Academic Calendar

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Priority Permits Posted

• Summer 2024: March 1, 2024
• Fall 2024: March 1, 2024
• Spring 2025: October 1, 2024

Schedule Available Online

Estimated dates.

• Summer 2024: March 8, 2024
• Fall 2024: March 8, 2024
• Spring 2025: October 15, 2024

Catalog Available

Estimated dates.

• Summer 2024: March 15, 2024
• Fall 2024: March 15, 2024
• Spring 2025: March 15, 2024

Board of Trustees Academic Scholarship Priority Date

• Fall 2024: July 1, 2024
• Spring 2025: November 1, 2024

Continuing Student Registration

• Summer 2024: April 8, 2024
• Fall 2024: April 8, 2024
• Spring 2025: November 4, 2024

Open Registration

• Summer 2024: April 15, 2024
• Fall 2024: April 15, 2024
• Spring 2025: November 11, 2024

Waitlist

Final run date.

• Summer 2024: May 22, 2024
• Fall 2024: August 7, 2024
• Spring 2025: January 4, 2025

Term Start Date

• Summer 2024: June 3, 2024
• Fall 2024: August 19, 2024
• Spring 2025: January 13, 2025

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 2024: May 20, 2024
• Fall 2024: August 5, 2024
• Spring 2025: January 2, 2025

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

• Summer 2024: July 15, 2024
• Fall 2024: October 18, 2024
• Spring 2025: March 14, 2025

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 2024: May 21, 2024
• Fall 2024: August 6, 2024
• Spring 2025: January 3, 2025

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 2024: June 24, 2024
• Fall 2024: September 23, 2024
• Spring 2025: February 18, 2025

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 2024: June 20, 2024
• Fall 2024: September 6, 2024
• Spring 2025: January 31, 2025

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 2024: April 1, 2024
• Fall 2024: July 1, 2024
• Spring 2025: November 1, 2024

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 2024: May 14, 2025
• Fall 2024: May 14, 2025
• Spring 2025: May 14, 2025

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 2024: July 11, 2024
• Fall 2024: October 25, 2024
• Spring 2025: March 21, 2025

Grades

Grades are due by 4 p.m.

• Summer 2024: August 12, 2024
• Fall 2024: December 16, 2024
• Spring 2025: May 19, 2025

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ECC reserves the right to change these dates.