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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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)
| 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
| 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
| 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)
| 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
| Semester | Instructional Days | Flex Days |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | 92 | 2 |
| Spring 2026 | 93 | 1 |
| Fall + Spring Total | 185 | 3 |
| Summer 2026 | 57 | – |
Notes
- Colleges may operate on a condensed schedule during summer. Specific dates and hours to be agreed upon between District and CSEA.
- Classified, Confidential & Management Holidays.
- Districtwide business closure for Winter Break. Dates to be agreed upon between District and CSEA.
- Summer session classes may run any dates within the twelve (12) weeks noted.
- 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.
