Spring 2024

Academic Calendar
Term Begins 1/8/2024 – Ends 5/5/2024

October 1

• Spring Registration Begins
  Currently enrolled students should make an appointment with their assigned academic advisor. Please contact the Advising Center at (270) 534-3349 or wkctcadvising@kctcs.edu if you have questions about your assigned advisor.
  *New students should contact the Office at (270) 534-3435 or wkctcenrollment@kctcs.edu.
• Spring tuition payment plans are available at http://mycollegepaymentplan.com/kctcs/.
• 2024-2025 Scholarship applications are available.

December 1

• Financial Aid priority deadline and 2024-2025 FAFSA Application is available.

December 8

• Last day to pay Spring 2024 tuition or make payment arrangements to avoid cancellation of Spring classes.  After December 8, students registering must pay or set up a payment plan at time of registration.

December 18 - January 1

• Institutional Closing (Campus closed).

January 2

• Registration continues for Spring 2024 courses. (Tuition or payment arrangements due at time of registration.)

January 5

• Last day to enroll at 0% down payment, 4 payments (January, February, March, April)

January 8

• Class work begins for Spring 2024.

January 14

• **For 16-week classes:
  Last day to drop a course without a grade.
  Last day to withdraw and receive 100% tuition refund.

January 15

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (KCTCS Holiday – Campus closed).

January 22

• Last day to enroll at 25% down payment, 3 payments (February, March, April).

February 1

• Last day to file an application in the Registrar’s Office for a May credential.

February 5

• ** For 16-week classes:
  Last day to withdraw and receive a 50% tuition refund.

February 19

• Presidents’ Day (KCTCS Holiday – Campus closed).

March 1

• Summer and Fall Registration Begins
  Currently enrolled students should make an appointment with their assigned academic advisor.  Please contact the Advising Center at (270) 534-3349 or wkctcadvising@kctcs.edu if you have questions about your assigned advisor.
  *New students should contact the Office at (270) 534-3435 or wkctcenrollment@kctcs.edu.
• Application deadline for academic scholarships for Fall 2024.

March 4

• 8-week classes begin

March 5

• For 16-week classes:
  Last day for students, at their discretion, to officially withdraw from a class and receive a grade of “W.”
  Last day to change from credit to audit.

March 5 - 15

• Enroll at 50% down payment, 1 additional payment (April)

March 18 - 24

• Spring Break (Academic Holiday – No classes).

March 29 - 31

• Good Friday (KCTCS Holiday - Campus closes at noon).

April 26

• For 16-week classes:
  End of class work and last day for a student, at the discretion of the instructor, to officially withdraw from a class and receive a grade of "W.”

April 29 - May 5

• Final exams for Spring 2024.

May 9 (Thursday)

• Spring commencement.

*Students must have submitted an application previously and met minimum assessment score requirements.

**Refer to the Refund Policies for withdrawal and refund policies for classes that meet for fewer than 16 weeks.

Published 9/21/2023; revised 10/9/2023