Academic calendar
Fall Quarter 2026 runs Sep 21, 2026 – Dec 10, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer Quarter 2026
- Fall Quarter 2026Relevant now
- Winter Quarter 2027
- Spring Quarter 2027
- Summer Quarter 2027
Campus language
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Showing 8 of 8 terms
A
- ASCBC
- Associated Students of Columbia Basin College, the student government body.
H
- Hawk's Nest
- The primary dining center and cafeteria located in the H Building.
P
- PTK
- Phi Theta Kappa, the campus chapter of the international honor society for two-year colleges.
R
- Running Start
- A common term for high school students attending CBC to earn dual credit.
S
- S&A
- Services and Activities, referring to the student fee committee that funds campus programs.
- Sunhawk
- Sunhawk Hall, the official on-campus student housing apartment complex.
- Sunhawks
- The official mascot and collective term for the CBC student body.
T
- The Bean
- The campus coffee shop located within the Hawk's Nest dining area.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- 3_amigos_food_truck
- 3 Amigos Food Truck
- A Building
- The administration building housing admissions, registration, and financial aid.
- cafe_del_alma
- Cafe del Alma
- Canvas
- The learning management system used for online course materials and assignment submissions.
- cbc_bookstore
- CBC Bookstore
- CTE
- The Career and Technical Education building, used for vocational and trade programs.
- H Building
- The Gjerde Center, serving as the student union and housing the bookstore and dining.
- Hawk Card
- The official student ID card required for library access, printing, and campus events.
- MyCBC
- The central online portal for students to manage registration, grades, and financial aid.
- P Building
- The campus gymnasium and athletic facility, also known as Holden Court.
- SID
- Student Identification number, the unique ID used for all official college transactions.
- T Building
- The Thornton Center, which houses science labs and technology classrooms.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Quarter 2026 runs Sep 21, 2026 – Dec 10, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 8 approved campus terms and 12 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.