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Blinn Academic Calendar 2026-2027: Important Dates

By eriq elikplim

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Blinn academic calendar 2026-2027 outlines the official schedule of course registration windows, instructional start dates, payment deadlines, campus holidays, and final examination periods across the Blinn College District.

Whether you are taking classes at the Brenham, Bryan, RELLIS, Schulenburg, or Sealy campuses—or enrolling through Blinn Online—staying aligned with official dates ensures a seamless enrollment process, timely financial aid processing, and uninterrupted academic progress toward degree completion or university transfer pathways.

Blinn College operates on a flexible semester-based academic calendar anchored by two primary 16-week terms: the Blinn Academic Calendar Fall 2026 term (running late August through mid-December) and the Blinn Spring Semester 2027 (spanning mid-January through early May).

To accommodate working adults, dual-credit learners, and students aiming to accelerate their degrees, Blinn complements traditional 16-week terms with multiple accelerated parts of term, including one 12-week session, two 8-week sessions, four 4-week modules, an intensive 3-week Winter Minimester in December/January, a 3-week May Minimester, and two 5-week summer sessions.

Full-time undergraduate students generally carry 12 to 18 credit hours per semester, maintaining steady progression toward a 60-credit Associate of Arts (AA), Associate of Science (AS), or seamless co-enrollment and transfer tracks like the Texas A&M-Blinn TEAM and RELLIS Academic Alliance programs.

This comprehensive overview compiles critical administrative checkpoints and enrollment milestones across all campuses and online tracks. You will find targeted deadlines for the priority and open registration windows in myBLINN, the Blinn College application deadline for incoming freshmen and transfer applicants, mandatory Blinn academic advising appointments, the official census date (12th class day for 16-week courses), 100% and partial tuition refund cutoffs, and the final deadlines to drop classes with a “W” grade.

Staying proactive with these cutoffs allows you to optimize your class schedule, resolve prerequisite holds, and protect your financial aid eligibility.

In addition to lecture schedules and registration dates, this guide answers common timing questions—such as when does Blinn fall semester start 2026—and highlights all scheduled campus closures from the official Blinn holiday calendar and Blinn holiday schedule 2026-2027.

Students can easily track key recesses, including Labor Day, when Blinn Fall Break is, and Thanksgiving recess, winter break, and when Blinn College Spring Break 2027 is, as well as reading days, final examination periods, and commencement ceremonies.

Blinn Academic Calendar Fall 2026

  1. PayGo registration for Fall 2026 runs from Saturday, July 25, 2026, through Thursday, August 27, 2026.
  2. The registration deadline for dual credit courses occurs, and bookstore vouchers become available for Fall 2026 on Monday, August 3, 2026.
  3. Faculty members return for the Fall 2026 semester on Monday, August 17, 2026.
  4. The deadline to receive a 100% refund for 16-week, 1st 8-week, and 1st 4-week sessions is Sunday, August 23, 2026.
  5. Classes begin for the 16-week, 1st 8-week, and 1st 4-week sessions; the add or drop period for the 1st 4-week session takes place, and add or drop for the 16-week and 1st 8-week sessions runs through Tuesday, August 25, 2026, starting on Monday, August 24, 2026.
  6. The Day of Record for the 1st 4-week session is Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
  7. The deadline to receive a 70% refund for the 1st 4-week session is Thursday, August 27, 2026.
  8. The RELLIS Consortium payment deadline and the payment deadline for TEAM or Engineering Academy students receiving financial aid occur at 11:59 PM; the deadline to receive a 25% refund for the 1st 4-week session falls; and PayGo registration for multiple fall sessions runs through Tuesday, September 1, 2026, starting on Friday, August 28, 2026.
  9. The Day of Record for the 1st 8-week session is Monday, August 31, 2026.
  10. The deadline to receive a 70% refund for the 1st 8-week session occurs, and PayGo registration runs through Thursday, September 10, 2026, starting on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
  11. The payment deadline for dual credit students in the 16-week and 1st 8-week sessions is Thursday, September 3, 2026.
  12. The deadline to receive a 25% refund for the 1st 8-week session is Friday, September 4, 2026.
  13. The college is closed in observance of Labor Day, and the dual credit registration deadline for the 12-week session occurs on Monday, September 7, 2026.
  14. The Day of Record for the 16-week session and the final day for bookstore voucher availability fall on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.
  15. The deadline to drop or withdraw from the 1st 4-week session is Thursday, September 10, 2026.
  16. PayGo registration for multiple fall sessions runs from Friday, September 11, 2026, through Thursday, September 24, 2026.
  17. The deadline to receive a 70% refund for the 16-week session is Monday, September 14, 2026.
  18. The last class day for the 1st 4-week session is Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
  19. Student refunds begin, and final exams for the 1st 4-week session take place on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
  20. Final grades for the 1st 4-week session are due by 3:00 PM on Friday, September 18, 2026.
  21. The deadline to receive a 100% refund for the 12-week and 2nd 4-week sessions is Sunday, September 20, 2026.
  22. Classes begin for the 12-week and 2nd 4-week sessions; the deadline to receive a 25% refund for the 16-week session occurs; the add or drop period for the 2nd 4-week session takes place; and add or drop for the 12-week session runs through Tuesday, September 22, 2026, starting on Monday, September 21, 2026.
  23. The Day of Record for the 2nd 4-week session is Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
  24. The dual credit payment deadline for the 12-week session and the deadline to receive a 70% refund for the 2nd 4-week session fall on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
  25. The deadline to receive a 25% refund for the 2nd 4-week session occurs, and PayGo registration runs through Friday, October 2, 2026, starting on Friday, September 25, 2026.
  26. Bookstore vouchers become available for the 2nd 8-week session on Monday, September 28, 2026.
  27. The Day of Record for the 12-week session is Thursday, October 1, 2026.
  28. The deadline to drop or withdraw from the 1st 8-week session is Friday, October 2, 2026.
  29. PayGo registration runs from Saturday, October 3, 2026, through Thursday, October 22, 2026.
  30. The dual credit registration deadline for the 2nd 8-week session is Monday, October 5, 2026.
  31. The deadline to receive a 70% refund for the 12-week session is Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
  32. The deadline to drop or withdraw from the 2nd 4-week session is Thursday, October 8, 2026.
  33. The deadline to receive a 25% refund for the 12-week session is Friday, October 9, 2026.
  34. The last class day for the 1st 8-week session is Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
  35. The last class day for the 2nd 4-week session takes place, and final exams for the 1st 8-week session run through Thursday, October 15, 2026, starting on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
  36. Final exams for the 2nd 4-week session take place on Thursday, October 15, 2026.
  37. Final grades are due by 3:00 PM for the 2nd 4-week session and by 5:00 PM for the 1st 8-week session on Friday, October 16, 2026.
  38. The deadline to receive a 100% refund for the 2nd 8-week and 3rd 4-week sessions is Sunday, October 18, 2026.
  39. Classes begin for the 2nd 8-week and 3rd 4-week sessions; the add or drop period for the 3rd 4-week session takes place, and add or drop for the 2nd 8-week session runs through Tuesday, October 20, 2026, starting on Monday, October 19, 2026.
  40. The Day of Record for the 3rd 4-week session is Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
  41. The dual credit payment deadline for the 2nd 8-week session and the deadline to receive a 70% refund for the 3rd 4-week session fall on Thursday, October 22, 2026.
  42. The deadline to receive a 25% refund for the 3rd 4-week session occurs, and PayGo registration runs through Tuesday, October 27, 2026, starting on Friday, October 23, 2026.
  43. The Day of Record and the final day for bookstore voucher availability for the 2nd 8-week session fall on Monday, October 26, 2026.
  44. The deadline to receive a 70% refund for the 2nd 8-week session occurs, and PayGo registration for the 4th 4-week session runs through Thursday, November 19, 2026, starting on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
  45. The deadline to receive a 25% refund for the 2nd 8-week session is Friday, October 30, 2026.
  46. The deadline to drop or withdraw from the 3rd 4-week session is Thursday, November 5, 2026.
  47. The last class day for the 3rd 4-week session is Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
  48. Final exams for the 3rd 4-week session take place on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
  49. Final grades for the 3rd 4-week session are due by 3:00 PM on Friday, November 13, 2026.
  50. The deadline to receive a 100% refund for the 4th 4-week session is Sunday, November 15, 2026.
  51. Classes begin and the add or drop period takes place for the 4th 4-week session on Monday, November 16, 2026.
  52. The Day of Record for the 4th 4-week session is Wednesday, November 18, 2026.
  53. The deadline to receive a 70% refund for the 4th 4-week session is Thursday, November 19, 2026.
  54. The deadline to receive a 25% refund for the 4th 4-week session is Friday, November 20, 2026.
  55. The college is closed for Thanksgiving break from Wednesday, November 25, 2026, through Sunday, November 29, 2026.
  56. The deadline to drop or withdraw from the 16-week, 12-week, and 2nd 8-week sessions is Tuesday, December 1, 2026.
  57. The deadline to drop or withdraw from the 4th 4-week session is Thursday, December 3, 2026.
  58. The last class day for the 16-week session is Friday, December 4, 2026.
  59. Final exams for the 16-week session run from Saturday, December 5, 2026, through Thursday, December 10, 2026.
  60. The last class day for the 12-week and 2nd 8-week sessions is Tuesday, December 8, 2026.
  61. Commencement takes place in Bryan at 6:00 PM; the last class day for the 4th 4-week session occurs, and final exams for the 12-week and 2nd 8-week sessions run through Thursday, December 10, 2026, starting on Wednesday, December 9, 2026.
  62. Final exams for the 4th 4-week session take place on Thursday, December 10, 2026.
  63. Final grades for the 16-week, 12-week, 2nd 8-week, and 4th 4-week sessions are due by 5:00 PM on Friday, December 11, 2026.
  64. The college is closed for winter break from Saturday, December 12, 2026, through Sunday, January 3, 2027.

Blinn College Academic Calendar Winter Minimester 2026–2027

  1. The payment deadline for dual credit students in the Winter Minimester is Wednesday, December 9, 2026.
  2. The deadline to receive a 100% refund for the Winter Minimester is Sunday, December 13, 2026.
  3. Winter Minimester classes begin, the add or drop period takes place, and classes meet through Friday, December 18, 2026, starting on Monday, December 14, 2026.
  4. The Day of Record for the Winter Minimester is Tuesday, December 15, 2026.
  5. The deadline to receive a 70% refund for the Winter Minimester is Wednesday, December 16, 2026.
  6. The deadline to receive a 25% refund for the Winter Minimester is Thursday, December 17, 2026.
  7. Winter Minimester classes meet from Monday, December 28, 2026, through Thursday, December 31, 2026.
  8. The deadline to drop or withdraw from the Winter Minimester occurs, and classes meet through Tuesday, January 5, 2027, starting on Monday, January 4, 2027.
  9. The last class day for the Winter Minimester is Tuesday, January 5, 2027.
  10. Final exams for the Winter Minimester take place on Wednesday, January 6, 2027.
  11. Final grades for the Winter Minimester are due by 5:00 PM on Thursday, January 7, 2027.

Blinn Academic Calendar Spring 2027

  1. The class schedule becomes visible to students at 9:00 AM on Monday, September 28, 2026.
  2. Registration opens for special populations at 9:00 AM on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
  3. Registration opens for current students at 9:00 AM on Monday, October 5, 2026.
  4. Registration opens for all students at 9:00 AM on Monday, October 12, 2026.
  5. Tuition payment is due by 11:59 PM on Wednesday, December 2, 2026.
  6. Courses are dropped for non-payment, and registration temporarily closes until resuming at 9:00 AM on Friday, December 4, 2026, on Thursday, December 3, 2026.
  7. Registration resumes at 9:00 AM on Friday, December 4, 2026.
  8. Staff and 12-month employees return on Monday, January 4, 2027.
  9. Faculty members return on Monday, January 11, 2027.
  10. The college is closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and the deadline to receive a 100% refund for the 16-week, 1st 8-week, and 1st 4-week sessions falls on Monday, January 18, 2027.
  11. Classes begin for the 16-week, 1st 8-week, and 1st 4-week sessions; the add or drop period for the 1st 4-week session takes place, and add or drop for the 16-week and 1st 8-week sessions runs through Wednesday, January 20, 2027, starting on Tuesday, January 19, 2027.
  12. The Day of Record for the 1st 4-week session is Thursday, January 21, 2027.
  13. The deadline to receive a 70% refund for the 1st 4-week session is Friday, January 22, 2027.
  14. The deadline to receive a 25% refund for the 1st 4-week session is Monday, January 25, 2027.
  15. The Day of Record for the 1st 8-week session is Tuesday, January 26, 2027.
  16. The dual credit payment deadline for the 16-week and 1st 8-week sessions and the deadline to receive a 70% refund for the 1st 8-week session fall on Thursday, January 28, 2027.
  17. The deadline to receive a 25% refund for the 1st 8-week session is Monday, February 1, 2027.
  18. The Day of Record for the 16-week session is Wednesday, February 3, 2027.
  19. The deadline to drop or withdraw from the 1st 4-week session is Thursday, February 4, 2027.
  20. The deadline to receive a 70% refund for the 16-week session is Monday, February 8, 2027.
  21. The last class day for the 1st 4-week session is Wednesday, February 10, 2027.
  22. Student refunds begin, and final exams for the 1st 4-week session take place on Thursday, February 11, 2027.
  23. Final grades for the 1st 4-week session are due by 3:00 PM on Friday, February 12, 2027.
  24. The deadline to receive a 100% refund for the 12-week and 2nd 4-week sessions is Sunday, February 14, 2027.
  25. Classes begin for the 12-week and 2nd 4-week sessions; the deadline to receive a 25% refund for the 16-week session occurs; the add or drop period for the 2nd 4-week session takes place; and add or drop for the 12-week session runs through Tuesday, February 16, 2027, starting on Monday, February 15, 2027.
  26. The Day of Record for the 2nd 4-week session is Wednesday, February 17, 2027.
  27. The dual credit payment deadline for the 12-week session and the deadline to receive a 70% refund for the 2nd 4-week session fall on Thursday, February 18, 2027.
  28. The deadline to receive a 25% refund for the 2nd 4-week session is Friday, February 19, 2027.
  29. The Day of Record for the 12-week session is Thursday, February 25, 2027.
  30. The deadline to drop or withdraw from the 1st 8-week session is Friday, February 26, 2027.
  31. The deadline to receive a 70% refund for the 12-week session is Tuesday, March 2, 2027.
  32. The deadline to drop or withdraw from the 2nd 4-week session is Thursday, March 4, 2027.
  33. The deadline to receive a 25% refund for the 12-week session is Friday, March 5, 2027.
  34. The last class day for the 1st 8-week session is Tuesday, March 9, 2027.
  35. The last class day for the 2nd 4-week session takes place, and final exams for the 1st 8-week session run through Thursday, March 11, 2027, starting on Wednesday, March 10, 2027.
  36. Final exams for the 2nd 4-week session take place on Thursday, March 11, 2027.
  37. Final grades are due by 3:00 PM for the 2nd 4-week session and by 5:00 PM for the 1st 8-week session on Friday, March 12, 2027.
  38. The college is closed for spring break from Saturday, March 13, 2027, through Sunday, March 21, 2027.
  39. The deadline to receive a 100% refund for the 2nd 8-week and 3rd 4-week sessions is Sunday, March 21, 2027.
  40. Classes begin for the 2nd 8-week and 3rd 4-week sessions; the add or drop period for the 3rd 4-week session takes place, and add or drop for the 2nd 8-week session runs through Tuesday, March 23, 2027, starting on Monday, March 22, 2027.
  41. The Day of Record for the 3rd 4-week session is Wednesday, March 24, 2027.
  42. The dual credit payment deadline for the 2nd 8-week session and the deadline to receive a 70% refund for the 3rd 4-week session fall on Thursday, March 25, 2027.
  43. The college is closed on Friday, March 26, 2027.
  44. The deadline to receive a 25% refund for the 3rd 4-week session is Monday, March 29, 2027.
  45. The Day of Record for the 2nd 8-week session is Tuesday, March 30, 2027.
  46. The deadline to receive a 70% refund for the 2nd 8-week session is Thursday, April 1, 2027.
  47. The deadline to receive a 25% refund for the 2nd 8-week session is Monday, April 5, 2027.
  48. The deadline to drop or withdraw from the 3rd 4-week session is Thursday, April 8, 2027.
  49. The last class day for the 3rd 4-week session is Wednesday, April 14, 2027.
  50. Final exams for the 3rd 4-week session take place on Thursday, April 15, 2027.
  51. Final grades for the 3rd 4-week session are due by 3:00 PM on Friday, April 16, 2027.
  52. The deadline to receive a 100% refund for the 4th 4-week session is Sunday, April 18, 2027.
  53. Classes begin and the add or drop period takes place for the 4th 4-week session on Monday, April 19, 2027.
  54. The Day of Record for the 4th 4-week session is Wednesday, April 21, 2027.
  55. The deadline to receive a 70% refund for the 4th 4-week session is Thursday, April 22, 2027.
  56. The deadline to receive a 25% refund for the 4th 4-week session is Friday, April 23, 2027.
  57. The deadline to drop or withdraw from the 16-week, 12-week, and 2nd 8-week sessions is Friday, April 30, 2027.
  58. The deadline to drop or withdraw from the 4th 4-week session is Thursday, May 6, 2027.
  59. The last class day for the 16-week session is Friday, May 7, 2027.
  60. Final exams for the 16-week session run from Saturday, May 8, 2027, through Thursday, May 13, 2027.
  61. The last class day for the 12-week and 2nd 8-week sessions is Tuesday, May 11, 2027.
  62. Commencement for Associate of Arts degree candidates takes place in Brenham at 6:00 PM; the last class day for the 4th 4-week session occurs, and final exams for the 12-week and 2nd 8-week sessions run through Thursday, May 13, 2027, starting on Wednesday, May 12, 2027.
  63. Commencement for AS, AAS, Certificate, and OSA candidates takes place in Brenham at 6:00 PM, and final exams for the 4th 4-week session occur on Thursday, May 13, 2027.
  64. Final grades for the 16-week, 12-week, 2nd 8-week, and 4th 4-week sessions are due by 5:00 PM on Friday, May 14, 2027.

Blinn Academic Calendar May Minimester 2027

  1. The class schedule becomes visible to students at 9:00 AM on Monday, March 22, 2027.
  2. Registration opens for special populations at 9:00 AM on Wednesday, March 24, 2027.
  3. Registration opens for current students at 9:00 AM on Monday, March 29, 2027.
  4. Registration opens for all students at 9:00 AM on Monday, April 5, 2027.
  5. Tuition payment is due by 11:59 PM on Wednesday, April 28, 2027.
  6. Courses are dropped for non-payment, and registration temporarily closes until resuming at 9:00 AM on Friday, April 30, 2027, on Thursday, April 29, 2027.
  7. Registration resumes at 9:00 AM on Friday, April 30, 2027.
  8. The dual credit payment deadline is Friday, May 7, 2027.
  9. The deadline to receive a 100% refund is Sunday, May 16, 2027.
  10. Classes begin and the add or drop period takes place on Monday, May 17, 2027.
  11. The Day of Record is Tuesday, May 18, 2027.
  12. The deadline to receive a 70% refund is Wednesday, May 19, 2027.
  13. The deadline to receive a 25% refund is Thursday, May 20, 2027.
  14. The deadline to drop or withdraw from courses is Friday, May 28, 2027.
  15. The college is closed on Monday, May 31, 2027, in observance of Memorial Day.
  16. The last class day is Tuesday, June 1, 2027.
  17. Final exams take place on Wednesday, June 2, 2027.
  18. Final grades are due by 12:00 PM on Friday, June 4, 2027.

For more on the Blinn Academic Calendar 2026-2027, visit the Blinn College Admissions & Records website.

eriq elikplim
eriq elikplimhttps://acadcalendar.com
Eric Elikplim is the lead editor of AcadCalendar.com. Eriq draws on 10 years of experience in edtech and project management. He has collaborated directly with multiple universities, establishing processes to cross-check term dates, registration deadlines, and exam schedules. Beyond calendar data, Eriq contributes thought leadership on academic productivity: he has authored articles on semester planning, and consulted with student organizations to refine reminder features and user experience.

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