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Grounded in the liberal arts and sciences, Elmira College provides a collaborative and supportive environment that enables students to become active learners, effective leaders, responsible community members, and globally engaged citizens.
The legacy of academic excellence at Elmira College runs deep with a heritage and culture that have been forward-thinking from day one, as the first college for women with a course study equivalent to men's.
At Elmira, you’ll have opportunities that shape your future, raise your sights and equip you with targeted tools and skills to succeed in the professional world. Join a community that’s close-knit, fun-loving, and just the right amount of quirky.
Elmira College makes a private education more affordable than you realize, with a number of ways to get the financial assistance you may need. Our financial aid office can guide you through options, including scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study programs.
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Elmira College provides you with a foundation for future success.
The home of the three-time NCAA National Champion Elmira College Soaring Eagles.
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With over 35 majors and minor areas of concentration, Elmira College lays the foundation for a diverse, cross discipline education, encouraging you to both specialize and explore.
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| Summer 2026 | |
| May 17 | Commencement 2026, 11:00 a.m. |
| May 18 | College Closed for Commencement Break |
| May 19 | Classes Begin for 2026 Summer Session I (nine-week) and Summer Session II (six-week) Terms |
| May 22 | Last Day to Register or Add or Drop Courses for the 2026 Summer Session II Six-WeekTerm |
| May 25 | College Closed for Memorial Day |
| May 26 | Last Day to Register or Add Courses for the 2026 Summer Session I Nine-WeekTerm |
| June 19 | College Closed for Juneteenth |
| June 22 | Last Day to Withdraw or elect S-D-F grading option for the 2026 Summer Session II. After this date, grade earned will be posted on transcript. |
| June 26 | Classes End for 2026 Summer Session II Six-WeekTerm |
| June 29 | Summer 2026 Final Grades Due by 1:00 p.m. for Summer Session II Six-Week Term Classes Begin for 2026 Summer Session III |
| July 2 | Last Day to Withdraw or elect S-D-F grading option for the 2026 Summer Session I Last Day to Register, Add or Drop Courses for the 2026 Summer Session III |
| July 2 | Last Day of the Withdrawal Period for the 2025 Summer Session I Nine-Week Term. After this date, grade earned will be posted on transcript. Last Day to Register or Add Courses for the 2025 Summer Session III Six-Week Term |
| July 3 | College Closed for Independence Day |
| July 7 | Withdrawal Period Begins for the 2025 Summer Session III Six-WeekTerm. Grades of "W" will be posted on the transcript. |
| July 10 | TENTATIVE DATEL 2026 Summer Orientation I Program |
| July 17 | Classes End for 2026 Summer Session I Nine-WeekTerm TENTATIVE DATEL 2026 Summer Orientation II Program |
| July 20 | Summer 2026 Final Grades Due by 1:00 p.m. for Summer Session I Nine-WeekTerm |
| July 31 | Last Day to Withdraw or elect S-D-F grading option for the 2026 Summer Session III |
| August 7 | Last Day of the Withdrawal Period for the 2026 SummerSession III Six-Week Term. After this date, grade earned will be posted on transcript. |
| August 8 | Classes End for 2025 SummerSession III Six-Week Term |
| August 10 | Summer 2026 Final Grades Due by 1:00 p.m. for Summer Session III Six-Week Term |
| Fall 2026 | |
| August 27 | International Student Welcome |
| August 28-30 | Fall 2026 Fall Welcome |
| August 30 | Residence Halls Open for Returning Students |
| August 31 | Classes Begin for Fall 2026 Term |
| September 3 | Last Day to Register or Add Courses for First Six-Week Term |
| September 4 | Last Day to Withdraw to Have Courses Removed From Transcript for the First Six-Week Term |
| September 7 | Classes Meet; All Offices are Open (Labor Day) |
| September 11 | Last Day to Drop course(s) for the Thirteen-Week Term |
| October 2 | Last Day to Withdraw from course(s) for the First Six-Week Term |
| October 10 | Fall 2026 First Six-Week Classes End |
| October 12 & 13 | Fall 2026 Break - No classes on Mon. and Tues. (Offices are open) |
| October 13 | Fall 2026 First-Six Week Final Grades Due by 1:00 p.m. Fall 2026 Mid-Term Grades Due |
| October 14 | Fall 2026 Classes Resume and Classes Begin for Second Six-Week Courses |
| October 19 | Last Day to Register, Add or Drop Courses for the Second Six-Week Term |
| October 26 - 30 | Academic Advising for Winter 2027 Classes |
| November 2-5 | Registration for Winter 2027 and Spring 2027 Classes |
| November 6 | Last Day to Withdraw from course or elect S-D-F for the Thirteen-Week Term |
| November 13 | Last Day to Withdraw from course or elect S-D-F for the Second Six-Week Courses |
| November 21-29 | Thanksgiving 2026 Break (k (College Closed Nov. 23 - Nov. 27) |
| November 24-28 | College Closed for Thanksgiving 2025 Break |
| November 30 | Fall 2026 Classes Resume; Offices Reopen |
| December 5 | Fall 2026 Classes End |
| December 7-11 | Fall 2026 Final Exams |
| December 12 | Fall 2026 Term Ends |
| December 14 | Fall 2026 Final Grades Due by 1:00 p.m. |
| December 15–January 11 | Fall 2025 Final Grades Due by 1:00 p.m. Holiday Break |
| December 24-January 1 | College Closed for Holiday Break |
| Winter 2027 | |
| January 9 | January Orientation |
| January 10 | Residence Halls Open |
| January 11 | Classes Begin for Winter 2027 Term |
| January 14 | Last Day to Register or Add Courses for the First Six-Week Term |
| January 15 | Last Day to Register, Add or Drop Courses for the Thirteen-Week Term |
| January 18 | College Closed for Martin Luther King Day |
| January 21 | Fall Degree Conferral |
| January 22 | Last Day to Register, Add or Drop Courses for the Thirteen-Week Term |
| February 12 | Last Day to Withdraw from course or elect S-D-F for the First Six-Week Courses |
| February 20 | Winter 2027 First Six-Week Classes End |
| February 22 | Classes Begin for Winter 2027 Second Six-Week Courses |
| February 23 | Classes Begin for Winter 2027 Second Six-Week Courses Winter 2027 Mid-Term Grades Due |
| February 25 | Last Day to Register, Add or Drop Courses for the Second Six-Week Term |
| March 6-14 | Winter 2027 Break, No Classes |
| March 15 | Winter 2027 Classes Resume |
| March 15-26 | Advising for Summer 2027 and Fall 2027 Terms |
| March 26 | Last Day to Register, Add or Drop Courses for the Second Six-Week Term. After this date, grade earned will be posted on transcript. |
| March 29-April 1 | Registration for Summer 2027 and Fall 2027 Terms |
| April 1 | Last Day of the Withdrawal Period for the Second Six-Week Term. After this date, grade earned will be posted on transcript. |
| April 10 | Winter 2027 “Classes” End |
| April 12-16 | Winter 2027 Final Exams |
| April 17 | Winter 2027 Term Ends |
| April 17-20 | Spring 2027 Break |
| April 19 | College Closed for Spring 2027 Break |
| April 17 | Winter 2027 Final Grades Due by 1:00 p.m. (NOTE: Grades due on this date even though College is closed.) |
| Spring 2027 | |
| April 21 | Classes Begin for Spring 2027 Term |
| April 23 | Last Day to Register, Add or Drop Courses for the Second Six-Week Term |
| May 5 | May Day: Spring 2027 Classes will not be held on this Wednesday. |
| May 7-12 | Students May Elect S-D-F Grading Option for Spring 2027 Courses |
| May 14 | Last Day to Withdraw from course or elect S-D-F for the Spring 2027 Term |
| May 18 | Evening Classes Last Meeting for Spring 2027 Term |
| May 19 | Graduating Students Morning and Evening Final Grades Due by 2:00 p.m. (Afternoon classes, grades are due by 4:30 p.m.) Spring 2026 Term Ends |
| May 22 | 2027 Candlelight Ceremony, 9:00 p.m. |
| May 23 | Commencement 2027, 11:00 a.m. |
| May 24 | College and Offices Closed for Commencement 2027 Break |
| May 25 | All Remaining Spring 2027 Final Grades Due by 1:00 p.m. |
| May 19 | All Remaining Spring 2026 Final Grades Due by 1:00 p.m. |
| May 31 | College Closed for Memorial Day 2027 |
| June 18 | College Closed for Juneteenth 2027 |
| Summer 2026 | |
| March 9 | Academic advising begins for the Summer Asynchronous Term |
| March 23 | Registration opens for Summer 2026 Asynchronous Term |
June 1 | Summer 2026 Asynchronous Classes Begin |
| June 8 | Last day to add classes |
| June 9 | Last day to drop courses |
| June 30 | Incompletes From Previous Terms Become Grades |
| July 24 | Last day to withdraw with a grade of "W" |
August 9 | Last Day of the Summer 2026 Asynchronous Term |
| August 14 | Asynchronous Final Grades Due by 1:00 p.m. |
| Fall 2026 | |
| March 9 | Academic advising begins for the Fall Asynchronous Term |
| March 23 | Registration opens for Fall 2026 Asynchronous Term |
| August 17 | Fall 2026 Asynchronous Classes Begin |
| August 24 | Last day to add classes |
| August 25 | Last day to drop courses |
| September 15 | Incompletes From Previous Terms Become Grades |
| September 22 | Asynchronous Mid-Term Grades Due by 11:59 p.m. |
| October 9 | Last day to withdraw with a grade of "W" |
| October 25 | Last Day of the Fall 2026 Asynchronous Term |
| October 30 | Asynchronous Final Grades Due by 1:00 p.m. |
| Winter 2027 | |
| October 12 | Academic advising begins for the Winter (WO27) and Spring (SO27) Asynchronous Terms (for the traditional F/T academic calendar this is the mid-term break. However, College offices are open) |
| October 26 | Registration opens for Winter (WO27) and Spring (SO27) Asynchronous Terms |
| November 2 | Winter 2027 Asynchronous Classes Begin |
| November 9 | Last day to add classes |
| November 10 | Last day to drop courses |
| December 1 | Incompletes From Previous Terms Become Grades |
| December 8 | Asynchronous Mid-Term Grades Due by 11.59 p.m. |
| December 19, 2026 - January 3, 2027 | Winter Break (no classes will be held) |
| January 4 | Classes Resume after Winter Break |
| January 11 | Last day to withdraw with a grade of "W" |
| January 24 | Last Day of the Winter 2027 Asynchronous Term |
| January 29 | Asynchronous Final Grades Due by 1:00 p.m. |
| Spring 2027 | |
| October 12 | Academic advising begins for the Winter (WO27) and Spring (SO27) Asynchronous Terms (for the traditional F/T academic calendar, this is mid-term break. However, College offices are open) |
| October 26 | Registration opens for Winter (WO27) and Spring (SO27) Asynchronous Terms |
| February 1 | Spring 2027 Asynchronous Classes Begin |
| February 8 | Last day to add classes |
| February 9 | Last day to drop courses |
| March 2 | Incompletes From Previous Terms Become Grades |
| March 26 | Last day to withdraw with a grade of "W" |
| April 11 | Last Day of the Spring 2027 Asynchronous Term |
| April 16 | Asynchronous Final Grades Due by 1:00 p.m. |
