Academic Calendar and Class Schedules
See key academic dates and class schedules for the 2024-25 school year. You can also download and print a PDF version of the calendar.
Black Hawk College offers hundreds of college-credit classes from accounting to welding:
- 16-week and 8-week classes, plus summer and minimester sessions
- Quad-Cities Campus, East Campus, online and hybrid options
- 7 start dates throughout the year
Take a look at our most recent schedules to find the classes you need, where and how you want them. This catalog contains the most up-to-date information, as well as detailed class meeting times and instructors.
Fall 2024
Schedule of Classes
- Fall registration is NOW OPEN
- Fall classes begin Monday, Aug. 19, 2024
- Second eight-week courses begin Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024
- Last day to drop a class without instructor signature for 16-week classes is Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024
Download 2024-2025 Academic Calendar (PDF)Search for Classes Online
Final Exam Schedule Fall 2024 (PDF)
Important Dates
| Assembly week (faculty return) | Monday-Friday, Aug. 12-16 |
| Classes begin | Monday, Aug. 19 |
| *Labor Day holiday | Monday, Sept. 2 |
| *Indigenous Peoples Day Holiday | Monday, Oct. 14 |
| Second eight-week classes begin | Tuesday, Oct. 15 |
| Semester mid-date | Wednesday, Oct. 16 |
| Priority registration for all students for Spring 2025 (1st Tuesday in November) | Tuesday, Nov. 5 |
| *Veterans Day holiday | Monday, Nov. 11 |
| Last day to drop class without instructor signature (16-week classes) (75% of class complete) | Wednesday, Nov. 13 |
| *Thanksgiving holiday | Thursday-Friday, Nov. 28-29 |
| Classes resume | Monday, Dec. 2 |
| Final examinations begin | Monday, Dec. 9 |
| Recess for academic faculty | Monday, Dec. 16 – Friday, Jan. 3 |
| Grades due | Tuesday, Dec. 17 by 5 pm |
| **College holiday recess | Tuesday, Dec. 24 – Wednesday, Jan. 1 |
**(Holiday Recesses: Tuesday, Dec. 24, Wednesday, Dec. 25., 2024, and Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025)
Minimester, 2024-25
December 16 2024 − Jan. 3, 2025
Grades due Monday, Jan. 6, 2025
(Only ONLINE courses will be offered)
Spring 2025
Schedule of Classes
Download 2024-2025 Academic Calendar (PDF)Search for Classes Online
Final Exam Schedule Spring 2025
Important Dates
| Assembly week (faculty return) | Monday-Friday, Jan. 6-10 |
| Classes begin | Monday, Jan. 13 |
| *Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday (observed) – holiday | Monday, Jan. 20 |
| *Presidents’ Day – holiday | Monday, Feb. 17 |
| Semester mid-date | Saturday, March 8 |
| Semester mid-break vacation | Monday-Saturday, March 10-14 |
| Classes resume | Monday, March 17 |
| Second eight-week classes begin | Monday, March 17 |
| Priority registration for all students for Summer and Fall 2025 (1st Tuesday in April) | Tuesday, April 1 |
| *Holiday | Friday, April 18 |
| Classes resume | Monday, April 21 |
| Last day to drop class without instructor signature (16-week classes) (75% of class complete) | Wednesday, April 16 |
| Final examinations begin | Thursday, May 8 |
| Commencement (Quad-Cities Campus) | Thursday, May 15 |
| Commencement (East Campus) | Friday, May 16 |
| Grades due | Monday, May 19 by 5 pm |
| *Memorial Day (observed) – holiday | Monday, May 26 |
Summer 2025
Important Dates
June Start
| Classes begin | Monday, June 2 |
| *Juneteenth Holiday | Thursday, June 19 |
| Final examinations | Last meeting day of class |
| *Independence Day (observed) – holiday | Wednesday, July 2 by 5 pm |
| Grades due (6-week classes) | Tuesday, July 16 by 5 pm |
| Grades due (8-week classes) | Tuesday, July 30 by 5 pm |
July Start
| Classes begin | Monday, June 30 |
| *Holiday | Friday, July 4 |
| Final examinations | Last meeting day of class |
| Grades due | Tuesday, July 29 by 5 pm |
*NOTE: Holidays – ALL College facilities are closed.
Calendar is tentative and subject to change.
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Academic Advising
Quad-Cities Campus
Building 1, Advising Center
309-796-5100
advqc@bhc.edu
Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Evenings by appointment
East Campus
Building A, Room 246
309-854-1709
Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Evenings by appointment