Academic calendar
Full Fall Semester runs Aug 31, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- First 8-week Fall Session
- Full Fall SemesterRelevant now
- 13-week Fall Seasonal Semester (Cape May)
- Second 8-week Fall Session
- Winter Session
- First 8-week Spring Session
- 13-week Spring Seasonal Semester (Cape May)
- Full Spring Semester
- Second 8-week Spring Session
- First Summer Session, 6 weeks
- Full Summer Session, 14 weeks
- Second Summer Session, 8 weeks
- Third Summer Session, 6 weeks
Campus language
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Showing 10 of 10 terms
A
- ACA
- Academy of Culinary Arts, the college's specialized culinary division.
B
- Bucs
- Short for Buccaneers, the college's official mascot and athletic team name.
C
- Careme's
- The student-run gourmet restaurant operated by the Academy of Culinary Arts.
- CASA
- Center for Accessibility and Student Accommodations.
E
- EOF
- Educational Opportunity Fund, a program providing financial and academic support to eligible students.
P
- PTK
- Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for community colleges.
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the primary student representative body.
T
- The Bistro
- The casual dining and cafeteria area located on the Mays Landing campus.
- The Caf
- General student shorthand for the main cafeteria area in the M Building.
- The Cape
- Common shorthand used by students to refer to Atlantic Cape Community College.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- A Building
- Walter E. Edge Hall, containing administrative offices and classrooms.
- Blackboard
- The Learning Management System (LMS) where students access course materials and submit assignments.
- Buccaneer ID
- The official student identification card required for library access and campus services.
- car_me_s_restaurant
- Carême's Restaurant
- J Building
- Daniel Leeds Hall, which houses the William Spangler Library and tutoring services.
- Late Start
- Accelerated 8-week or 13-week courses that begin after the standard semester start date.
- M Building
- Samuel A. Gorson Hall, the main hub for student services, registration, and the cafeteria.
- mays_landing_cafeteria
- Mays Landing Cafeteria
- NJ Transit Discount
- The program providing full-time students with a 25% discount on monthly bus or rail passes.
- Self-Service
- The online portal used by students to register for classes, check grades, and manage financial aid.
- shug_s
- Shug's
- smokeology_bbq
- Smokeology BBQ
- STEM
- The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math building on the Mays Landing campus.
- Worthington
- The Charles D. Worthington Atlantic City Campus.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Full Fall Semester runs Aug 31, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 10 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.