Academic calendar
Fall 2026 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Jan 1, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer 2026
- Fall 2026Relevant now
- Spring 2027
Campus language
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Showing 10 of 10 terms
4
- 4CD
- The Contra Costa Community College District, which includes CCC and its sister colleges.
A
- Aqua Terra
- The student-run fine dining restaurant on campus, part of the Culinary Arts department.
- ASU
- Associated Student Union, the official student government body.
C
- CARE
- Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education, a program specifically for single parents.
- Comets
- The official mascot and collective name for Contra Costa College athletic teams.
D
- DSPS
- Disability Student Programs and Services, offering academic accommodations.
E
- EOPS
- Extended Opportunity Programs and Services, providing support for students with economic or educational barriers.
P
- Puente
- A program focused on increasing the number of educationally underserved students who transfer to four-year colleges.
S
- Student Center
- The primary location for the campus cafeteria and general food services.
T
- The Advocate
- The award-winning student-run campus newspaper.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- AA
- Applied Arts Building.
- aqua_terra_grill
- Aqua Terra Grill
- breakfast_club
- Breakfast Club
- Canvas
- The online learning management system used for course materials and assignments.
- Clipper
- The regional transit card used to load the student EasyPass for bus travel.
- CTC
- Computer Technology Center.
- EasyPass
- The AC Transit bus pass program provided to students for local transportation.
- free_lunch_program
- Free Lunch Program
- GE
- General Education Building.
- HS
- Health Sciences Building.
- InSite
- The centralized web portal used by students for registration, grades, and official email.
- pronto
- Pronto
- PS
- Physical Sciences Building.
- SAB
- Student Administration Building, housing admissions and financial aid.
- student_cafeteria
- Student Cafeteria
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Jan 1, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 10 approved campus terms and 15 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.