Southwestern Community College District

2021-2022 Academic Year Calendar

LEGEND
AUGUST 2021 JANUARY 2022 JUNE 2022 FALL 2021: August 23–December 14
S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S
Flex Days August 18, 19
Flex Day/Opening Day August 20
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 1 2 3 4
 First Day of Classes August 23
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Finals Week December 8 -14
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 JANUARY INTERSESSION: January 4–26
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 SPRING 2022: January 31–May 27
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Flex Days January 27
29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Flex Day/Opening Day January 28
26 27 28 29 30
30 31 First Day of Classes January 31
Finals Week May 21-27
Commencement May 27

SEPTEMBER 2021 FEBRUARY 2022 JULY 2022 SUMMER 2022: June 6–August 4
S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S Nine-week Session June 6- August 4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 Eight-week Session June 13- August 4
Six-week Session June 6- July 14
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 No Classes
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 State Mandated Holidays
District Holiday
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Classified Staff Development Day  June 2, 2022
26 27 28 29 30 27 28 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31
NUMBER OF INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS
M T W Th F S Total
OCTOBER 2021 MARCH 2022 AUGUST 2022
S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S Fall 2021 15 16 15 14 15 15 90
1 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 Spring 2022 15 16 16 16 15 14 92
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
TOTAL 182
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 FIXED FLEX DAYS
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Fall 2021 3
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 31 28 29 30 31
Spring 2022 2
31
TOTAL 5
TOTAL INSTRUCTIONAL AND FLEX DAYS 187
NOVEMBER 2021 APRIL 2022
S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 Holidays State Mandated Declared by SWC District
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Labor Day September 6 (M)
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Veterans Day November 11 (Th)
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Thanksgiving November 25 (Th) November 26 (F)
28 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Winter Break December 20 (M)–January 3(M)
Winter Break Holiday 1 December 25 (S) – observe on
December 23 (Th)
Christmas December 24 (F)
DECEMBER 2021 MAY 2022 January 1 (S) - observe on
S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S
Winter Break Holiday 2
January 3 (M)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
New Year’s Day December 31 (F)
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 17 (M)
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Lincoln Day February 18 (F)
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Washington Day February 21 (M)
26 27 28 29 30 31
29 30 31 Cesar Chavez Day March 31 (Th)
Friday of Spring Break April 1(F)
Spring Break March 28 (M)–April 3 (SU)
Memorial Day May 30 (M)
Approved by the Governing Board on: June 9, 2020 Juneteenth June 17 (F) for June 19 (SU)
Independence Day July 4 (M)