Academic calendar
Fall 2026 1st 8 Week Session runs Aug 17, 2026 – Oct 8, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026 1st 8 Week SessionRelevant now
- Fall 2026 16 Week Term
- Fall 2026 2nd 8 Week Session
- Spring 2027 1st 8 Week Session
- Spring 2027 16 Week Term
- Spring 2027 2nd 8 Week Session
- Summer 2027 8 Week Session
- Summer 2027 10 Week Session
Campus language
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Showing 6 of 6 terms
J
- Jags
- Short for the Johnston Community College mascot, the Jaguars.
- Jaguar Grill
- The main on-campus dining facility located in the Tart Building.
N
- NSLS
- National Society of Leadership and Success, a leadership honor society.
P
- PTK
- Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges.
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the primary student representative body.
- SNA
- Student Nurses Association, an organization for students in the nursing program.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Blackboard
- The Learning Management System (LMS) where students access course materials and submit assignments.
- deacon_jones_coffee_bar
- Deacon Jones Coffee Bar
- Elsee
- The Elsee Building, primarily used for technology, vocational programs, and the bookstore.
- Health
- The Health Building, housing the college's nursing and allied health programs.
- JagCard
- The official student ID card used for library access, printing, and campus identification.
- jaguar_caf
- Jaguar Café
- jaguar_grill
- Jaguar Grill
- JOLT
- Johnston Online Learning Tool, the department providing technical support for online and hybrid courses.
- Late Start
- Condensed courses (typically 8 or 12 weeks) that begin after the traditional semester start date.
- Public Safety
- The Public Safety Building, used for Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) and emergency services programs.
- Self-Service
- The online portal used by students to register for classes, check grades, and manage financial aid.
- STEAM
- The STEAM Building, dedicated to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics.
- Tart
- The Tart Building, which houses administrative offices, the Jaguar Grill, and classrooms.
- Wilson
- The Wilson Building, which contains general education classrooms and the campus library.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 1st 8 Week Session runs Aug 17, 2026 – Oct 8, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 6 approved campus terms and 14 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.