2025-2026 Printable Calendar

2025-2026 Porterville College Academic Calendar

Kern Community College District

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Key Dates at a Glance

  • Fall 2025 Instruction Begins: August 23, 2025
  • Fall 2025 Final Exams: December 8-13, 2025
  • Winter Recess: December 15, 2025 - January 16, 2026
  • Spring 2026 Instruction Begins: January 17, 2026
  • Spring Recess: March 23-27, 2026
  • Spring 2026 Final Exams: May 9-15, 2026
  • Summer 2026 Session: May 18 - August 7, 2026

 

 

Fall 2025 Semester

Total Instructional Days: 92  |  Flex Days: 2  |  Total Semester Days: 94

August 2025

7 days of instruction, 2 flex days

August 2025 Calendar
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
          1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31            
  • August 15 – Return to Regular Operating Hours1
  • August 21-22 – Flex Days
  • August 23 – Instruction Begins, Fall

September 2025

25 days of instruction

September 2025 Calendar
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
  1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30        
  • September 1 – Labor Day (Holiday)2

October 2025

27 days of instruction

October 2025 Calendar
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
      1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31  
  • October 3 – Fall 2025 Graduation Application Due

November 2025

21 days of instruction

November 2025 Calendar
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
            1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30            
  • November 11 – Veteran's Day (Holiday)2
  • November 27 – Thanksgiving Day (Holiday)2
  • November 28 – Thanksgiving Recess2

December 2025

12 days of instruction

December 2025 Calendar
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
  1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31      
  • December 8-13 – Final Exams, End of Fall Semester
  • December 15 - January 16 – Winter Recess
  • December 22 - January 2 – Winter Break3
  • December 24-25 – Christmas Recess & Christmas Day2

 

 

Spring 2026 Semester

Total Instructional Days: 93  |  Flex Days: 1

January 2026

12 days of instruction, 1 flex day

January 2026 Calendar
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
        1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • January 1 – New Year's Day2
  • January 2-16 – Winter Recess (continued from December)
  • January 16 – Flex Day
  • January 17 – Instruction Begins, Spring
  • January 19 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Holiday)2

February 2026

22 days of instruction

February 2026 Calendar
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • February 13 – Lincoln Day (Holiday)2
  • February 16 – Washington Day (Holiday)2

March 2026

24 days of instruction

March 2026 Calendar
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31        
  • March 6 – Spring 2026 Graduation Application Due
  • March 23-27 – Spring Recess

April 2026

22 days of instruction

April 2026 Calendar
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
      1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30    
  • April 5 – Easter

May 2026

13 days of instruction (Spring) + 9 days of instruction (Summer)

May 2026 Calendar
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
          1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31            
  • May 9-15 – Final Exams, Spring
  • May 15 – End of Spring Semester
  • May 18 – Summer Session Begins4
  • May 18 – Summer Operating Hours Begin1
  • May 25 – Memorial Day (Holiday)2

 

 

Summer 2026 Session

Total Summer Instructional Days: 57

June 2026

21 days of instruction

June 2026 Calendar
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
  1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30        
  • June 19 – Juneteenth (Holiday)2

July 2026

22 days of instruction

July 2026 Calendar
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
      1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31  
  • July 3 – Independence Day (Holiday)2
  • July 3 – Summer 2026 Graduation Applications Due

August 2026

5 days of instruction (Summer)

August 2026 Calendar
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
            1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
  • August 7 – Summer Session Ends4

2025-2026 Academic Year Totals

Academic year instruction day totals
Semester Instructional Days Flex Days
Fall 2025 92 2
Spring 2026 93 1
Fall + Spring Total 185 3
Summer 2026 57 –

Notes

  1. Colleges may operate on a condensed schedule during summer. Specific dates and hours to be agreed upon between District and CSEA.
  2. Classified, Confidential & Management Holidays.
  3. Districtwide business closure for Winter Break. Dates to be agreed upon between District and CSEA.
  4. Summer session classes may run any dates within the twelve (12) weeks noted.
  5. The Kern CCD Board of Trustees approves a timeframe spanning Week 9 to Week 12 of the Spring semester, or ending the Saturday prior to Easter, whichever is greater, in which colleges may select a one-week period for Spring Recess from Monday through Saturday of the same week, including an operational closure on Friday as a Classified, Confidential & Management Holiday.

The academic calendar is developed in accordance with BP/AP 4010.

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