................................................................................................... March 12 – 15, 2020 Fall 2020 Open Registration Begins ..................................................................................................................... March 16, 2020 Final Exams .............................................................................................................................................................. May 4 - 7, 2020 Commencement .......................................................................................................................................................... May 8, 2020 Grades Due ................................................................................................................................................................ May 11, 2020 Memorial Day Observance - Campus Closed ........................................................................................................ May 25, 2020 SUMMER TERM 2020 Classes Begin .............................................................................................................................................................. May 26, 2020 Graduation and Certificate Application Deadline .................................................................................................... June 1, 2020 Summer Break for Clock Hour Programs Only ......................................................................................... June 29 - July 1, 2020 Independence Day Observance – Campus Closed ................................................................................................... July 2, 2020 Classes End ................................................................................................................................................................. July 30, 2020 Grades Due ............................................................................................................................................................... August 3, 2020 Maricopa County Community College District and the 10 colleges are closed on Fridays in the summer, from approximately mid-May to the beginning of August. GateWay Community College's Central City and Deer Valley locations are also closed during the first week of July. See college class schedule for specific dates for registration and schedule adjustment. *All dates subject to change. **Academic Calendar For Clock Students Addendum (Jan. 17, 2020) Winter break for clock hour students is Dec. 23, 2019 - Jan. 9, 2020. ACADEMIC CALENDAR* 2019 - 2020

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