Dates and Deadlines Page

Enrollment Dates

Summer/Fall Quarter

Priority Registration: May 7, 2026
New Student Registration: May 18, 2026

Winter Quarter

Priority Registration: November 5, 2026
New Student Registration: November 16, 2026

Tuition Due Dates

Summer/Fall Quarter

Summer Tuition is due by June 8, 2026
Fall Tuition is due September 14, 2026

Winter Quarter

Tuition is due by December 28, 2026

Tuition Payment Options

May 7: Priority groups enrollment opens for ISP, TRIO, VA, WorkFirst, UMOJA, King County Promise, Juntos, Access and Worker Retraining Students
May 11: Registration opens for currently enrolled and former students who attended Spring 2025 or later and who have completed 60 or more credits prior to Spring 2026
May 12: Registration opens for currently enrolled and former students who attended Spring 2025 or later and who have completed 45 to 59 credits prior to Spring 2026
May 13: Registration opens for currently enrolled and former students who attended Spring 2025 or later and who have completed 15 to 44.5 credits prior to Spring 2026
May 14: Registration opens for currently enrolled students who have completed less than 15 credits prior to Spring 2026 and former students. (Open registration for ELCAP students)
May 18: Registration opens for new students
June 8: Tuition due for Summer quarter
June 22: Summer quarter starts
June 24: Last day web registration available in ctcLink for adding classes for Summer quarter

November 5: Priority enrollment begins
November 16: Registration opens for new students
December 28: Tuition due for Winter quarter
January 11: Winter quarter starts
January 13: Last day web registration available in ctcLink for adding classes for Winter quarter
January 15: Last day to drop with 100% refund
January 25: Last day to drop without a "W" grade on transcript for Winter quarter

February 18: Priority enrollment begins
March 1: Registration opens for new students
March 22: Tuition due for Spring quarter
April 5: Spring quarter starts
April 7: Last day web registration available in ctcLink for adding classes for Spring quarter
April 9: Last day to drop with 100% refund
April 16: Last day to drop without a "W" grade on transcript for Spring quarter

Dates and Deadlines by Quarter

Select a quarter below for a list of academic dates and deadlines.

Summer Quarter 2026

Date	Deadline
May 7, 2026	Registration/Priority Enrollment Begins: ctcLink - Manage Classes - Enrollment Date
May 18, 2026	New Students Enrollment Begins. (Assigned enrollment dates/times no longer required)
June 8, 2026	Tuition Due
June 21, 2026	Waitlist Closes
June 22, 2026	Quarter Begins
June 24, 2026	Last Day Web Registration in ctcLink available for adding classes
June 25, 2026	Instructor’s Permission Needed to Add Most Classes
June 25, 2026	Last Day to Drop Classes for a 100% Refund Last Day to Request Audit Status – W/Instructor Permission
June 26, 2026	Financial Aid Census Date at 11:59 p.m.
June 29, 2026	Senior and State Employee Waivers May Enroll
July 2, 2026	Last day to add a class without a Petition and late fee (unless otherwise posted in the schedule)
July 2, 2026	Last day to Drop a Class Without a "W" on Transcript
July 6, 2026	Last Day to Request a Credit (CR)-No Credit (NC)
July 7, 2026	Last Day for 40% Refund
July 30, 2026	Last Day to Withdraw From a Class Last Day to Add Continuous Enrollment Classes with Instructor's Signature
August 5, 2026	Web Grading Available to Instructors
August 12-13, 2026	Final Exams
August 13, 2026	Quarter Ends
August 18, 2026	Grades Due by 12 Noon
August 19, 2026	Grades Available to Students in ctcLink.

Fall Quarter 2026

Date	Deadline
May 7, 2026	Registration/Priority Enrollment Begins: ctcLink - Manage Classes - Enrollment Date
May 18, 2026	New Student Enrollment Begins. (Assigned enrollment dates/times no longer required)
September 14, 2026	Tuition Due
September 27, 2026	Waitlist Closes
September 28, 2026	Quarter Begins
September 30, 2026	Last Day Web Registration in ctcLink available for adding classes
October 1, 2026	Instructor’s Permission Needed to Add Most Classes
October 2, 2026	Last Day to Drop Classes for a 100% Refund Last Day to Request Audit Status – W/Instructor Permission
October 5, 2026	Senior and State Employee Waivers May Enroll
October 9, 2026	Last day to add a class without a Petition and late fee (unless otherwise posted in the schedule)
October 9, 2026	Last day to Drop a Class Without a "W" on Transcript
October 12, 2026	Last Day to Request a Credit (CR)-No Credit (NC)
TBD	Last Day for 40% Refund
October 23, 2026	Last Day to Withdraw From a Class Last Day to Add Continuous Enrollment Classes with Instructor's Signature
October 23, 2026	Web Grading Available to Instructors
December 15-18, 2026	Final Exams
December 18, 2026	Quarter Ends
December 22, 2026	Grades Due by 12 Noon
December 23, 2026	Grades Available to Students in ctcLink

Winter Quarter 2027

Date	Deadline
November 5, 2026	Registration/Priority Enrollment Begins: ctcLink - Manage Classes - Enrollment Date
November 16, 2026	New Student Enrollment Begins. (Assigned enrollment dates/times no longer required)
December 28, 2026	Tuition Due
January 8, 2027	Waitlist Closes
January 11, 2027	Quarter Begins
January 13, 2027	Last Day Web Registration in ctcLink available for adding classes
January 14, 2027	Instructor’s Permission Needed to Add Most Classes
January 15, 2027	Last Day to Drop Classes for a 100% Refund Last Day to Request Audit Status – W/Instructor Permission
January 19, 2027	Senior and State Employee Waivers May Enroll
January 25, 2027	Last day to add a class without a Petition and late fee (unless otherwise posted in the schedule)
January 25, 2027	Last day to Drop a Class Without a "W" on Transcript College Census Date at 11:59 p.m.
January 26, 2027	Last Day to Request a Credit (CR)-No Credit (NC)
February 1, 2027	Last Day for 40% Refund
March 5, 2027	Last Day to Withdraw From a Class Last Day to Add Continuous Enrollment Classes with Instructor's Signature
March 17, 2027	Web Grading Available to Instructors
March 23-26, 2027	Final Exams
March 26, 2027	Quarter Ends
March 30, 2027	Grades Due by 12 Noon
March 31, 2027	Grades Available to Students in ctcLink

Spring Quarter 2027

Date	Deadline
February 18, 2027	Registration/Priority Enrollment Begins: ctcLink - Manage Classes - Enrollment Date
March 1, 2027	New Student Enrollment Begins. (Assigned enrollment dates/times no longer required)
March 22, 2027	Tuition Due
April 2, 2027	Waitlist Closes
April 5, 2027	Quarter Begins
April 7, 2027	Last Day Web Registration in ctcLink available for adding classes
April 8, 2027	Instructor’s Permission Needed to Add Most Classes
April 9, 2027	Last Day to Drop Classes for a 100% Refund Last Day to Request Audit Status – W/Instructor Permission
April 12, 2027	Senior and State Employee Waivers May Enroll
April 16, 2027	Last day to add a class without a Petition and late fee (unless otherwise posted in the schedule)
April 16, 2027	Last day to Drop a Class Without a "W" on Transcript College Census Date at 11:59 p.m.
April 19, 2027	Last Day to Request a Credit (CR)-No Credit (NC)
April 26, 2027	Last Day for 40% Refund
May 28, 2027	Last Day to Withdraw From a Class Last Day to Add Continuous Enrollment Classes with Instructor's Signature
June 9, 2027	Web Grading Available to Instructors
June 14-17, 2027	Final Exams
June 17, 2027	Quarter Ends
June 22, 2027	Grades Due by 12 Noon
June 23, 2027	Grades Available to Students in ctcLink

Academic Calendars

2026-27 Academic Calendars

Summer Quarter 2026

Date	Deadline
June 22, 2026	Quarter Begins
June 29, 2026	ELCAP classes begin
July 3, 2026	Independence Day Holiday Observed
August 12-13, 2026	Final Exams
August 13, 2026	End of Highline credit classes
August 22, 2026	End of eight-week session (pre-college/ELCAP classes)

Fall Quarter 2026

Date	Deadline
September 28, 2026	Quarter Begins
October 16, 2026	Professional Development day (no classes) Campus Closed
November 11, 2026	Veterans’ Day Holiday
November 26-27, 2026	Thanksgiving Day Holiday*
December 14, 2026	Last day of classroom instruction
December 15-18, 2026	Final Exams

*Classes that begin at 4:30 p.m. or later do not meet the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.

Winter Quarter 2027

Date	Deadline
January 11, 2027	Quarter Begins
January 18, 2027	Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Campus Closed
February 15, 2027	President’s Day Holiday Campus Closed
March 22, 2027	Last Day of Classroom Instruction
March 23-26, 2027	Final Exams

Spring Quarter 2027

Date	Deadline
April 5, 2027	Quarter Begins
May 7, 2027	Equity Development Institute Campus Closed
May 31, 2027	Memorial Day Holiday Campus Closed
June 11, 2027	Last Day of Classroom Instruction
June 14-17, 2027	Final Exams
June 17, 2027	Commencement
June 18, 2027	Juneteenth Holiday

Please visit the Academic Calendar in the Catalog for additional academic dates. If you have any questions regarding the Important Dates, please reach out to Enrollment Services at registration@highline.edu.

Holidays and Closures by Quarter

Winter 2026	Spring 2026	Summer 2026	Fall 2026
January 1 New Year's Day	May 1 Professional Development Closure	July 3 Independence Day Observed	October 16 Professional Development Closure
January 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day	May 25 Memorial Day	September 7 Labor Day	November 11 Veterans’ Day
February 16 President’s Day	June 19 Juneteenth Day		November 26 Thanksgiving Day
			November 27 Native American Heritage Day
			December 25 Christmas Holiday

Federal Holiday: If a federal holiday falls on a weekend (Saturday or Sunday), it is generally observed on the nearest workday – Monday for a Sunday holiday and Friday for a Saturday holiday. The college is closed for business on the above holidays.
Professional Development Days: The college campus is closed to students to allow for professional development activities for all staff and faculty.
Summer Hours: Beginning Monday, July 6, 2026, Highline College campus will begin “summer hours”. Most departments will provide services Monday-Thursday and will be closed on Fridays. The summer service hours extend through Sunday, September 6, 2026.

Academic Calendar

Please refer to the Academic Calendar in the Catalog for additional dates. The catalog also contains information on future academic years. If you have any questions regarding the Academic Calendar, please reach out to Academic Affairs at academicaffairs@highline.edu.

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