Collin College approved its 2020-21 academic calendar Feb. 25 at a board meeting.

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