Congratulations Class of 2025! DVC's Commencement Ceremony will be on Friday, May 23 at 5 pm. We can't wait to celebrate with you! Don't wait - RSVP by May 16!! Learn more. 
 

Commencement Details and RSVP

Spring 2025 Important Dates

Date Event
November 18-19 Group 1: Priority registration for EOPS, DSS, veterans, foster youth, CalWORKs, homeless youth, former homeless youth, students with dependent children under 18
November 20 Group 2: Note takers, early graduation, athletes, Puente, Umoja
November 21-22 Group 3A: Continuing students with 45-75 units
November 25-26 Group 3B: Continuing students with 0-44.99 units and CCAP DUEHS students
November 27 Group 3C: Recent matriculated high school graduates
December 2 Group 3D: Continuing students with 75.01-99 units
December 3 Group 3E: New matriculated and returning students with less than 100 units
December 5 Group 4: Continuing and returning students over 100 degree applicable units or on 2nd semester probation/dismissal
January 6 Group 5: New non-matriculated
January 9 Group 6: Concurrent high school students
January 10 Group 7: All regular college students open/walk-in registration
January 20 Holiday - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - college closed
January 27 Classes begin
February 7 Last day to drop full-term classes with eligibility for fee refund or credit
February 9 Last day to add full-term class – online
February 9 Last day to drop full term classes without a “W” appearing on transcript
February 14 Holiday - Lincoln's Birthday - college closed
February 15-16 No Sa/Su classes
February 17 Holiday - President's Day - college closed
Feb 28 Last day to apply for summer 2025 graduation with early registration option
March 1 Deadline to apply for AA/AS degree or certificate for spring 2025
March 23-29 Spring Break
April 15 Graduation application period for fall 2024 to be considered for early registration option. For information criteria: www.dvc.edu/graduation
April 15 Last day to apply for fall 2025 graduation with the early registration option
April 25 Last day to withdraw from a full-term course with a “W” appearing on transcript
May 16 Last day to request pass/no pass for full-term classes
May 23 Last day of instruction
May 23 Commencement

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Chinese Professor Huiqin An with students Bernice Leung (left) and Kira Daly (right) at the 2025 CLTAC Mandarin Speech Contest.

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