The calendar will follow similar patterns as the year before, with a start date of Aug. 24 for the fall semester, Jan. 19 for the 2021 spring semester and June 7 for the 2021 summer semester.
Here are key dates for the 2020-21 school year:
Fall 2020
Aug. 24: fall classes begin
Sept. 7: Labor Day Holiday (all campuses closed)
Sept. 18: Plano Balloon Festival-Plano (campus closes at 3 p.m.)
Sept. 19-20: Plano Balloon Festival-Plano (campus closed)
Nov. 25-29: Thanksgiving holiday (all campuses closed)
Dec. 7-13: fall final exam week
Dec. 11: Collin College 2020 commencement (7 p.m.)
Dec. 14-23: wintermester classes meet
Dec. 24-Jan. 3: winter break (all campuses closed)
Spring 2021
Jan. 4: wintermester classes resume
Jan. 6: wintermester final exams
Jan. 18: MLK holiday (all campuses closed)
Jan. 19: spring classes begin
March 8-14: spring break (no classes)
April 2-4: spring holiday (all campuses closed)
May 10-16: spring final exam week
May 14: Collin College 2021 commencement (7 p.m.)
Summer 2021
May 17: Maymester classes begin
May 31: Memorial Day holiday (all campuses closed)
June 1: Maymester final exams
June 7: 5 week June (Summer I) and 10 week summer (Summer III) classes begin
July 3-5: Independence Day holiday (all campuses closed)
July 9: July 4 makeup day for 5 week June (Summer I) and 10 week summer (Summer III) Monday/Wednesday classes
July 9: 5 week June (Summer I) final exams
July 12: 5 week July (Summer II) classes begin
July 16: required class day for 5 week July (Summer II) and 10 week summer (Summer III) Monday/Wednesday classes
July 23: required class day for 5 week July (Summer II) and 10 week summer (Summer III) Tuesday/Thursday classes
Aug. 9-10: 10 week summer (Summer III) final exams
Aug. 10: 5 week July (Summer II) final exams