Grand Rapids Community College
Academic Calendar

2010 | Current Semester | 2009

• Tuesday, Jan 5 College Meetings, School Meetings & Faculty Prepreparation
• Wednesday, Jan 6 College Meeting & Faculty Instructional/ Prof. Dev
• Thursday, Jan 7 Day and Night Classes begin
• Friday, Jan 8 Weekend Classes Begin
• Wednesday, Feb 24 End of the First 7 Weeks
• Mon. – Sun March 1-7 Mid-Semester Break (Weekend classes meet February 27 & 28)
• Thursday, March 25 Advising Day [ Day *** Classes are cancelled , but Biological Science Laboratory, Physical
• Science Laboratory and Preschool Laboratory classes and all evening classes are conducted . ]
• Friday, April 2 Spring Holiday (Campus closed)
• Sat/Sun, April 3 & 4 Spring Holiday (Campus closed)
• Thursday, Apr 22 Last Thursday Night Classes *
• Friday, Apr 23 Last Friday Night Classes *
• Friday, Apr 23 Day Classes End
• Sunday, Apr 25 Weekend Classes End
• Monday, Apr 26 Day Exams & Last Monday Night Classes *
• Tuesday, Apr 27 Day Exams & Last Tuesday Night Classes *
• Wednesday, Apr 28 Day Exams & Last Wednesday Night Classes *
• Thursday, Apr 29 Day Exams
• Friday, Apr 30 Records Day – Grades for 14-wk classes are due Tuesday, May 4, 2010.
• Friday, Apr 30 Commencement (Faculty are required to attend.)

* All night classes meeting 2 nights per week may meet once during the exam week.
** *Day classes are those which end prior to 5:00 p.m. as defined in Article 6A

2009

• Thursday, August 27 Overload Selection, College Meetings, School Meetings, and Dept. Meetings
• Friday, August 28 Faculty Preparation
• Monday, August 31 Day and Night Classes Begin
• Monday, Sept 7 Holiday (Campus Closed)
• Friday, Sept 11 Weekend Classes Begin
• Monday, October 19 End of the first 7 Weeks
• Thursday, October 22, 2009, Classes scheduled from 1:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. cancelled for the Inauguration of GRCC's President. Due to the nature of some classes, they may still be meeting during this time. Please check with your professor to confirm if your class is canceled.
• Tuesday, October 27 - RESCHEDULED - Advising Day [ Day Classes are cancelled , but Biological Science Laboratory, Physical Science Laboratory and Preschool Laboratory classes and all evening classes are conducted . ]
• Wednesday, Nov 25 College Meetings & Faculty Instructional/ Prof. Dev -- NO DAY & EVENING CLASSES
• Thurs/Fri., Nov 26 & 27 Holiday (Campus Closed)
• Sat/Sun, Nov 28 & 29 Holiday (Campus Closed)
• Tuesday, Dec 8 Tuesday Night Exams*
• Friday, December 11 Classes End
• December 13 Weekend Classes End
• Monday, December 14 Day Exams & Last Monday Night Classes *
• Tuesday, December 15 Day Exams
• Wednesday, Dec 16 Day Exams & Last Wednesday Night Classes *
• Thursday, Dec 17 Day Exams & Last Thursday Night Classes *
• Friday, Dec 18 Records Day
• Tuesday, Dec 22 Grades for 14-wk classes are due

* All night classes meeting 2 nights per week may meet once during the exam week.
** If the College is closed during exam week (on 12/14, 15, 16, 17) due to inclement weather, faculty may use Friday, December 18 as an exam make-up day. Grades for exams administered on 12/18 will be due on 12/22.
***Day classes are those which end prior to 5:00 p.m . as defined in Article 6A.

2010

• Tuesday, Jan 5 College Meetings, School Meetings & Faculty Prepreparation
• Wednesday, Jan 6 College Meeting & Faculty Instructional/ Prof. Dev
• Thursday, Jan 7 Day and Night Classes begin
• Friday, Jan 8 Weekend Classes Begin
• Wednesday, Feb 24 End of the First 7 Weeks
• Mon. – Sun March 1-7 Mid-Semester Break (Weekend classes meet February 27 & 28)
• Thursday, March 25 Advising Day [ Day *** Classes are cancelled , but Biological Science Laboratory, Physical
• Science Laboratory and Preschool Laboratory classes and all evening classes are conducted . ]
• Friday, April 2 Spring Holiday (Campus closed)
• Sat/Sun, April 3 & 4 Spring Holiday (Campus closed)
• Thursday, Apr 22 Last Thursday Night Classes *
• Friday, Apr 23 Last Friday Night Classes *
• Friday, Apr 23 Day Classes End
• Sunday, Apr 25 Weekend Classes End
• Monday, Apr 26 Day Exams & Last Monday Night Classes *
• Tuesday, Apr 27 Day Exams & Last Tuesday Night Classes *
• Wednesday, Apr 28 Day Exams & Last Wednesday Night Classes *
• Thursday, Apr 29 Day Exams
• Friday, Apr 30 Records Day – Grades for 14-wk classes are due Tuesday, May 4, 2010.
• Friday, Apr 30 Commencement (Faculty are required to attend.)

* All night classes meeting 2 nights per week may meet once during the exam week.
** *Day classes are those which end prior to 5:00 p.m. as defined in Article 6A

This is one session with varying start/end dates, e.g., 3-week sessions, 7-week sessions, 10-week sessions, or 15-week sessions.

• Monday, May 3 Day and Night Classes begin
• Monday, May 31 Holiday (Campus Closed)
• Monday, June 21 End of the first 7 weeks
• Tuesday, June 22 Beginning of the second 7 weeks
• Friday, June 25 First 7 weeks grades due
• Monday, July 5 Holiday (Campus Closed)
• Monday, August 9 End of second 7 weeks
• Tues/Wed/Thurs, Aug 10-12 Exam Days (Faculty Member's Option)
• Monday, Aug 16 Exams for classes which only meet on Monday and End of Summer Session
• Thursday, Aug 19 Second 7 weeks and 15 week grades due

*All night classes meeting 2 nights per week may meet once during the exam week.

Note: Only 14 Monday - Classes that only meet on Mondays must have additional minutes to make up the time equal to one class period and may include August 16.