Academic Calendar

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Priority Permits Posted

• Summer 2025: March 1, 2025
• Fall 2025: March 1, 2025
• Spring 2026: October 1, 2025

Schedule Available Online

Estimated dates.

• Summer 2025: March 10, 2025
• Fall 2025: March 10, 2025
• Spring 2026: October 15, 2025

Catalog Available

Estimated dates.

• Summer 2025: March 14, 2025
• Fall 2025: March 14, 2025
• Spring 2026: March 14, 2025

Board of Trustees Academic Scholarship Priority Date

• Fall 2025: July 1, 2025
• Spring 2026: November 1, 2025

Continuing Student Registration

• Summer 2025: April 14, 2025
• Fall 2025: April 14, 2025
• Spring 2026: November 3, 2025

Open Registration

• Summer 2025: April 21, 2025
• Fall 2025: April 21, 2025
• Spring 2026: November 10, 2025

Waitlist

Final run date.

• Summer 2025: May 21, 2025
• Fall 2025: August 6, 2025
• Spring 2026: January 7, 2026

Term Start Date

• Summer 2025: June 2, 2025
• Fall 2025: August 18, 2025
• Spring 2026: January 12, 2026

Registration Billing Statements

• Available online only. Log on to the accessECC the portal.

Books

The first day that students can charge books to financial aid.

• Summer 2025: May 19, 2025
• Fall 2025: August 4, 2025
• Spring 2026: January 2, 2026

The last day that students can charge books to financial aid.

• Summer 2025: July 3, 2025
• Fall 2025: October 17, 2025
• Spring 2026: March 13, 2026

Tuition Payment Due Date

7 p.m. CST must pay all tuition to avoid being dropped for non-payment. The system begins processing drops at 7 p.m. exactly.

• Summer 2025: May 20, 2025
• Fall 2025: August 5, 2025
• Spring 2026: January 6, 2026

Payment Plans for Late Enrollees

Last day plan available. 

1. If you register on or after the tuition due date for the term, your payment is due the next calendar day before 7pm.  Payment plans are made available through the dates below to accommodate students who enroll in late starting classes.

• Summer 2025: June 23, 2025
• Fall 2025: September 22, 2025
• Spring 2026: February 17, 2026

Refund Checks

Students who do not have financial aid can call 847-214-7380 to request a refund sooner. After the date is listed, refunds are mailed weekly on Fridays (Thursdays in the summer term).

• Summer 2025: June 19, 2025
• Fall 2025: September 5, 2025
• Spring 2026: February 2, 2026

Drop Dates by Semester

Last day to academically withdraw from classes. 

FAFSA Priority Date

The priority date for submitting FAFSA & required paperwork to ECC. If you have your financial aid file completed by this date, your financial aid will be processed by the tuition due date, and you will not need to set up a payment plan.

• Summer 2025: April 1, 2025
• Fall 2025: July 1, 2025
• Spring 2026: November 1, 2025

Financial Aid Deadline

To receive financial aid, and if otherwise eligible, your financial aid file must be complete, and all required and requested paperwork must be submitted on or before this date. No updates, changes, or processing of financial aid will occur after this date for the 2024-2025 award year.

• Summer 2025: May 13, 2026
• Fall 2025: May 13, 2026
• Spring 2026: May 13, 2026

Financial Aid Excess Checks

Financial aid money left over from your financial aid package for eligible students. Loan students must be in 6 credit hours. Checks will be mailed on the dates below and must be cashed within 90 days.  ECC is required to send all uncashed checks back to the Department of Education

• Summer 2025: July 10, 2025
• Fall 2025: October 24, 2025
• Spring 2026: March 20, 2026

Grades

Grades are due by 4 p.m.

• Summer 2025: August 11, 2025
• Fall 2025: December 15, 2025
• Spring 2026: May 18, 2026

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ECC reserves the right to change these dates.