The Academic Schedule sets the start and end dates for all semester-based programs at Northern Lights College. Non-semester based programs start and end dates are established for each intake, and are defined in the College timetables.
Academic courses are normally Fall: Sep-Dec, Winter: Jan-Apr, Spring: May-Aug. The College also offers compressed courses in Intersession (May-Jun) and Summer session (Jul-Aug). Further, some programs, follow a 20-week term Fall: Sep-Jan, Winter: Feb-Jun.
While Northern Lights Colleges offers courses in the Spring semester (May, June, July and/or August), Spring is not a mandatory semester of attendance and non-enrolment would not normally be considered a leave from studies.
Dates are as approved by Education Council on October 23, 2019.
| Important Dates & Deadlines |
| 2023 |
| September 2023 | |
| September 4 | Labour Day (College closed) |
| September 5 | First Day of Classes Fall (Orientation) |
| Tuition and Fees Due | |
| September 5 | First Day of Classes 20-week semester |
| Tuitiion and Fees Due | |
| September 17 | End of Add/Drop Period 20-week semester |
| September 18 | End of Add/Drop Period Fall |
| September 30 | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (College closed) |
| October 2023 | |
| October 9 | Thanksgiving Day (College closed) |
| October 31 | Last day to withdraw Fall |
| November 2023 | |
| November 8 | Last day to withdraw 20-week semester |
| November 11 | Remembrance Day (College closed) |
| December 2023 | |
| December 2 | Last Day of classes Fall |
| December 4 | Final exams start Fall |
| December 14 | Final exams end Fall |
| December 25 | Christmas Day (College closed) |
| December 26 | Boxing Day (College closed) |
| December 27- 31 | Christmas Period (College closed) |
| 2024 | |
| January 2024 | |
| January 1 | New Year’s Day (College closed) |
| January 2 | First Day of Classes Winter (Orientation) |
| Tuition and Fees Due | |
| January 15 | End of Add/Drop Period Winter |
| Withdrawals refunded at 85% to the last day of Add/Drop Period | |
| After Add/Drop Period, no refund issued for withdrawals. | |
| January 26 | Last Day of Classes 20-week semester |
| February 2024 | |
| February 5 | First day of classes 20-week semester |
| Tuition and Fees Due | |
| February 19-24 | Reading Break |
| February 19 | Family Day (College closed) |
| February 20 | End of Add/Drop Period 20-week semester |
| February 27 | Last Day to Withdraw without academic penalty (no refund) |
| March 2024 | |
| March 29 | Good Friday (College closed) |
| March 30 | Easter (non-instructional) |
| March 31 | Easter (College closed) |
| April 2024 | |
| April 1 | Easter Monday (College closed) |
| April 8 | Last Day of Classes Winter |
| April 10 | Final exams start Winter |
| April 15 | Last Day to withdraw 20-week semester |
| April 20 | Final exams end Winter |
| April 29 | First Day of Spring & Intersession Classes (Orientation) |
| Tuition and Fees Due | |
| May 2024 | |
| May 6 | End of Add/Drop Period Intersession |
| May 13 | End of Add/Drop Period Spring |
| May 20 | Victoria Day (College closed) |
| May 27 | Last Day to withdraw Intersession |
| June 2024 | |
| June 15 | Last Day of Classes Intersession |
| June 17 | Final exams start Intersession |
| June 21 | Final exams end Intersession |
| June 24 | Last Day to withdraw Spring |
| June 24 | Last Day of classes 20-week semester |
| July 2024 | |
| July 1 | Canada Day (College closed) |
| July 2 | First Day of Classes Summer |
| Tuition and Fees Due | |
| July 8 | End of Add/Drop Period Summer |
| July 27 | Last Day of Classes Spring |
| July 30 | Final exams start Spring |
| July 30 | Last Day to Withdraw Summer |
| August 2024 | |
| August 5 | B.C. Day (College closed) |
| August 10 | Final exams end Spring |
| August 19 | Last Day of classes Summer |
| August 21 | Final exams start Summer |
| August 26 | Final exams end Summer |