Academic calendar
Fall 2026 runs Aug 21, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer 2026 First 8-week Classes
- Summer 2026 - 10 weeks
- Summer 2026 Second 8-week Classes
- Fall 2026Relevant now
- Fall 2026 First 8-week Classes
- Fall 2026 Mid-8-week Classes
- Fall 2026 12-week Classes
- Fall 2026 Second 8-Week Classes
- Winter 2027
- Spring 2027
- Spring 2027 Second 8-Week Classes
Campus language
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Showing 11 of 11 terms
A
- ASGWC
- Associated Students of Golden West College, the student government body.
- ASOCC
- Associated Students of Orange Coast College, the student government body.
C
- Captain's Table
- The student-run professional restaurant within the OCC Culinary Arts department.
D
- Dolphins
- The mascot for Coastline College students.
E
- EOPS
- Extended Opportunity Programs and Services, providing support for economically and educationally disadvantaged students.
G
- GWC Puente
- A program at Golden West College focused on helping students transfer to four-year universities.
P
- Pirates
- The mascot and collective name for students and athletic teams at Orange Coast College.
R
- Rustler's Cove
- The main cafeteria and dining area located at Golden West College.
- Rustlers
- The mascot and collective name for students and athletic teams at Golden West College.
T
- The Caf
- The Student Center Cafeteria at Orange Coast College, the primary dining hall.
- The Harbour
- The official on-campus student housing complex at Orange Coast College.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- ABC
- The Art Center building at Orange Coast College.
- Add Codes
- Unique authorization codes provided by instructors to allow students to register for a class after the semester has started.
- captain_s_table_restaurant
- Captain's Table Restaurant
- DegreeWorks
- The online academic advising and degree audit tool used to track progress toward graduation.
- Late Start
- Classes that begin several weeks into the standard semester, often 8-week accelerated courses.
- LRC
- The Library and Learning Resource Center, a common term used at both OCC and GWC.
- MBCC
- The Music, Business, and Computing Center at Orange Coast College.
- MyCoast
- The centralized web portal used by students across the district to register for classes, check grades, and access email.
- OCTA Bus Pass
- The discounted or free bus pass program provided to students for the Orange County Transportation Authority.
- pete_s_grill
- Pete's Grill
- starbucks
- Starbucks
- the_galley
- The Galley
- Watson Hall
- The main student services building at OCC housing admissions, records, and financial aid.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 runs Aug 21, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 11 approved campus terms and 13 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.