Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 Full-Term Session runs Aug 15, 2026 – Dec 5, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026 First-Half SessionFall Semester 2026 First-Half Session
- Fall Semester 2026 Full-Term SessionRelevant now
- Fall 2026 Second-Half SessionFall Semester 2026 Second-Half Session
- Winter 2027 TermWinter Term 2027
- Spring 2027 First-Half SessionSpring Semester 2027 First-Half Session
- Spring Semester 2027 Full-Term Session
- Spring 2027 Second-Half SessionSpring Semester 2027 Second-Half Session
- Summer Term 2027 First-Half Session
- Summer Term 2027 Full-Term Session
- Summer Term 2027 Six Week Session
- Summer Term 2027 Eight Week Session
- Summer Term 2027 Second-Half Session
- Fall Semester 2027 First-Half Session
- Fall Semester 2027 Full-Term Session
- Fall Semester 2027 Second-Half Session
- Winter Term 2028
- Spring Semester 2028 First-Half Session
- Spring Semester 2028 Full-Term Session
- Spring Semester 2028 Second-Half Session
Campus language
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Showing 15 of 15 terms
A
- ASRHC
- Associated Students of Rio Hondo College, the student government body.
C
- CARE
- Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education, a program supporting single parents.
E
- EOPS
- Extended Opportunity Programs and Services, providing support for students with economic or educational disadvantages.
L
- LRC Starbucks
- The Starbucks coffee location situated within the Learning Resource Center
M
- MESA
- Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement program for STEM students.
P
- PUENTE
- A program designed to help students transfer to four-year universities through English, counseling, and mentoring.
R
- Rio
- The common shorthand name for Rio Hondo College.
- Rio Cafe
- The main cafeteria located in the Student Union building.
- Rio Café
- The main campus cafeteria located in the Student Union building
T
- The 605
- The San Gabriel River Freeway, the primary transit artery students use to reach the college
- The Bookstore
- The campus shop where students frequently purchase snacks and grab-and-go meals.
- The Bridge
- The long pedestrian bridge that connects the lower parking lots to the main upper campus
- The Caf
- Common student shorthand for the Rio Café dining area
- The Hill
- The campus itself, so named because of its steep location overlooking Whittier.
- TRIO
- Federal outreach and student services programs designed to identify and provide services for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- A Building
- The Administration Building, containing the President's office and administrative services.
- AccessRio
- The primary online portal for students to register for classes, check grades, and pay fees.
- BankMobile
- The third-party service used by the college to disburse financial aid refunds to students
- Canvas
- The digital learning management system where professors post course materials and assignments
- Go Rio
- The student transit program providing discounted or free bus passes for local lines.
- L Building
- The Library and Learning Resource Center.
- Late Start
- Short-term classes that begin several weeks into the standard semester.
- Lot A
- The largest and most frequently used student parking lot on campus
- LRC
- Learning Resource Center, housing the library, tutoring center, and computer labs
- PE
- The Physical Education complex, including the gymnasium and athletic facilities
- PE Complex
- The Physical Education and Athletics facilities.
- S
- The Science Building, used for biology, chemistry, and physics labs
- S Building
- The Science Building, housing labs and STEM classrooms.
- SS
- Student Services Building, where admissions, records, and financial aid are located
- Student Union
- The SU building, the central hub for student life and the Rio Cafe.
- T
- The Applied Technology Building, housing vocational and technical programs
- The Quad
- The central outdoor gathering space between the main academic buildings
- The Shuttle
- The campus tram service that transports students from the lower parking lots up to the main campus buildings.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Semester 2026 Full-Term Session runs Aug 15, 2026 – Dec 5, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 15 approved campus terms and 18 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.