SBCC Academic Calendar 2023-2024 || Important Dates
SBCC Academic Calendar – See the official Santa Barbara City College academic calendar showing important dates, academic events, and deadlines.
The Santa Barbara City College academic calendar outlines important dates and deadlines for students and faculty over the 2023-2024 academic year. As one of California’s premier community colleges, Santa Barbara City College operates on a traditional semester system with fall, spring, and summer terms.
This academic calendar begins in May 2023 at the end of the Spring semester and concludes in June 2024 after the end of the 10-week Summer term. Throughout the calendar, key dates are bolded including term start and end dates, holidays, final exams, and deadlines for adding/dropping classes or withdrawing. Some deadlines, like those for requesting pass/no pass grading, vary by student. Specific dates for those flexible deadlines are labelled “Varies.”
Notable events over the 2023-2024 academic year include multiple holidays such as Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, and Thanksgiving Weekend. A week-long spring break offers students and faculty a respite near the end of the Spring 2024 semester. Final exams booked for both major semesters, Fall 2023 and Spring 2024. Commencement ceremonies occur on May 17, 2024.
SBCC Academic Calendar 2023-2024:
MAY 2023
- 20 – Spring Semester ends
- 29 – Memorial Day, Holiday
JUNE 2023
- 5 – 10-Week Summer Term Begins
- Varies – Last Day to Drop Classes without ‘W’
- Varies – Last Day to Petition for Pass/No Pass Grading
- 19 – Juneteenth, Holiday
JULY 2023
- 4 – Independence Day, Holiday
AUGUST 2023
- 12 – Summer Term Ends
- 24-25 – Faculty and Staff In-Service Days
- 28 – Fall Semester Begins
SEPTEMBER 2023
- 4 – Labor Day, Holiday
- 9 – Last Day to Drop Classes without ‘W’ (with Refund)
- 10 – Last Day to Drop Classes without ‘W’ (without Enrollment/Tuition Refund)*
OCTOBER 2023
- 27 – Last Day to Withdraw from Classes/College
NOVEMBER 2023
- 10 – Veterans Day, Observance
- 23-25 – Thanksgiving, Holiday
DECEMBER 2023
- 8 – Last Day to Petition for Pass/No Pass Grading
- 9 – Last Day of Instruction
- 11-16 – Final Exams
- 16 – Fall Semester Ends
- 18-Jan 21 – Winter Vacation
- 22- Jan 1 – Christmas Holiday Break
JANUARY 2024
- 1 – New Year’s Day, Holiday
- 15 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Holiday
- 22 – Spring Semester Begins
FEBRUARY 2024
- 2 – Faculty and Staff In-Service (1pm-5pm)
- 3 – Last Day to Drop Classes without ‘W’ (with Refund)*
- 4 – Last Day to Drop Classes without ‘W’ (without Enrollment/Tuition Refund)*
- 16 – Lincoln’s Birthday, Holiday
- 19 – Washington’s Birthday, Holiday
MARCH 2024
- 22 – Last Day to Withdraw from Classes/College
- 25-30 – Spring Break (may change depending on SBUSD)
MAY 2024
- 10 – Last Day to Petition for Pass/No Pass Grading
- 11 – Last Day of Instruction
- 13-18 – Final Exams
- 17 – Commencement
- 18 – Spring Semester Ends
- 27 – Memorial Day, Holiday
JUNE 2024
- 3 – 10-Week Summer Term Begins
- 19 – Juneteenth, Holiday
Conclusion
In conclusion, the Santa Barbara City College 2023-2024 academic calendar provides an easy-to-read, organized overview of important academic dates and deadlines for the full academic year. Following this calendar will help students stay on track and meet critical administrative deadlines. Consulting this calendar regularly is a smart way for all SBCC students and faculty to stay organized and plan their year.
