Important Student Employment Dates

Dates to Remember for Academic Year 2024-25

Students should not be working the holidays unless there is a special event. A student's eligibility to work on holidays, during academic breaks or outside a school term will depend on their funding, budget and enrollment status.

Summer Session (June 17 – July 26)

• June 30 – Last day students can work for the 2023-2024 academic year based on spring enrollment.
• July 1 – First day of employment for the 2024-2025 academic year. Students may work if hire paperwork has been processed and the supervisor has been notified in writing of the approval. Students must be enrolled in 3 or more units for summer and have a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA to be eligible to work.
• July 4 – Holiday
• August 18 – Last day students can work for the summer session if they do not plan to return for the fall semester. Students may work July 27 – August 18 while classes are not in session based on summer enrollment

Fall Semester (August 19 – December 14)

• August 5 – The first day students may work for the fall semester if they were not enrolled in the summer session, but are enrolled as of this date for fall in 6 or more units and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0. If not enrolled in the required units by this date, the student will be eligible to start on or after the first day of the semester. The first week of the semester is a grace period to allow students to enroll in the required units and must be enrolled by the add/drop deadline.
• September 2 – Labor Day Holiday
• November 11 – Veterans Day Holiday
• November 28 – Thanksgiving Day Holiday
• December 25 – Christmas Day Holiday
• December 26 – December 31 – College closure for winter break.
• January 1 – New Year’s Day Holiday

Winter Session (January 6 – February 13)

• January 6 – First day students can work for the winter session. Students must be enrolled in 3 or more units and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.
• January 20 – Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

Spring Semester (February 18 – June 13)

• February 3 – First day students can start working for the spring semester if they were not enrolled in the Winter session, but are enrolled as of this date for Spring in 6 or more units and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0. If not enrolled in the required units by this date, the student will be eligible to start on or after the first day of the semester. The first week of the semester is a grace period to allow students to enroll in the required units and must be enrolled by the add/drop deadline.
• February 14 and 17 – President Lincoln’s and President Washington’s Birthday Holidays
• March 31 – Cesar Chavez Holiday
• April 14 – April 20 – Spring Break – students may work during spring break if their funding or budget allows it.
• May 26 – Memorial Day Holiday
• June 13 – Commencement – students may work from June 16 through June 30 based on spring semester enrollment if they have funding or budget remaining.
• June 19 – Juneteenth Holiday