| Fall Semester 2004 |
| August 4–5 (Wednesday–Thursday) |
New student orientation |
| August 9–10 (Monday–Tuesday) |
Fall semester registration Albemarle Campus |
| August 11–12 (Wednesday–Thursday) |
Fall semester registration Crutchfield Education Center |
| August 16 (Monday) |
Weekday classes begin |
| August 18 (Wednesday) |
Last day to change schedule (Drop/Add) |
| August 21 (Saturday) |
Weekend classes begin |
| August 25 (Wednesday) |
Last day to request partial tuition refund |
| September 6 (Monday) |
Labor Day holiday (no classes) |
| September 29 (Wednesday) |
Fall Fest |
| October 11–12 (Monday–Tuesday) |
Fall break (no classes) |
| November 25–27 (Thursday–Saturday) |
Thanksgiving holidays (no classes) |
| November 30 (Tuesday) |
Last day to drop a course with "W" grade |
| December 13 (Monday) |
Last day of classes |
| Spring Semester 2005 |
| January 3 (Monday) |
College reopens |
| January 4 (Tuesday) |
Spring semester registration Albemarle Campus |
| January 5 (Wednesday) |
Spring semester registration Crutchfield Education Center |
| January 7 (Friday) |
Weekday classes begin |
| January 8 (Saturday) |
Weekend classes begin |
| January 12 (Wednesday) |
Last day to change schedule (Drop/Add) |
| January 15 and 17 (Saturday and Monday) |
Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday (no classes) |
| January 20 (Thursday) |
Last day to request partial tuition refund |
| March 25–April 2 (Friday–Saturday) |
Spring break (no classes) |
| April 20 (Wednesday) |
Spring Fling |
| April 26 (Tuesday) |
Last day to drop a course with "W" grade |
| May 9 (Monday) |
Last day of classes |
| May 16 (Monday) |
Graduation |
